Fr. John C. Ruth
Removed from ministry 9/4/2024 after the Diocesan Review Board deemed credible allegations that Ruth had had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a minor from the late-1970s to the mid-1980s. Ruth was pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Susquehanna at the time of his removal.
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