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Summary of Case: Fred G. Fingerle was a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo, ordained in 1963. After a year at St. John of the Cross in Whitesville for the diocese’s Missionary Apostolate, Fingerle assisted in Tonawanda, Buffalo, Angola, and Hamburg parishes. In 1983 he was again assigned to St. John’s in Whitesville, as well as to Blessed Sacrament in Andover, remaining at both as sole priest until his death in 2002.
Fingerle’s name was included on the diocese’s list released March 20, 2018 of clergy removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. The list included deceased priests only if they had more than one allegation against them.
Ordained: 1963
Died: January 25, 2002
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