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Archdiocese of Agana announces new board for Catholic Cemeteries

By Sabrina Salas Matanane
KUAM
October 10, 2016

http://www.kuam.com/story/33352567/2016/10/10/archdiocese-of-agana-announces-new-board-for-catholic-cemeteries


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The Archdiocese of Agana announced new members of the Catholic Cemeteries board after removing their predecessors on Friday.

The new members are:

- Joseph T. Duenas (appointed as Interim Administrator, replaces Fr. Jose Alberto Rodriguez-Salamaca who was relieved of his duties)

- Wayne Santos (incumbent member. He was not terminated but instead resigned) He is Vice President and Marketing Manager of Bank of Guam

- Daniel J. Tydingco: Executive Vice President of Legal, Regulatory and External Affairs TeleGuam Holdings, LLC, dba GTA

- Gregory D. Perez: Project Manager Pacific Unlimited Inc.

- John A. Cruz: Hagatna Mayor

- Gerald A. Taitano: Director of Personnel Naval Facilities Marianas

The Archdiocese made it known that it would be removing the previous Catholic Cemeteries board because of a complaint it filed on September 30th with the police department and Attorney General’s office alleging misuse of cemetery funds for Monsignor James Benavente’s 20th year anniversary dinner held in 2014.  We should note a week after that celebration; Archbishop Apuron suddenly removed Monsignor James as Rector of the Cathedral and Director of Catholic Cemeteries for alleged financial mismanagement. 

Fast forward to two years later, it was hours after the Archdiocese recently held a press conference to clear Monsignor Benavente’s name that the Catholic Cemeteries board passed a resolution to authorize the filing of the complaint about the misuse of funds with local authorities. That was filed on September 30th. Days later the Archdiocese would issue another public statement clearing Monsignor Benavente and stressing that this specific allegation had already been vetted.

Meanwhile, according to a press release issued by the Archdiocese additional members may be added in the future.




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