Fr. James Robert Owens-Howard

Ordained: 1957
Status: Convicted

Died: 12/1/2015
Diocese: Diocese of Charleston SC

Former Bishop England High School teacher. Retired. Arrested on charges related to fondling an 8-year-old boy in a pool. Convicted in 2/93. Apparently sentenced to 5 years prison. Released in 4/98. Absent on sick leave per 1993 and 1998 Catholic Directories. Not indexed in the 2002 Directory. Registered sex offender in SC as of 6/10. Conviction information found on that website. On diocese’s list 3/29/19. Died 12/01/15.


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