Deceased Archdiocesan Clergy

The names of Archdiocese of New Orleans clergy who are deceased and who either admitted to sexually abusing a minor or whom were recommended for inclusion in this Report after formal review of the allegations.

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ARJONILLA, Sebastian
Date of Birth: 1897
Date of Ordination: 1931
Date of Death: 1968
Allegation Received: 1996, Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 2
Pastoral Assignments: 

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BASTY, John
Date of Birth: 1882
Date of Ordination: 1908
Allegation Received: 1946
Date of Death: 1956
Pastoral Assignments

BENEDICT, James Francis
Date of Birth: 1913
Date of Ordination: 1939
Allegation Received: 2003
Date of Death: 1984
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 0

BEZOU, Henry
Date of Birth: 1913
Date of Ordination: 1938
Date of Retirement: 1983
Date of Death:1989
Allegations Received: 2019, Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3
Pastoral Assignments:Other Assignments:
              Archdiocesan School Superintendent (1943-1968)

BRIGNAC, George (Deacon)
Date of Birth: 1935
Ordination: 1976
Allegation Received: 1977
Removed from Ministry: 1988
Date of Death: 2020
Pastoral AssignmentsOther Assignments/PositionsProofs of Claim filed in the Chapter 11: 27

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CAMBIAIRE, Pierre Celestin
Date of Birth: 1871
Ordination: 1898
Allegation Received: 1917
Removed from Ministry: 1917
Date of Death: 1955
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11:0

CINEL, Dino
Date of Birth: 1941
Ordination: 1966
Allegation Received: 1988
Removed from Ministry: 1988
Date of Death: 2018Other AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 4

COOPER, Robert K.
Date of Birth: 1945
Date of Ordination: 1971
Allegation Received: 2007
Date of Death: 1989
Pastoral Assignments:Other AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3

CUNNINGHAM, Patrick
Date of Birth: 1903
Date of Ordination: 1929, incardinated in Archdiocese of New Orleans 1936
Retired from Ministry: 1972
Date of Death: 1984
Allegation Received: 2003, Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3
Pastoral Assignments:
              Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Buffalo, NY (1929-1934)
              Sts. Peter and Paul Church, New Orleans (1934-1943)
              St. Charles Borromeo, Destrehan (1943-1945)
              St. John the Baptist, New Orleans (1945-1947)
              St. Louis, King of France, Metairie (1947-1952)
              Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle (1952-1956)
              Sts. Peter and Paul, New Orleans (1956-1970)
              St. John the Baptist, Folsom (1970)
              National Shrine of St. Ann, New Orleans (1970-1972)
Other Assignments:
              Cathedral Deanery A.C.C.W. & Sodality Union (1964)

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DAVIDSON, Carl John
Date of Birth: 1940
Ordination: 1964
Allegation Received: 1989
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Date of Death: 2007
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 9

DeWATER, Joseph
Date of Birth: 1935
Date of Ordination: 1967
Date of Death: 2023
Allegation Received: 2011; Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 9
Pastoral Assignments:
              St. Henry, New Orleans (1967-1970)
              St. Frances Cabrini, New Orleans (1970-1977)
              Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette (1977-1982)
              St. John the Baptist, Folsom (1983)
              St. Cletus, Gretna – in residence (1983)
 

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FEEHAN, Vincent
Date of Birth: 1945
Ordination: 1977
Allegation Received: 1987
Voluntary leave of absence: 1987
Date of Death: 2010
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 8

FRASER, Michael
Date of Birth: 1949
Ordination: 1975
Allegation Received: 1998
Removed from Ministry: 2004
Date of Death: June 23, 2019
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 11

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GAUTHREAUX, Earl
Date of Birth: 1930
Date of Ordination: 1956
Date of Death: 2020
Allegation Received: 2019; Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3
Pastoral Assignments:
GLASGOW, Thomas Gaspard
Date of Birth: 1938
Ordination: 1969
Allegation Received: 2007
Removed from Ministry: 2008
Date of Death: 2024
Pastoral Assignments:Other Assignments:Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3

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HART, Paul
Date of Birth: 1952
Date of Ordination: 1989
Date of Death: 2022
Allegation Received: 2012; Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 3
Pastoral Assignments:
              St. Ann Church, Metairie (1989-1990)
              St. Charles Borromeo, Destrehan (1990-1993)
              St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Kenner (1993-1997)
              St. Andrew the Apostle, New Orleans (1997-200?
Other Assignments
              Director of Retreats, Abbey Christian Life Center (2014-
              Chaplain, Archbishop Chapelle High School (1989-1996)
HECKER, Lawrence
Date of Birth: 1931
Ordination: 1958
Allegation Received: 1996
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Date of Death: 2024
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claims filed in Chapter 11: 43

HIGHFILL, Henry Brian
Date of Birth: 1942
Ordination: May 11, 1974
Allegation received: 2018
Removed from Ministry: 2018
Date of Death: 2022
Pastoral Assignments:Other AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 4

HOTARD, Howard
Date of Birth: 1926
Ordination: 1955
Allegation Received: 1995
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Date of Death: 2013
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 7

HOWELL, Gerard
HURLEY, Michael
Date of Birth: 1915
Ordination: 1943
Allegation Received: 1945
Left Archdiocese: 1955
Date of Death: 2005
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 1

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KILGOUR, Matthias James
Date of Birth: 1946
Ordination: 1982
Allegation Received: 1987
Removed from Ministry: 1988
Date of Death: 2021
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 1

KINANE, Gerard
Date of Birth: 1945
Ordination: 1973
Allegation Received: 1993
Removed from Ministry: 2004
Date of Death: 2020
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 1

KIRCHER, James
A Priest of the Diocese of Jackson, MS in Residence at the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Date of Birth: 1931
Ordination: 1963
Allegation Received: 2010
Removed from Ministry: 1991
Date of Death: 2007
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 2

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LANDRY, Wesley Michael
Date of Birth: 1923
Ordination: 1948
Allegation Received: 1993
Retired from Ministry: 1993
Date of Death: 2002
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 7

LAWRENCE, Ralph
Date of Birth: 1890
Ordination: 1916
Allegation Received: 1935
Leave of absence: 1935
Date of Death: 1992
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 0

LOCKWOOD, James (Deacon)
Date of Birth: 1933
Ordination: 1974
Allegation Received: 1978
Removed from Ministry: 1978
Date of Death: 2025Other Assignments: n/a
Proofs of Claim Filed in Chapter 11: 1

LUMINAIS, Joseph
Date of Birth: 1928
Date of Ordination: 1954
Date of Retirement: 2008
Date of Death: 2021
Allegation Received: Information provided through Proofs of claim filed in Chapter 11
Pastoral Assignments
               Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, Westwego (1954-1961)
               Our Lady of Lourdes Church, New Orleans (1961-1967)
               Holy Guardian Angels Church, Bridge City (1967-2008)
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 4

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PIOVAN, Benjamin
Date of Birth:1936
Date of Ordination: 1964
Date of Retirement: 2006
Date of Death: 2014
Allegation Received: Information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of claim filed in Chapter 11: 3
Pastoral Assignments:
              Jefferson Parish Prison, Chaplain (1967-1971
              St. Charles Borromeo High School, Chaplain (1971-1976)
              Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Kenner, Associate Pastor (1971-1975)
              St. Rita Church, Harahan, Associate Pastor (1975-1976)
              Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Kenner, Associate Pastor (1976-1979)
              Ascension of Our Lord Church, LaPlace, Founding Pastor (1979-2006)
              St. Charles Catholic High School, LaPlace (1988-1996) (2001-2004)    
Other Assignments:
POCHE, Gerard
Date of Birth: 1924
Date of Ordination: 1948
Retirement: 2001
Date of Death: 2005
Allegation Received: 1993; Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 5
Pastoral Assignments:
              St. Matthias Church, New Orleans (1948-1954)
              Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, Westwego (1954-1958)
              St. Theresa of Avila/St. John the Baptist Churches, New Orleans (1958-1963)
              St. Anthony, Gretna (1963-2001)
Other Assignments:PRINZ, Gerald
Date of Birth: 1939
Ordination: 1968
Incardinated Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux: 1977
Allegation Received: 1995
Resigned from Priesthood: 1990
Date of Death: 2022
Pastoral AssignmentsOther Assignments: n/a
Proofs of Claim Filed in Chapter 11: 4

PUTNAM, Gorham Joseph
Date of Birth: 1929
Ordination: 1955
Allegation Received: 2002
Date of Death: 1993
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 1

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RICHARD, Paul
Date of Birth: 1922
Date of Ordination: 1948
Date of Death: 1983
Allegation Received: 1996, Additional information provided through Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11  
Proofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 4
Pastoral Assignments:
              St. Cecilia Church, New Orleans (1948-1951)
              St. Charles Borromeo, Destrehan (1951-1954)
              Holy Savior, Lockport (1954-1960)
              St. Joseph, Grosse Tete (1960-1961)
              St. Frances Cabrini, Livonia (1961)
              Our Lady Star of the Sea, New Orleans (1961-1962)
              The Visitation of Our Lady, Marrero (1963 -

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SCHMALTZ, Bernard
Date of Birth: 1947
Ordination: 1973
Allegation Received: 1993
Removed from Ministry: 1993
Date of Death: 2010
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 6

SEERY, Joseph
Date of Birth: 1953
Ordination: 1976
Allegation Received: 1978
Left the USA: 1978
Date of Death: 2011
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 0

STRASSEL, Malcolm
Date of Birth: 1908
Ordination: 1934
Allegation Received: 2006
Date of Death: 1987
Pastoral AssignmentsOther AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 5

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THOMANN, John
Date of Birth: 1930
Ordination: 1958
Allegation Received: 1966
Removed from Ministry: 1967
Date of Death: 1989
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 4

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WEBER, John
Date of Birth: 1919
Ordination: 1945
Incardinated into Diocese of Baton Rouge: 1961
Allegation Received: 2005
Date of Death: 2000
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 2

WHEELER, Virgil "V.M."
Date of Birth: 1959
Ordination: 2018
Allegation Received: 2020
Removed from Ministry: 2020
Date of Death: 2023
Pastoral AssignmentsProofs of Claim filed in Chapter 11: 1

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