54 Accused in This Diocese
- United Press International 01.11.82
- San Jose Mercury News 12.31.87
- San Jose Mercury News 05.23.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.30.05
- The Argus (Freemont, CA) 05.09.05
- The Argus 05.10.05
- The Argus 05.11.05
- Pioneer News 05.19.05
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Alameda County Superior Court Complaint 11.09.10
- Contra Costa Times 11.09.10
- Sacramento Bee 11.10.10
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Mercury News 10.16.19
- Diocese of Oakland Apology Services 2004
- Contra Costa Times 04.03.03
- Oakland Tribune 04.03.03
- San Jose Mercury News 05.23.04
- Alameda Times Star 09.09.04
- Oakland Tribune 11.16.04
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- CBS 5 02.10.09
- SF Chronicle 02.12.09
- California Court Opinions 06.07.09
- SF Chronicle 06.11.09
- Muscatine Journal 01.05.12
- ABC News 01.06.12
- The Leagel 03.20.12
- The Patch 03.29.12
- Contra Costa Times 03.29.12
- San Francisco Appeal 03.29.12
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Alameda Times Star 12.12.03
- Daily Review 12.26.03
- Daily Review 03.21.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.22.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 04.02.04
- San Jose Mercury News 05.23.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 07.28.04
- Oakland Tribune 02.24.05
- The Argus 04.11.05
- Inside Bay Area 11.22.05
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Pacific Standard 10.26.18
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Berkeley Daily Planet 02.08.05
- Dallas Morning News 02.15.05
- CBS 5 03.03.05
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.30.05
- Berkeley Daily Planet 05.24.05
- Oakland Tribune 06.03.05
- The Catholic Voice 06.06.05
- The Argus 08.10.05
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 06.19.11
- Catholic Voice 07.01.11
- National Catholic Reporter 07.05.11
- Mercury News 12.31.19
- San Francisco Chronicle 01.01.20
- Sacramento News and Review 01.09.20
- East Bay Times Obituary 05.06.24
- Diocese of Oakland Apology Services 2004
- Daily Review 11.15.02
- Oakland Tribune 12.23.02
- L.A. Times 01.24.04
- SF Chronicle 01.26.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.03.04
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Diocese of Oakland Apology Services 2004
- San Jose Mercury News 04.10.02
- Oakland Tribune 04.10.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 04.11.02
- San Francisco Chronicle 04.12.02
- San Jose Mercury News 04.18.02
- San Jose Mercury News 12.07.02
- San Jose Mercury News 01.23.03
- Tri-Valley Herald 02.02.03
- Oakland Tribune 11.25.03
- San Jose Mercury News 11.26.03
- KGO 10.28.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.30.05
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.02.08
- Diocese of Oakland List 02.17.19
- Lamorinda Weekly 03.04.19
- Southern Nebraska Register 12.29.61
- Findagrave.com 04.26.86
- UCANews Obituary 05.06.86
- Dominicans Holy Name Province List 10.26.21
- Diocese of Oakland Apology Services 2004
- Cardinal Ratzinger letter re Laicization Request 10.31.85
- LA Times 01.03.03
- LA Times 06.29.03
- Mercury News 01.04.04
- Oakland Tribune 02.01.04
- Oakland Tribune 07.16.04
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.02.08
- In York 04.09.10
- LA Times 04.09.10
- LA Times 04.09.10
- Santa Cruz Sentinel 04.09.10
- NY Times 04.09.10
- Mercury News 04.09.10
- Oakland Tribune 08.18.10
- News 10 02.12.13
- Fresno Bee 01.15.17
- California News Wire Services 10.25.18
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Mercury News 12.31.19
- San Francisco Chronicle 01.01.20
- Sacramento News and Review 01.09.20
- San Francisco Chronicle 03.02.20
- Fresno Bee 03.16.20
- Herald and News 03.18.20
- NBC Bay Area 02.18.21
- KNTV 01.11.22
- Associated Press 01.11.22
- Newsweek 01.12.22
- KNTV 04.19.22
- SFGate 04.19.22
- KRON 04.19.22
- Daily Beast 04.19.22
- Bay City News Service 04.21.22
- KRON 04.28.22
- Catholic News Agency 12.02.22
- The Argus 04.24.05
- The Argus 03.30.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Bloodlines 07.2023
- Missionaries of the Precious Blood Address Book 2024
- Contra Costa Times 08.09.02
- Tri-Valley Herald 08.09.02
- San Jose Mercury News 08.09.02
- Contra Costa Times 02.27.03
- SF Chronicle 02.27.03
- West County Times 03.01.03
- Contra Costa Times 03.06.03
- Contra Costa Times 03.11.03
- San Jose Mercury News 06.27.03
- Oakland Tribune 03.06.05
- Contra Costa Times 03.10.05
- L.A. Times 03.22.05
- Tri-Valley Herald 03.30.05
- SF Chronicle 03.31.05
- Alameda Times Star 04.05.05
- SF Chronicle 04.06.05
- KPIX 04.15.05
- San Jose Mercury News 08.06.05
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- San Jose Mercury News 03.31.08
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Diocese of Oakland Apology Services 2004
- Oakland Tribune 01.17.03
- Contra Costa Times 01.18.03
- Daily Review 07.16.04
- San Francisco Chronicle 08.26.04
- Tri-Valley Herald 09.03.04
- San Jose Mercury News 03.30.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Bay Area News Group 04.01.08
- Diocese of Oakland List 02.17.19
- Lamorinda Weekly 03.04.19
- ABC 7 03.23.05
- ABC 7 03.23.05
- ABC 7 03.23.05
- ABC 7 03.23.05
- ABC 7 03.23.05
- San Francisco 09.22.05
- San Francisco 09.22.05
- San Francisco 09.22.05
- San Francisco 09.22.05
- San Francisco 09.22.05
- SF Weekly 01.05.06
- SF Weekly 01.05.06
- SF Weekly 01.05.06
- SF Weekly 01.05.06
- SF Weekly 01.05.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.08.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.08.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.08.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.08.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.08.06
- West County Times 07.11.06
- West County Times 07.11.06
- West County Times 07.11.06
- West County Times 07.11.06
- West County Times 07.11.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.12.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.12.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.12.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.12.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.12.06
- ABC30 07.19.06
- ABC30 07.19.06
- ABC30 07.19.06
- ABC30 07.19.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.24.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.24.06
- Contra Costa Times 07.24.06
- Renew America 12.01.06
- Renew America 12.01.06
- Renew America 12.01.06
- San Francisco Weekly 08.15.07
- San Francisco Weekly 08.15.07
- San Francisco Weekly 08.15.07
- San Francisco Weekly 08.15.07
- San Francisco Weekly 08.15.07
- City of Angels 03.19.08
- City of Angels 03.19.08
- City of Angels 03.19.08
- City of Angels 03.19.08
- City of Angels 03.19.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- Contra Costa Times 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.01.08
- San Jose Mercury News 04.01.08
- Renew America 08.26.08
- Renew America 08.26.08
- Renew America 08.26.08
- Renew America 08.26.08
- Renew America 08.26.08
- Huffington Post 11.04.10
- Huffington Post 11.04.10
- Huffington Post 11.04.10
- Huffington Post 11.04.10
- Huffington Post 11.04.10
- Bay Citizen 04.23.11
- Bay Citizen 04.23.11
- Bay Citizen 04.23.11
- Bay Citizen 04.23.11
- Bay Citizen 04.23.11
- Joey Piscitelli Blog 07.01.12
- Joey Piscitelli Blog 07.01.12
- Joey Piscitelli Blog 07.01.12
- Joey Piscitelli Blog 07.01.12
- Joey Piscitelli Blog 07.01.12
- Bay Area News Group 10.11.18
- Bay Area News Group 10.11.18
- Bay Area News Group 10.11.18
- Bay Area News Group 10.11.18
- Bay Area News Group 10.11.18
- KTVU 10.11.18
- KTVU 10.11.18
- KTVU 10.11.18
- KTVU 10.11.18
- KTVU 10.11.18
- NBC Bay Area 10.11.18
- NBC Bay Area 10.11.18
- NBC Bay Area 10.11.18
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- Diocese of Oakland List 06.01.19
- CNN via San Jose Mercury News 12.02.19
- CNN via San Jose Mercury News 12.02.19
- CNN via San Jose Mercury News 12.02.19
- Epoch Times 12.24.19
- Epoch Times 12.24.19
- Epoch Times 12.24.19
- Sfgate.com 10.05.22
- UnHerd 07.10.23
Fr. Jeffrey N. Acebo
Bishop Floyd Begin
Ordained for the Diocese of Cleveland, where he was made Auxiliary Bishop in 1947. Bishop of the Diocese of Oakland 1962-1977. Accused in a 12/2022 lawsuit of sexually abusing a girl, age 12, once in 1968. Begin died in 1977.
Fr. Thomas Duong Binh-Minh
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Fr. Vincent Ignatius Breen
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Fr. Donald Eugene Broderson
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Fr. Kenneth J. Cabral
Fr. Alexander Q. Castillo
Fr. Ricardo Chavez
Fr. James A. Clark
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Fr. Philip Colloty
Fr. Hilary Cooper
Fr. Virendra Coutts
Named publicly as credilby accused by the Oakland Diocese on its list in 2019, under priests and deacons, without clarifying whether Coutts was a priest or deacon.
Fr. George E. Crespin
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Fr. Sidney J. Custodio
Fr. Pearse P. Donovan
Fr. Donald W. Eagleson
Fr. Joseph A. Ferreira
Fr. Patrick M. Finnegan
Fr. George J. Francis
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Fr. Robert E. Freitas
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Br. Adrian Furman
Fr. John G. Garcia
In 11/2022 a 34-year-old man claimed in a lawsuit that Garcia sexually abused him over two years, beginning when he was an 8-year-old altar boy in the late 1990s. Garcia was assigned at the time in question to Immaculate Heart of Mary in Brentwood. The abuse allegedly included rape. Garcia retired from the parish in 2001, after 17 years. He died in 2003. He was accused in a 12/2022 suit of raping a boy, age 12, in the late 1960s, and of telling the boy he would die if he told. Another lawsuit the same month alleged abuse by Garcia of a boy in 1974. In 12/2022 there were reportedly four known accusers.
Br. Joseph Gutierrez-Cervantes
Fr. A. Leo Hofstee
Named publicly by the Dominicans Holy Name Province on its list in 10/2021. It notes, "An allegation of an act of abuse was deemed established by the Provincial after consulation with the Province Review Board in 2018." (The list misspells his name "Hoffstee.") Hofstee first arrived in the Philippines in 1945; from 1947 until his death in 1986 he worked in the Philippines among lepers. He died in 1986.
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Fr. Domingos S. Jaques
From India. Ordained in 1947 for the Archdiocese of Goa. Transferred in 1956 to Angola. Arrived in Oakland CA in late 1963. Worked in East Bay parishes until retiring in 1995. Moved to Fremont. Died in 2016. Accused in a lawsuit[s] sometime between 2020-2022 of child sexual abuse.
Fr. Stephen M. Kiesle
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Fr. Ronald J. LaGasse
Fr. Tarcisio D. Lanuevo
Fr. Cornelius P. Leehan
Fr. Gary M. Luiz
Assignments included St. Barnabas in Alameda, CA and St. Edward's in Newark, NJ (1980-1985). Accused in a civil suit in the early 2000s of abusing a boy at St. Edward's 1980-1986. The boy's parents said they complained to St. Edward's pastor in 1984, but Newark diocesan officials said they did not learn of the abuse until about 1990, and that they placed him immediately on leave. Luiz earned a canon law degree from Catholic University in DC in 1993. He was reportedly sent to a Berkeley, CA monastery by 1995. Per the 2017 Official Catholic Directory, Luiz was working as a canon lawyer in the Diocese of Reno. On the Oakland diocese's list in 2019. As of 7/2023, Luiz was in residence at Gaspar Mission House in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as noted in the Order's Atlantic Province's newsletter. In 10/2024 Luiz was living at the St. Charles Senior Living Community in Celina OH.
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Sr. Mary Rosella McConnell
Accused in a lawsuit sometime between 2020-2022 of sexually abusing a girl, ages 15-16, from September 1969 to June 1971. McConnell was vice-principal of Presentation High School in Berkeley 1967 through 1979. The girl was a student.
Fr. John T. McCracken
Fr. Michael J. McGinty
Monsignor. Accused in a 2022 lawsuit of sexually and physically abusing a boy, age 8 or 9, decades prior. McGinty died in 1996.
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Br. Bede McKinnon
Fr. Daniel McLeod
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Fr. Hector David Mendoza Vela
Fr. George E. Mockel
Accused in a 2022 lawsuit of sexually abusing a teenage altar server in the mid-1970s. Kept in ministry as pastor of Santa Maria in Orinda. Mockel denied the allegations. Per Bishop Barber, a former federal prosecutor did an internal investigation and found the allegations to be "not credible."
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Fr. Joaquin Moreno
Br. Lawrence O’Brien
Fr. William S. Odom-Green
Ordained for the Diocese of Owensboro KY. Worked in the Oakland diocese 12/1997 until 4/1999, when he was arrested for sending sexually explicit messages and pornography to a 14-year-old boy in an internet chatroom. Pleaded guilty in 7/1999 to two counts of oral copulation and one charge of attempting to send harmful material to a minor. Sentenced to two years in prison. Included on the Oakland Diocese's list of credibly accused 2/17/2019. On the Owensboro Diocese's list 4/12/2019.
Fr. Robert F. Ponciroli
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Fr. Jesus Garcia Prieto
Monsignor. Accused in a 2022 lawsuit of sexually assaulting an elementary school student in Oakland repeatedly in the 1960s. Prieto allegedly plied the boy with wine and pornographic magazines.
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Fr. James E. Prindeville
Br. Benedict Reams
Given name Joseph Ambrose Reams. Full religious name Ultanian Benedict Reams. Made final vows as a De Las Salle Christian Brother in 1939. Taught at Mont La Salle 1936-1946, then at St. Mary's College in Moraga 1946 until retirement in 1969. Continued at St. Mary's assisting in physics classes. Also operated a weather station throughout his time there. Played organ at St. Mary's college chapel and at St. Monica's Parish in Moraga. Died in 1994 in Napa. Accused in a lawsuit [s] filed sometime between 2020-2022 of the sexual abuse of minor[s].
Fr. Arthur A. Ribeiro
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Fr. Anthony P. Slane
Fr. Gary B. Tollner
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Fr. Ramon Varela
Br. John Vas
Br. Francis Verngren
Fr. Stephen Whelan
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Fr. Gordon Wilcox
Br. Terrence D. Wong
Fr. Larry Young
Accused in a lawsuit filed in 9/2022 of sexually abusing a boy, age 6-7, in the mid-1980s at St. Raymond's in Dublin CA. Kept in ministry as pastor of St. Patrick's in Rodeo. Young stated that the allegations were "absolutely false." The Diocese determined that the allegations were not credible.