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The Journal Gazette
Rosa Salter Rodriguez | The Journal Gazette
The Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades will offer Mass on Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church-Hessen Cassel in an ongoing effort to help parishioners heal after their priest was removed from ministry because of sexual abuse allegations at a previous assignment.
The Mass by Rhoades, bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, will be at 5 p.m. at the church, 11337 Old U.S. 27 South.
The Rev. Cornelius Ryan was removed as the parish administrator June 10 after an allegation of abuse of a young male 20 years ago in Africa was received by his superior, according to a statement released Thursday by the U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Holy Cross in South Bend, Ryan’s order.
Ryan was appointed administrator of St. Joseph by Rhoades in December 2011 after its previous priest, the Rev. Thomas Lombardi, also was removed because of a sexual abuse allegation.
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