Why No Charland or Fitzgerald on Diocese of New Ulm List?

This week, there is a new list from from the priests of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate which included the names of MICHAEL CHARLAND and JAMES VINCENT FITZGERALD . Looking at the disclosure of assignments is:

MICHAEL CHARLAND

MICHAEL CHARLAND ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE

6/22/1945–Date of Birth

09/1959–Minor Seminary,Our Lady of the Ozarks, Carthage, MO

1963–Our Lady of the Ozarks College, Carthage, MO

1965–Immaculate Heart of Mary Novitiate, Godfrey, IL

1966–Our Lady of the Snows Scholasticate, Pass Christian, MS

09/1968–Oblate College of the Southwest, San Antonio, TX

8/21/1971–Ordained, Assumption Parish, Richfield, MN

4/5/1972–Full-time student, Oblate House of Studies/Creighton University, Omaha,Nebraska

1/1/1973–Associate Pastor, St. Louis Parish, Fond du Lac,WI

8/15/1973–Assistant Principal and Staff Counselor, St. Henry’s Prep Seminary, Belleville, IL

1/31/1977–Associate Campus Minister, St. Thomas College; Provincial House, St. Paul, MN

7/29/1977–St. Mary’s Church, St. Paul, MN

08/1977–Spiritual Director for the Teens Encounter Christ Program, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Also staffed weekends as Spiritual Director for Teens Encounter Christin Sparta, IL (Diocese of Belleville; Rainy River (International Falls, MN); River Bend (New Ulm Diocese); Agape, WI (Superior Diocese); and Fort Francis, Canada.

06/1981–Director of Campus Ministry, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

7/1/1984–Pastor, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Director of Catholic Campus Ministry,River Falls, WI; Pastor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Big River, WI

11/5/1989–Laicized

JAMES VINCENT FITZGERALD

JAMES VINCENT FITZGERALD ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE

12/8/19–Date of Birth

1941-43–College, St. Henry’s College, Belleville, IL

1943-44–Novitiate, St. Peter’s Novitiate, Mission, TX

1944–Major Seminary, San Antonio, TX

05/1950–Ordained

1951–St.Joseph’s Novitiate, Godfrey, IL; Assistant Chaplain, Alton State Hospital

1953–Treasurer & Assistant Director, Kings House of Retreats, Buffalo, MN

10/31/57–Pastor, St. Michael’s, Northome, MN;Effie Mission, Bigfork,MN

1961–Our Lady of Snows and Effie Mission,Bigfork, MN

1961–Director, Building of Kings House of Retreats, Henry, IL

8/9/63–Pastor, Holy Cross Church, Orr, MN

1964–Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Nett Lake, MN

1966–Tekakwitha Children’s Home, Sisseton, SD

8/1/68–Pastor, St. Michael’s Church,Northome, MN; Pastor and Indian Mission of Squaw Lake , MN

1969–St. Michael’s Community, St. Louis, MO

11/1/69–Pastor, St. Catherine’s Parish, Squaw Lake, MN with ministry for all Indians in the area, including Cass Lake

5/1/73 –Pastor, St. Catherine’s Parish, Squaw Lake, MN with ministry for all Indians in the area,

including Cass Lake; Pastor, St. Michael’s in Northome, MN, and mission in Pennington.

10/14/73–Pastor, St. Catherine’s Parish, Squaw Lake, MN; Pastor, St.Michael’s in Northome, MN; Pastor, Kelliher, MN

During his time in Squaw Lake, MN, Fitzgerald was sent to participate in a program run by Father Francis Garvey at the Willmar State Hospital in Willmar,Minnesota. While participating in the program, Fitzgerald worked at St. Thomas More Parish in Lake Lillian,MN in the Diocese of New Ulm.

12/11/79–Associate Pastor, Squaw Lake and Pennington, MN; Alcoholic Center, Kateri Catholic Mission, Squaw Lake, MN; Motor Chapel Ministry; Catechism Station at North Elementary

1/1/83–Pastor, St. Anne’s, Naytahwaush, MN and Elbow Lake, MN

8/10/86 – Sabbatical, Franciscan Renewal Program, Santa Barbara, CA

1/1/87–Pastor, St. William’s Parish, Gainesville, MO

5/4/89–Faculties, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL

1988–St. Henry’s Oblate Residence, Belleville, IL

1991–St. Patrick Parish, Calipatria, CA

1992–St. Henry’s, Belleville, IL

9/27/09–Died at Dammert Nursing Home, Belleville, IL
They worked in the Diocese. Their names should be on the New Ulm list and answers about their actions in the Diocese should be disclosed.It should also be noted that JAMES VINCENT FITZGERALD was also on the Crookston and the Duluth list.

Considering the importance of these lists and the absence of all names there are a lot of questions to be answered.

Abuse of children and the continued silence by the offenders needs to be prevented. If you suffered, saw, or suspected such events, it is important to know that there is help out there.