Philadelphia Archdiocese removes two more priests from ministry

PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer

By Miriam Hill
Inquirer Staff Writer

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Sunday announced that it had found two more priests unsuitable for ministry over claims that each had sexually abused a minor.

The archdiocese said it had substantiated a claim against Msgr. George J. Mazzotta, who most recently served at Stella Maris Parish in Philadelphia and St. Madeline Parish in Ridley Park.

Msgr. Hugh P. Campbell, who is retired but most recently served at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester, told the archdiocese himself in December that he had sexually abused a minor, according to a brief news release from the archdiocese.

The archdiocese did not provide details of what occurred in either case. Archdiocesan spokeswoman Donna Farrell said she could not comment beyond the release, which did not include the ages or genders of the minors.

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