Rev. Robert J. Post-Assignment

Assignment Record – Bro. Robert J. Post, C.F.C./Rev. Robert J. Post

Summary: Robert J. Post was a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers (Irish Christian Brothers) entering at the age of 17 in 1955, and taking his perpetual vows in 1965. He taught in Canada, Italy and the United States, serving for a time as assistant principal of Bishop Gibbons High School in Schenectady, NY, then as principal of Blessed Sacrament High School in New Rochelle. He left the order to pursue priesthood and, in 1982, was ordained for the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT.

"Fr. Bob" served as an assistant or was in residence at parishes in Bethel, Darien and Stamford, was spiritual director for numerous high schools, including in Norwalk and Danbury. Post spent every August for many years, beginning in 1987, at St. Susanna's in Rome as a summer associate with the Paulist Fathers. For a time he was Master of Ceremonies for the Bridgeport diocese. He was also a fire department chaplain and he regularly celebrated mass for the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary sisters in Stamford.

Post was accused in a 2007 lawsuit of having engaged in improper behavior with male Blessed Sacrament students in the 1970s. By 2012 at least one former student had come forward alleging that he had been sexually abused by Post as a teenager, when Post was a religious brother. Two more men emerged with similar claims. The three were part of a legal case against the Irish Christian Brothers.

Post's status and whereabouts during 2013-2015 are unclear. As of 2016 he was retired and living at a priests' retirement residence in Stamford.

Perpetual Vows as Christian Brother: 1965
Ordained: 1982

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State/Country	Position	Notes
				Canada	teacher	Post was a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers prior to his ordination, from 1957-1982.
				Italy	teacher
		Bishop Gibbons High School	Schenectady	NY	assistant principal
1976 Archdiocese of New York Archbishop was Terence James Cooke (1968-1983).	1979	Blessed Sacrament High School	New Rochelle • Post was accused in a 2007 lawsuit of having engaged in improper behavior with male Blessed Sacrament students in the 1970s. By 2012 at least one former student had come forward alleging that Post had abused him as a youth. Two other men also came forward with claims that Post sexually abused them as teenagers, when he was a religious brother. The three men were part of a legal case against the Irish Christian Brothers.	NY	principal
1979	1982
1982 Diocese of Bridgeport Bishop was Walter W. Curtis (1961-1988).	1984	St. Mary's	Bethel	CT	4/5, 2/2	Parish had a school with 227-245 students.
1982 Archdiocese of New York Cooke was succeeded as bishop by John Joseph O'Connor (1984-2000).	1984	St. Gabriel's High School	New Rochelle	NY	part-time spiritual director
1984 Diocese of Bridgeport Bishop was Walter W. Curtis (1961-1988).	1987	St. Thomas More	Darien	CT	2/3 In residence.	Parish had a religious education program with 675 students.
1984 Edward M. Egan succeeded Curtis as Bridgeport bishop (1988-2000).	1989	Stamford Catholic High School	Stamford	CT	spiritual director	SCHS had 694-484 students.
1985	through at least 2008	Chapel of the Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Stamford	CT	Post celebrated mass regularly in the sisters' mother house chapel.
1987	through at least 2008	Saint Susanna's	Rome	Italy	summer associate with the Paulist Fathers	"Fr. Bob" spent every August at Saint Susanna's.
1988	1995	Diocesan Master of Ceremonies	Bridgeport	CT
1992	1995	Trinity Catholic High School (formerly Stamford Catholic High School)	Stamford	CT	spiritual director	Trinity Catholic had 400 students.
		Central Catholic High School	Norwalk	CT	spiritual director
		Immaculate High School	Danbury	CT	spiritual director
1995	through at least 2008	Fire and Rescue Department	Stamford	CT	chaplain
1987	1999	Sacred Heart (Italian)	Stamford	CT	5/6, 4/4, 3/3, 3/5, 3/6 Listed in the diocesan pages of the Official Catholic Directories as "in residence" 1987-1988 and 1992-1993. The suffix, "Ph.D" is added to his name in 1995.	Sacred Heart had a school with 214-175 students. Post earned a doctorate in educational administration fro Pacific Western University in Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Curtis was replaced as Bridgeport bishop by William E. Lori (2001-2012).	2004	St. Thomas More	Darien	CT	2/2	Parish had a religious education program with 907-970 students.
2004	2005					Post is not indexed or listed at his previous assignment in the Bridgeport pages of the 2005 Directory.
	2006	Sacred Heart Academy	Stamford	CT	spiritual director
2005 Lori was succeeded by Frank Joseph Caggiano (2013-).	2013	St. Thomas More	Darien	CT	2/3, 2/2, 1/1, 2/2	Parish had a religious education program with 1,084-824 students.
2013	2015					Post is not indexed in the 2014 or 2015 Directories, nor is he listed in the Bridgeport pages as at his previous assignment or as retired.
2015	2016	Retired	Stamford	CT		Post is noted in the 2016 Directory to be living at the Catherine Dennis Keefe Queen of the Clergy Retired Priests' Residence.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1982-2007).

• Priest Continues Court Battle with Bishops, Alleged Abusers, By Matt C. Abbott, Renew America, August 17, 2007
• US District Court, Southern District, No. 05-CV-10467
• Father Bob Born in 1940, stmdarienct.org, April 27, 2008
• Demonstrators Demand Removal of Darien Priest, By Michael P. Mayko, CT Post, August 26, 2012
• Protestors Seek Removal of St. Thomas More Parochial Vicar, By Patrick Barnard, The Patch, August 26, 2012
• Details of Abuse Allegation against Darien Priest Elusive, By David Gurliacci, The Patch, August 28, 2012

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This assignment record was updated May 5, 2017.