This past week, the Crosier’s released a list of Crosiers with one or more credible claims of sexual abuse of minors. On that list were the names of 17 Crosier Priests who worked in Minnesota:
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Cornelius DeVenster, oscDate of birth: 12/12/1907 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)Date of ordination: 01/08/1933Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1947-–60Weekend assistance, Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, 1983–88Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Deceased at time of allegationCurrent status: Deceased (12/25/88)———————–Neil Emon, oscDate of birth: 11/20/1940Date of ordination: 06/03/1967Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1974–80Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1978–88Pastor, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–89Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 5/28/2002Current location: Phoenix, living under safety planCurrent status: Retired; no priestly faculties———-Gerald FuncheonDate of birth: 07/22/1938Date of ordination: 05/22/1965Assistant Pastor/Teacher, St. Odilia Church, Shoreview, Minn., 1970–73Teacher/Prefect of Discipline, Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1979–80Teacher/Spiritual Director, Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–82Parochial Vicar, St. Stephen, Anoka, Minn., 1985–86Date 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—————————–Gabriel Guerrero, oscDate of birth: 01/03/1935Date of first profession: 03/19/1953Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1958–79Date removed from work with minors:1990Current location: Phoenix, living under safety planCurrent status: Retired
——————–Eugene Hambrock, oscDate of birth: 02/12/1926Date of first profession:01/01/1947Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1964–67Crosier Community of Onamia, Minn., 1985–87
Current 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 Seminary and Community, Onamia, Minn., 1950–deathDate removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Deceased at time of allegationCurrent status: Deceased (05/31/1989)——-Gregory Madigan, oscDate of birth: 08/01/1935Date of first profession:03/19/1956Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1961–1987Sabbatical, 1988Date removed from work with minors: 1988Current location: Phoenix, living on safety planCurrent status: Retired——-Ron MelanconDate of birth: 3/15/1944Date of first profession: 12/28/1972Prior assignments:Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1972–75Crosier 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——————-
James Moeglein, oscDate of birth: 01/05/1943Date of ordination: 05/31/1970Deacon, St. Mary’s, St. Cloud, Minn., Summer 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., 1988–89Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 6/1/2002Current location: Onamia, living under safety planCurrent status: No priestly faculties——————–Wendell MohsDate of birth: 2/18/1952Date of first profession: 8/21/1974Crosier 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 allegation
Current location: MinnesotaCurrent status: Left the Order on 11/1/1982; dispensed from vows on 9/17/1987———Thomas O’BrienDate of birth: 10/29/1946Date of ordination: 05/11/1974Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1975–1988Provincial Econome, Shoreview, Minn., 1994–2001
Limited 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: 05/28/1955Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1956–59Retired: 7/1/1992Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 6/1/2002Current status: Deceased (07/29/2005)———Michael PaquetDate of birth: 04/01/1946Date of ordination: 05/28/1978Deacon Internship, St. Odilia Parish, Shoreview, Minn., 1977–78Parochial Vicar, St. Odilia Parish, Shoreview, Minn., 1978–79Province 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: 1/4/1934Crosier Seminary and Monastery, Onamia, Minn., 1932–48Date 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: 05/04/1949Pastor, Holy Family, Moose Lake, Minn., & Holy Trinity, Barnum, Minn., 1964–66Parochial Vicar, St. Odilia, Shoreview, Minn., 1966-73Retired: 1994Current status: Deceased (7/20/1999)——————–Roger VaughnDate of birth: 06/16/1948Date of ordination: 05/14/1977Crosier Seminary, Onamia, Minn., 1977–80Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1979–84Parochial Vicar, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–84Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry:10/6/2000Current location: New YorkCurrent status: Dismissed 11/27/2001; no longer a member of the Roman Catholic Church———Justin Weger, oscDate of birth: 04/21/1925Date of ordination: 06/07/1952Associate, 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., 1971–72Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Priestly faculties withdrawn 1976Current status: Deceased (1/15/2005)
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.
