HARTFORD (CT)
Hartford Courant
January 22, 2019
By Dave Altimari
The Archdiocese of Hartford Tuesday released the names of 48 priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse, leading to the archdiocese paying out $50.6 million to settle more than 140 claims.
The archdiocese also announced it would hire a retired state judge to review priest personnel files in an effort, according to Archbishop Leonard Blair, to remove the “dark cloud” that still hangs over the Catholic Church.
“I have been a bishop now for almost 20 years and most of them have been overshadowed by the sin and scandal of sexual abuse and its devastating effect on the victims survivors and their families, on the morale of our priests and on the faith and even the practice of the faith among the Catholic people,”Blair said in a statement released on the church website.
“The lingering unhealed wounds from past abuse continue to cry out for further actions and answers,” Blair said.
The priests identified Tuesday include:
Gregory Altermatt, Joseph Buckley, Stephen Bzdyra, Herbert Clarkin, Stephen Crowley, Robert Doyle, Ivan Ferguson, Stephen Foley, Thomas Glynn, Paul Gotta, John Graham, Philip Hussey, Edward Hyland, Joseph Lacy, Robert Ladamus, Felix Maguire, Terry Manspeaker, Richard McGann, Daniel McSheffery, Peter Mitchell, Edward Muha, Howard Nash, John T. O’Connor, Raymond Paul, Louis Patrurzo, Arthur Perrault, William Pzrybylo, George Raffaeta, Edward Reardon, Adolph Renkiewicz, Joseph Rozint, Robert E. Shea, Kenneth Shiner, Edward Tissera, Felix Werpechowski and Peter Zizka.
Twelve others were identified from other religious orders or other dioceses related to allegations that happened in the Hartford Archdiocese. The six from other dioceses are Roman Kramek, Lucien Meunier, Edward Franklin, Bruno Primavera, John B. Ramsey and Jose Rivera. The six priests from other religious orders that were on assignment in Hartford are William Izquierdo, Michael Miller, Robert Leo Pelkington, John Pryor, John Rudy and John Szantyr.
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