Assignment Record-Rev. Albert "Al" Mengon, s.d.b.

Summary of Case: Mengon was named in two depositions in 2006 as having sexually abused youth at a Salesian camp. He remains an
active priest in 2011.



Ordained: 1966

   

Start Stop Assignment Town/Accusations State/Country Position Notes

1966

Los Angeles archbishop was James Francis Aloysius McIntyre (1948-1970)

1967 Bishop Mora Salesian High School Los Angeles CA 2/2 School had 967 students, all male.

1967

Oakland bishop was Floyd Lawrence Begin (1962-1977)

1976 Salesian High School Richmond CA   School had 425-330 students, all male.

1976

Monterey bishop was Harry Anselm Clinch (1967-1982)

1979 St. Francis Junior High School Watsonville CA   School had 100 students, day and resident.

1979

Oakland bishop was John Stephen Cummins (1977-2003)

1984 Salesian High School Richmond CA Vice-Director 1979-1984; Treasurer 1979-1984 School had 396-470 students, all male.

1984

Timothy Manning replaced McIntyre as Los Angeles archbishop (1970-1985), followed by Roger Michael Mahoney (1985-2011)

1986 Bishop Mora Salesian High School Los Angeles CA Financial Administrator School had 375 students, all male.

1986

Monterey bishop was Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda (1982-1991)

1989 St. Francis Youth Center

Watsonville

• Mengon was named in two 2006 depositions as having sexually abused youth at a camp.

CA   This was a private summer camp for boys. It also was the site of weekend youth retreats for boys ages 9-14 years.

1989

1991 Salesian High School Richmond CA Treasurer School had 255-316 students, male and female.
1991 2008

Salesians of Don Bosco, Foreign Missions/St. Augustine's School

Lungi Sierra Leone, West Africa    

2008

Monterey bishop was Richard John Garcia (2006- )

2011 St. Francis Youth Center Watsonville CA    
2008 2011 Our Lady Help of Christians Watsonville CA

4/5, 3/5

 

Parish had a religious education program with 370-335 students.


Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1967-2010 )

• Don Bosco's Charism Survives the Chaos, by Richard Demeter, donboscowest.org, April 1998.
• Guest Blog: the Salesians: Record Holder Pedophiles, by Joey Piscitelli, City of Angels, October 18, 2007
• Accused Clerics, Contra Costa Times, April 1, 2008



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This assignment record was last updated on July 6 2012