14 accused priests served at Assumption BVM in Lebanon

By Daniel Walmer
LebanDaily News
August 07, 2018

https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/08/07/14-accused-priests-served-assumption-bvm-lebanon/918150002/

William T. Haviland

Fourteen priests accused of sexual misconduct served at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lebanon, according to a detailed list of parish assignments provided Monday by the Diocese of Harrisburg.

Francis A. Bach

Fourteen priests accused of sexual misconduct served at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lebanon, according to a detailed list of parish assignments provided Monday by the Diocese of Harrisburg.

That is the highest total for any one church on the list.

The clergy, whose names were released last Wednesday, have been accused of sexual abuse of a child, possession of child pornography, inappropriate communications with children, or other inappropriate behavior. The diocese emphasized that it is a list of accusations only, not proof of guilt. 

Here are the accused priests who served in Lebanon County:

• Father John Allen, 1970-1971
• Father Francis Bach, 1983-1994
• Father John Bostwick, 1991-1992
• Father Frederick Bradel, 1949-1950
• Father Philip DeChico, Lebanon Catholic High School, 1986-1990
• Father William Haviland, 1965-1968
• Father George Koychick, 1957
• Monsignor Robert Maher, 1941-1946
• Father Guy Marsico, 1973-1977
• Father Anthony McGinley, 1953
• Father James Noel, 1959-1963
• Father James Shaughnessy, 1937-1941
• Father Carl Steffen, 1958-1959
• Father Salvatore Zangari, 1957-1959

Saint Benedict - Sts. Cyril and Methodius (1905) Slovak:

• Monsignor Joseph Hager, 1940-1992​​​

Saint Benedict - Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (1988) Hispanic:

• Father Luis Jesus Barajas Arias, 1987-1989

Saint Cecilia

• Father Philip DeChico, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, 1995-1996

Saint Cecilia - St. Gertrude (1906) German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Serbian:

• Father Philip DeChico, Lebanon Catholic High School, 1990-1995
• Father Carl Steffen, 1959-1961

Saint Cecilia - St. Gregory the Great (1965):

• Father Guy Marsico, 1985-1994

Lebanon VA Hospital:

• Father Ibarra Mercado, 1994

St. Paul the Apostle:

• Father David Luck, 1986-1987

Sacred Heart of Jesus:

• Father Paul Fisher, 2003-2004

Holy Spirit:

• Father Frederick Bradel, 1974-1975
• Father T. Ronald Haney, 1976-1981
• Father George Koychick, 1981-1997