CONNECTICUT
Greenwich Time
Robert Marchant
Updated 8:16 pm, Thursday, February 5, 2015
Shock and surprise were the responses to the announcement that a priest with longtime roots in the community had been suspended over an alleged incident of sexual misconduct with a youngster that recently came to light.
The Rev. Stephen DeLuca was removed from clerical duties this week by the Bridgeport Diocese, which includes Greenwich. He had been serving as priest in residence at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside. At that church, he filled in for other priests when they were travelling or otherwise unable to conduct services, and he took on occasional clerical duties following his recent retirement at the age of 75. He was also the former pastor of St. Agnes Church on Stanwich Road from 1984 to 2006.
Roseann Benedict, who attends services at St. Catherine’s, said of the recent disclosure, “It’s shocking to me.”
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