In what they called hope for ” healing, peace and comfort to the victims and their families” the Crosier Province, headquartered in Phoenix released the names of 19 Crosiers with one or more credible claims of sexual abuse of minors. The also included that there are two undisclosed names that are still under investigation.
EIGHT CROSIERS PUBLICLY NAMED BY THE ORDER IN OCTOBER 2002
—Neil Emon, oscDate of birth: 11/20/1940Date of ordination: 06/03/1967Prior assignments:Assistant Novice Master, Hastings, Neb., 1967–71Prior, Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1971–74Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1974–80Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1978–88Pastor, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–89Parochial Vicar, St. Alfred’s Parish, Taylor, Mich., 1989–2000Parish Assistance, Our Lady of Joy, Carefree, Ariz., 2000–2002Prior, Crosier Community of Phoenix, 2000–2002Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 5/28/2002Current location: Phoenix, living under safety planCurrent status: Retired; no priestly faculties—Gabriel Guerrero, oscDate of birth: 01/03/1935Date of first profession: 03/19/1953Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1953–55Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., 1955–57Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1957-–58Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1958–79Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1979–1990Crosier Community of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1990–2000Crosier Community of Phoenix, 2000–presentDate removed from work with minors:1990Current location: Phoenix, living under safety planCurrent status: Retired—Gregory Madigan, oscDate of birth: 08/01/1935Date of first profession:03/19/1956Prior assignments:Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1955–1958Wawasee Prep, Syracuse, Ind., 1958–1960Crosier Community of White Plains, N.Y., 1960–1961Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1961–1987Sabbatical, 1988Crosier Community of Chicago, 1988–1990Crosier Community of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1990–2000Crosier Community of Shoreview, Minn., 2000–2003Crosier Community of Phoenix, Ariz., 2004–presentDate removed from work with minors: 1988Current location: Phoenix, living on safety planCurrent status: Retired—Bruce Maxwell, oscDate of birth: 12/11/1939Date of ordination: 05/10/1975Prior assignments:Deacon, St. Columban’s Parish,Birmingham, Mich., 1974–75Mission Director, Hastings, Neb., 1975–82Pastor, Sacred Heart, Kenesaw, Neb., 1977–82Parochial Vicar, St. Cyprian’s, Riverview, Mich., 1983–84Project Director, Archdiocesan Computer Development Program, Detroit, Mich., 1984–86Weekend assistance, Archdiocese of Detroit, 1984–87Superior, Crosier Community of Riverview, Mich., 1986–89Director of Religious Services, Gabriel Richard High School, Riverview, Mich., 1986–89Parochial Vicar, St. Cyprian’s, Riverview, Mich., 1987–89Chaplain, U.S. Coast Guard, Petaluma, Calif., 1989–1992Chaplain, Naval Support Unit, Manama, Bahrain, 1992–1994Chaplain, Destroyer Squadron 8, Mayport, Fla., 1994–1996Chaplain, Destroyer Squadron 14, Mayport, Fla. 1996Chaplain, Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, 1996–1998Chaplain, Marine Corps Air Station, Jacksonville, N.C., 1998–2001Chaplain, Marines, Okinawa, Japan, 2001–2002Crosier Community of Phoenix, 2002-deathDate removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 9/9/2002Current status: Deceased (02/17/2006)—-James Moeglein, oscDate of birth: 01/05/1943Date of ordination: 05/31/1970Prior assignments:Deacon, St. Mary’s, St. Cloud, Minn., Summer 1969–70St. Mary’s Deaconate, Weekend Work, Ottoville, Ohio, 1969–70Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1970–88Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1978-–88Weekend assistance (Most often in parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis), 1970–1988Prior, Crosier Community of Onamia, Minn., 1978–84Weekend assistance, Maternity of Mary parish, St. Paul, Minn., 1988–89Parochial Vicar, St. Cyprian’s Parish, Riverview, Mich., 1989–90Prior, Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1990–1999Crosier Community of Onamia, 2000–presentDate removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 6/1/2002Current location: Onamia, living under safety planCurrent status: No priestly faculties—Thomas O’BrienDate of birth: 10/29/1946Date of ordination: 05/11/1974Prior assignments:Deacon/Teaching, Huntington, Ind., 1972–1973Faculty/Dean of Students, Wawasee Prep, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1974–1975Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1975–1988Crosier Community of Riverview, Mich., 1988–94Teacher & Chaplain, Gabriel Richard High School, Riverview, Mich., 1989–1994Provincial Econome, Shoreview, Minn., 1994–2001General Econome, Rome, 1999–2007Limited interaction with minors: 1989Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 10/4/2002Current location: OhioCurrent status: Dismissed 08/05/2008; no priestly faculties——-Richard Ohlemacher, oscDate of birth: 03/10/1922Date of ordination: 05/28/1955Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1956–59Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., 1959–75Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception, Three Rivers, Mich. (with missions at St. Joseph in White Pigeon and St. Clare in Centreville), 1975–79Crosier Ministry Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1979–82Parochial Vicar, St. Michael, Plymouth, Ind., 1982–87Parochial Vicar, St. Louis the King, Glendale, Ariz., 1987–92Crosier Community of Phoenix, Ariz., 1990–deathRetired: 7/1/1992Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 6/1/2002Current status: Deceased (07/29/2005)—Justin Weger, oscDate of birth: 04/21/1925Date of ordination: 06/07/1952Prior assignments:Summer Assistance, Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., 1953Associate, St. Mathias, Fort Ripley, Minn., 1953–54Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1954–57Pastor, St. Therese, Vineland, Minn., 1957–67Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1967-–72Pastor, Prince of Glory Catholic Indian Church, Minneapolis, Minn., 1971–72Crosier House of Studies, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1972–73Social Services Consultant, Fort Wayne Housing Authority, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1973–74Weekend assistance, Diocese of Gallup (New Mexico and Arizona), 1974–75Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Sells, Ariz., 1975–76Director, Tribal Lodge, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., 1977–2002Crosier Community of Phoenix, Ariz., 2002–deathDate removed from ecclesiastical ministry:Priestly faculties withdrawn 1976Current status: Deceased (1/15/2005)
OTHER CROSIERS (CURRENT, FORMER AND DECEASED) WITH ONE OR MORE CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR—Timothy Conlon, oscDate of birth: 03/23/1949Date of ordination: 06/02/1979Prior assignments:Retreat Director, Ministry Center, Hastings Neb., 1979–85Campus Ministry Director, Iona College, New Rochelle N.Y., 1985–92Chaplain, St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York City, 1992–96Pastor, St. Angela Merici Church, Bronx, N.Y., 1996–2000Vicar for Ethnic Ministry, Diocese of Phoenix, Ariz., 2000–2006Canonical Pastor, Sacred Heart, Phoenix, Ariz., 2003–2010Administrator, St. John the Baptist, St. Johns, Ariz., 2011–January 2014Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 1/25/2014Current location: ArizonaCurrent status: No priestly faculties—Cornelius DeVenster, oscDate of birth: 12/12/1907 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)Date of ordination: 01/08/1933Prior assignments:Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1934–47Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1947-–60Crosier Community of White Plains, N.Y., 1960–68Crosier Community of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1968–71Crosier House of Studies, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1971–73Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1971–73Weekend assistance, St. Mary, Van Wert, Ohio, 1974–83Weekend assistance, Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, 1983–88Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Deceased at time of allegationCurrent status: Deceased (12/25/88)——Gerald FuncheonDate of birth: 07/22/1938Date of ordination: 05/22/1965Prior assignments:Teacher, St. Cecilia High School, Hastings, Neb., 1965–66Teacher and Athletic Director, Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., 1966–69Graduate student/Weekend Pastoral Assistance, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., 1969–70Assistant Pastor/Teacher, St. Odilia Church, Shoreview, Minn., 1970–73Teacher/Prefect of Discipline, Wawasee Preparatory, Syracuse, Ind., 1973–75Teacher, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1975–76Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1975–76Catholic Chaplain on Active Duty, United States Air Force, San Antonio, Texas, and WilfordHall Hospital, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, 1976–79Teacher/Prefect of Discipline, Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1979–80Teacher/Spiritual Director, Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–82Teacher, Damien High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1982–84
Chaplain to Christian Brothers/Teacher, Palma High School, Salinas, Calif., 1984–85Parochial Vicar, St. Stephen, Anoka, Minn., 1985–86Teacher, Central Catholic High School, Lafayette, Ind., 1986–87Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 4/1/1993Status: Dispensed from vows on 6/25/1987; incardinated into Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana on 7/31/1987Current location: MissouriCurrent status: No priestly faculties——Eugene Hambrock, oscDate of birth: 02/12/1926Date of first profession:01/01/1947Prior assignments:Crosier House of Studies, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1947–54Our Lady of the Lake, Syracuse, Ind., 1954–58Crosier Community of White Plains, N.Y., 1958–62Crosier Community of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1962–64Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1964–67Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1967–72Crosier Community of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1972–85TEC, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1982–85Crosier Community of Onamia, Minn., 1985–87Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1987–deathCurrent status: Deceased (01/30/1999)———Joseph Lendacky, oscDate of birth: 06/14/1918Date of ordination: 06/08/1945Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1946–48Crosier Monastery, Hastings, Neb., 1949–50Crosier Seminary and Community, Onamia, Minn., 1950–deathDate removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Deceased at time of allegationCurrent status: Deceased (05/31/1989)—————–Ron MelanconDate of birth: 3/15/1944Date of first profession: 12/28/1972Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1972–75Crosier Community of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1975–78Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1978–80Date removed from work with minors: Was not a member of the Order at the time of allegationCurrent location: LouisianaCurrent status: Left the Order in 1980; dispensed from vows on 9/21/1989——————-Wendell MohsDate of birth: 2/18/1952Date of first profession: 8/21/1974Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1974–80Weekend retreat staff, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1979–82Pastoral Ministry, Epiphany parish, Coon Rapids, Minn., 1980–82Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1982Date removed from work with minors: Was not a member of the Order at the time of allegationCurrent location: MinnesotaCurrent status: Left the Order on 11/1/1982; dispensed from vows on 9/17/1987—-Michael PaquetDate of birth: 04/01/1946Date of ordination: 05/28/1978Prior assignments:Deacon Internship, St. Odilia Parish, Shoreview, Minn., 1977–78Parochial Vicar, St. Odilia Parish, Shoreview, Minn., 1978–79Ministry Center Retreat Director, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1979–85Spirit Alive TEC Youth Minister/Diocese of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1983–85Province Formation Director (Pre-Novitiate), Shoreview, Minn., 1985–87Superior, Crosier Community of Shoreview, Shoreview, Minn., 1986–89Weekend assistance, Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis (including Nativity of Mary, Bloomington, Minn.), 1985–87Parochial Vicar, St. Odilia, Shoreview, Minn., 1987–89Parochial Vicar/Administrator/Pastor, St. Stephen Parish, Anoka, Minn., 1989–2001Sabbatical 2001–2002Pre-Novitiate Residence, St Paul, Minn., 2002–11/18/2002Exclaustration 11/18/2002–05/18/2004Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry:11/18/2002Current location: CanadaCurrent status: Dismissed 09/16/2005——————-Anton Schik, oscDate of birth: 2/5/1915Date of first profession: 1/4/1934Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary and Monastery, Onamia, Minn., 1932–48Wawasee Prep, Syracuse, Ind., 1948–71 (his death)Date removed from work with minors: Deceased at time of allegationCurrent status: Deceased (12/22/1971)—————–Urban Schmitt, oscDate of birth: 07/19/1919Date of ordination: 05/04/1949Prior assignments:Parochial Vicar, St. Vincent, Elkhart, Ind., 1950–53Pastor, St. Ann, Doniphan, Neb., and St. Patrick, Highland, Neb., 1953–58Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Syracuse, Ind., 1958–64Pastor, Holy Family, Moose Lake, Minn., & Holy Trinity, Barnum, Minn., 1964–66Parochial Vicar, St. Odilia, Shoreview, Minn., 1966-73Pastor, St. Helena, Grafton, Neb., & St. Patrick, McCool Junction, Neb., 1973–1994Weekend assistance, Diocese of Lincoln, 1994–1999 (including St. Michael, Albion, Neb., in 1996 and St. Francis of Assisi, Neligh, Neb., in 1997)Administrator, St. Anthony, Cedar Rapids, Neb., and Mission of St. Mary, Primrose, Neb., 1997–98Crosier Community of Hastings, Neb., 1998–deathRetired: 1994Current status: Deceased (7/20/1999)——————–Roger VaughnDate of birth: 06/16/1948Date of ordination: 05/14/1977Prior assignments:Deacon, St. Cyprian, Riverview, Mich., 1976–77Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1977–80Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1979–84Parochial Vicar, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–84Parochial Vicar, St. Sabina, Chicago, Ill., 1984–87Chaplain, Iona Grammar School, New Rochelle, N.Y., 1987–92Campus ministry, College of Mt. St. Vincent, Bronx, N.Y., 1987–89Campus ministry, Manhattanville College, Purchase, N.Y., 1989–93Chaplain, Christian Brothers Residence, New Rochelle, N.Y., 1993–96St. Elizabeth Ann Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Staten Island, N.Y., 1997–99Director of Pastoral Care/Substance Abuse Counselor, Sisters of Charity Healthcare System, Staten Island, N.Y., 1999–2001Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry:10/6/2000Current location: New YorkCurrent status: Dismissed 11/27/2001; no longer a member of the Roman Catholic Church
The names are now disclosed, there are more lists that exist in Minnesota, and there are many more names to find.
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.
