Status of Clergy
Here you can find the status of Archdiocesan clergy with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
Restricted & Faculties Withdrawn
Dean, Rev. William E.
Status: As of October 2020, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Grumm, Rev. Thomas J.
Status: As of September 2004, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Hoffman, Rev. Gerard J.
Status: As of July 2008, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn . He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Hummell, Rev. John F.
Status: Retired. Villa Saint Joseph. As of June 2006, ministry has been restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been withdrawn.
Kornacki, Rev. Matthew J.
Status: As of September 2004, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Logrip, Rev. Msgr. Joseph L.
Status: Retired. Villa Saint Joseph. As of January 2019, ministry has been restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Lucas, Rev. Christopher D.
Status: Retired. Private residence. As of September 2019, ministry has been restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been withdrawn.
McCormick, Rev. Andrew D.
Status: As of March 2011, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn.
Meyers, Rev. John F.
Status: As of January 2019, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Powers, Rev. Msgr. Richard T.
Status: Retired. Villa Saint Joseph. As of March 2012, ministry has been restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been withdrawn.
Reardon, Rev. John D.
Status: As of May 2012, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. As of October 2019, he has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Schmeer, Rev. John P.
Status: As of November 2004, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Taraborelli, Rev. Carmen F.
Status: As of September 2004, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Wisniewski, Rev. Thomas J.
Status: As of September 2004, ministry has been permanently restricted and faculties to exercise ministry have been permanently withdrawn. He has accepted a supervised life of Prayer and Penance.
Laicized
Avery, Edward V.
Status: Laicized, March 2006
Brennan, James J.
Status: Laicized, May 2025
Brennan, Robert L.
Status: Laicized, March 2017
Chapman, Michael A.
Status: Laicized, December 2014
Conroy, Michael F.
Status: Laicized, January 2007
Delli Carpini, John J.
Status: Laicized, July 2005
DePaoli, Edward M.
Status: Laicized, August 2004
Dolan, Richard D.
Status: Laicized, May 2000
Donofrio, Michael J.
Status: Laicized, July 2007
Durkin, Thomas J.
Status: Laicized, March 2005
Gallagher, Francis J.
Status: Laicized, November 2006
Gana, Stanley M.
Status: Laicized, March 2006
Garcia, Armand D.
Status: Laicized, May 2025
Haynes, Mark J.
Status: Laicized, September 2016
Iannarella, James M.
Status: Laicized, February 2007
Kohler, Thomas M.
Status: Laicized, June 2005
McCarthy, Michael J.
Status: Laicized, January 2006
McGuire, James E.
Status: Laicized, March 2006
Paul, John P.
Status: Laicized, May 2015
Satchell, Martin J.
Status: Laicized, September 2004
Sicoli, David C.
Status: Laicized, February 2008
Smith, Thomas J.
Status: Laicized, March 2007
Trauger, Francis X.
Status: Laicized, May 2005
Wietaja, Sylwester
Status: Laicized, April 2002
Deceased
Bolesta, Rev. Michael C.
Status: Died, January 2004
Broughan, Rev. Leonard W., O.Carm.
Status: Died, December 1998 as a Carmelite
Brugger, Craig F.
Status: Died, September 2010
Brzyski, James J.
Status: Died, September 2017
Campbell, Msgr. Hugh P.
Status: Died, February 2016
Cannon, Rev. John A.
Status: Died, May 2017
Catullo, Rev. Pasquale R.
Status: Died, May 2019
Chambers, Rev. Gerard W.
Status: Died, December 1974
Collins, Rev. William J.
Status: Died, September 2022
Coonan, Rev. James J.
Status: Died, July 2016
Cudemo, Nicholas V.
Status: Laicized, Died, July 2021
Dougherty, William J.
Status: Died, September 2023
Dowling, Rev. Msgr. Philip J.
Status: Died, January 2022
Dunne, Rev. Peter J.
Status: Died, April 2010
Dux, Rev. James M.
Status: Died, November 2006
Furmanski, Rev. Msgr. Leonard A.
Status: Died, October 2009
Gallagher, Rev. Joseph P.
Status: Died, November 2020
Gausch, Rev. Joseph P.
Status: Died, May 1999
Giliberti, Rev. Msgr. Francis A.
Status: Died, April 2018
Gillespie, Rev. Msgr. John E.
Status: Died, August 2008
Henry, Rev. James T.
Status: Died, March 2018
Jones, Richard G.
Status: Died, May 2016
Joseph, Rev. William T.
Status: Died, January 2013
Kostelnick, Rev. Albert T.
Status: Died, March 2009
Leneweaver, Raymond O.
Status: Died, June 2015
Mazzota, Rev. Msgr. George J.
Status: Died, December 2021
McKenzie, Rev. Joseph M.
Status: Died, April 1989
McLoughlin, Rev. Richard J.
Status: Died, February 2020
Mulholland, John H.
Status: Died, May 17, 2025
Murray, Rev. John J.
Status: Died, March 2006
Nawn, Rev. Henry J.
Status: Died, January 1996
Rogers, Rev. Francis P.
Status: Died, February 2005
Royer, Gerald J.
Status: Died, December 2003
Sabadish, Rev. Joseph F.
Status: Died, February 1999
Santry, William L.
Status: Died, February 2008
Schaeflein, Rev. Msgr. Charles J.
Status: Died, August, 2013
Shea, Rev. Thomas F.
Status: Died, September, 2021
Siegele, Rev. Charles J.
Status: Died, January 1989
Smart, Rev. Raymond W.
Status: Died, June 2021
Steingraber, Rev. Louis M.
Status: Died, September 1987
Swierzy, Michael W.
Status: Laicized, Died, July 2005
Thomas, Rev. Joseph W.
Status: Died, December 1996
Walls, David E.
Status: Laicized, Died, February 2009
How to Make a Complaint of Sexual Abuse or Other Misconduct
Pennsylvania law and Archdiocesan policy require that any priest, member of a religious order, deacon, pastoral minister, teacher, administrator, employee, or volunteer working on behalf of the Archdiocese or applying to work for the Archdiocese, and who has or will have contact with children, and who knows there is reason to suspect child abuse, must report the suspected abuse by calling the Pennsylvania Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-932-0313.
For specific information about this obligation to report, please visit https://childyouthprotection.org/index.php/mandated-reporter#whomr