ARIZONA
The Arizona Republic
[Lawrence Lovell – Los Angeles archdiocese]
By Michael Clancy
The Republic | azcentral.com
Mon Feb 4, 2013
Two allegedly abusive priests who served in Arizona came from the Los Angeles Diocese, where they had abused prior to their transfers, documents show. The information comes from the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s court-ordered release of more than 12,000 pages of files on 124 priests who had been accused of abuse.
The two priests who came to Arizona were Lawrence Lovell, who served in the Phoenix Diocese, and Kevin Barmasse, who was sent to the Tucson Diocese.
The file on Lovell is small. Lovell was a member of the Claretian religious order, not a diocesan priest. The Claretians have not released his full file.
He served in Prescott; San Gabriel, Calif.; and Phoenix before an allegation surfaced in California in 1985.
He immediately was removed from ministry. Later, allegations surfaced in Prescott and Phoenix.
He currently is in prison after pleading guilty to cases in Yavapai and Maricopa counties.
The file on Barmasse is far more detailed.
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