Prospect Heights — The Diocese of Brooklyn has “officially removed” Father Raymond Flores from ministry and will add him to the diocese’s list of credibly accused priests following the recommendation of an independent panel that investigates abuse allegations.
Bishop Robert Brennan announced the decision in a press release on July 3.
Father Flores, who hasn’t served in the diocese for over a decade, was ordained in the diocese on June 29, 2013, and assigned as a parochial vicar for Divine Mercy in Brooklyn until November 8, 2014, when he was temporarily removed from ministry “due to an inappropriate relationship with an adult.”
After years of counseling and discernment, Father Flores expressed a desire to return to active ministry. According to the diocese, in September 2018, he “assumed duties” at St. Mary Help of Christians parish in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, so he could serve outside of the Diocese of…
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