Fr. Bertrand W. Horvath

Sued in 2002. Accused of abuse of an altar boy at Mission Viejo in the early 1970s, before the Orange diocese was formed. Horvath’s order sued the L.A. archdiocese to force them to share responsibility. He left the archdiocese in 1974, then worked in several dioceses, including Amarillo for many years. Placed on leave and retired in 2001 after the Diocese of Orange notified the Diocese of Amarillo of the abuse. Deceased. On Las Vegas diocese’s list 4/12/19.
- OC Weekly 03.04.05
- LA Archdiocesan Report Addendum 11.15.05
- LA Times Database 04.20.06
- OC Register 06.04.02
- USA Today 11.11.02
- LA Times 04.05.03
- LA Archdiocesan Report 02.17.04
- LA Times 02.18.04
- OC Weekly 03.04.05
- OC Weekly 10.28.05
- District Weekly 07.27.07
- Diocese of Las Vegas List 04.12.19
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