Rev. Roland M. Lepire-Assignment

Assignment Record– Rev. Roland M. Lepire

Ordained: 1975

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1975 Bishop of Providence was Louis E. Gelineau (1971-1997).	1979	St. Aloyisius (French)	Woonsocket • Transferred out of Woonsocket for sexual abuse of a boy in 1979 while at St. Aloyisius (Providence Journal, December 2, 2007).		2/2 Pastor was Rev. Leonard F. Charron.
1979	1980	St. Mary's (Italian)	Cranston • Allegations surfaced in 1996 that Lepire abused a boy while at St. Mary's (Providence Journal-Bulletin, February 10, 1996). • Lepire admitted in 1996 psychiatric evaluation to having touched four twelve year old boys at this parish, and that he told Bishop Gelineau (Providence Journal, December 2, 2007).	RI	3/5 Pastor was Rev. Americo D. Lapati. Other priests were Rev. Raymond B. Bastia, Roland M. Lepire, Joseph R. Melino. In residence was Rev. Enrico F. Garzilli, Ph.D.	St. Mary's had a school with 113 boys and 133 girls.
1980	1980	Brothers of Jesus Crucified	Providence • Was moved out of St. Mary's on sick leave by Bishop Gelineau and to the Brothers of Jesus Christ Crucified for the summer, due to parish work causing "too much pressure" (Providence Journal, December 2, 2007).	RI
1980	1986	St. Matthew's (French)	Central Falls • Accused of sexually abusing a 13 year old boy in 1981 (Thomas J. Tobin's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Filed January 9, 2007; Also, Providence Journal, December 2, 2007).	RI	2/2 Pastor was Rev. Donat N. Tremblay
1986	1991	St. Leo's	Pawtucket	RI	3/3 Lepire worked under Rev. Michael W. Dziob and Rev. Christopher M. Davenport.	St. Leo's had a school with 286-224 students.
1991 Robert E. Mulvee replaced Gelineau as Bishop of Providence (1995- 2005).	1996	St. Vincent de Paul's (French)	Coventry • Lepire placed on administrative leave due to allegations from his time at St. Mary's (Providence Journal-Bulletin, February 10, 1996).	RI	1/1,1/2 Lepire was only priest, assisted by Deacon Edward Sadowski, Jr. 1994-1996.	St. Vincent de Paul's had a school with 163-241 students.
1996	2002	Absent on leave				After 2002, no longer appears in Official Catholic Directories. Lepire was defrocked in 2004 (Providence Journal, December 2, 2007).

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1976-2002).

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