June 4, 2025 – The Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province in December 2018 released a list of Jesuits with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. For the purposes of this list, a finding of credibility of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult is based on a belief, with moral certitude, after careful investigation and review by professionals, that an incident of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult occurred, or probably occurred, with the possibility that it did not occur being highly unlikely. “Moral certitude” in this context means a high degree of probability, but short of absolute certainty. As such, inclusion on this list does not imply the allegations are true and correct or that the accused individual has been found guilty of a crime or liable for civil claims.
Since this list was first released, the province has periodically updated the list and is doing so today by adding the name of Fr. Peter J. Callery, SJ.
Reporting Abuse
The province urges anyone who experienced sexual abuse as a minor to report the offense to the law enforcement or child protective services in the locale where the abuse happened. Survivors are also encouraged to advise the Jesuits by calling James Appelbaum. He can be reached confidentially by phone at 314-915-7168 or email at UCSSafeMinistry@jesuits.org.
List of Jesuits with Credible Allegations
- Michael O. Barry, SJ
- Charles Bartles, SJ
- Jody Blanchard, SJ
- Br. Everard J. Booth, SJ
- José Angel Borges, SJ
- Claude P. Boudreaux, SJ
- Peter J. Callery, SJ
- Daniel V. Campbell, SJ
- John Campbell, SJ
- Cornelius J. Carr, SJ (New York Province which is now part of USA East Province)
- Mark A. Clark, SJ
- Francis X. Cleary SJ
- James A. Condon, SJ (Chicago Province which is now part of USA Midwest Province)
- Charles G. Coyle, SJ
- Edward D. DeRussy, SJ
- Donald Dickerson, SJ
- Burton J. Fraser, SJ (Wisconsin Province which is now part of USA Midwest Province)
- Chester E. Gaiter, SJ
- Thomas J. Hatrel, SJ
- Thomas J. Hidding, SJ
- John W. Hough, SJ
- Francis J. Kegel, SJ
- Dennis P. Kirchoff, SJ
- Bernard P. Knoth, SJ (Chicago Province which is now part of USA Midwest Province)
- Patrick H. Koch, SJ
- Philip D. Kraus, SJ
- Francis M. Landwermeyer, SJ
- Gerhardt B. Lehmkuhl, SJ
- James D. Loeffler, SJ
- Alfonso Madrid, SJ (Province of Mexico)
- Eugene A. Maio, SJ
- Vincent R. Malatesta, SJ
- James L. McShane, SJ
- David V. Meconi, SJ
- Edward P. Murphy, SJ
- Thomas J. Naughton, SJ (Priest of the New Orleans Province, NOT Brother Thomas Naughton of the Missouri Province)
- Patrick H. O’Liddy, SJ
- Vincent A. Orlando, SJ
- Claude L. Ory, SJ (Brother, formerly in New Orleans Province, now USA East Province)
- Austin N. Park SJ
- J. Donald Pearce, SJ
- George M. Pieper, SJ
- Paul C. Pilgram, SJ
- Samuel H. Ray, SJ
- Elmo J. Rogero, SJ
- Norman J. Rogge, SJ
- Anthony J. Short, SJ
- Benjamin Smylie, SJ
- Arthur O. Verdieck, SJ
- J. Patrick Walsh, SJ
- Richard H. Witzofsky, SJ (Brother)
- Benjamin Wren, SJ
Jesuits of the U.S. Central and Southern Province, the former New Orleans Province, the former Missouri Province, or the Region of Puerto Rico of the Society of Jesus with Credible Allegations of Abuse of a Minor
In 2014, the U.S. Central and Southern Province (“UCS Province”) was formed. In 2018, the UCS Province published this list. This list contains the names of the Jesuits who are or were members of the UCS Province, the former New Orleans Province, the former Missouri Province, or the Region of Puerto Rico of the Society of Jesus, and against whom a credible claim of sexual abuse of a minor (a young person under the age of 18) or a vulnerable adult has been made. Also included are the names of Jesuits from other provinces against whom there are credible claims resulting from their work while assigned to the geographic territory of the UCS Province. Finally, the list includes Jesuits of the UCS Province, the former New Orleans Province, the former Missouri Province, or the Region of Puerto Rico whose names have been published on diocesan websites.
A Single Allegation
Michael O. Barry, SJ
Birth: 1948
Ordination: 1979
Status of Individual: Deceased 1987
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1983-85
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments: Regis High School, Denver * (see explanation at end) Cardinal Ritter High School, St. Louis
Saint Louis University Hospitals, St. Louis
White House Retreat, St. Louis
Jody Blanchard, SJ
Birth: 1953
Ordination: 1983
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1994 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: Left Society of Jesus 1994
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Tulane Catholic Center, New Orleans
Immaculate Conception Parish, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
José Angel Borges, SJ
Birth: 1932
Ordination: 1969
Status of Individual: Deceased 2007
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Colegio San Ignacio, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Instituto Ignacio, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Parroquia San Ignacio, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Peter J. Callery, SJ
Birth: 1942
Ordination: 1972
Status of Individual: Removed from ministry and lives under supervision
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1981
Removed from Ministry: 2019
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Manresa House of Retreats, Convent, Louisiana
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Daniel V. Campbell, SJ
Birth: 1909
Ordination: 1940
Status of Individual: Deceased
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1955-59
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Saint Louis University, St. Louis
Jesuit Retreat House, Cushing, Okla.
Sacred Heart Retreat House, Sedalia, Colorado
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, St. Louis
United States Army Chaplain
Missouri Province Mission Band (based at St. Joseph Hall, Decatur, Illinois
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Holy Rosary Mission, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Mark A. Clark, SJ
Birth: 1954
Ordination: N/A
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1989
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s Removed from Ministry: N/A – had already left when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Regis Jesuit High School, Denver* (see explanation at end)
Francis X. Cleary, SJ
Birth: 1929
Ordination: 1963
Status of Individual: Deceased 2010
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: Restricted 1988; Removed from ministry 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Fusz Memorial, St. Louis
Saint Louis University, St. Louis
Fusz Pavilion, St. Louis
Thomas J. Hidding, SJ
Birth: 1950
Ordination: 1986
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 2003; Deceased 2005
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Holy Name of Jesus Parish, New Orleans
Loyola University, New Orleans
Sacred Heart Church, Tampa, Florida
Immaculate Conception Parish, New Orleans
Gesù Parish, Miami
John W. Hough, SJ
Birth: 1939
Ordination: 1973
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus and priesthood 1977
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – had already left the Society of Jesus when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Kapaun High School, Wichita, Kansas
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Francis J. Kegel, SJ
Birth: 1919
Ordination: N/A
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1953; Deceased 2009
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1940s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – already left Society of Jesus when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Dennis P. Kirchoff, SJ
Birth: 1955
Ordination: 1987
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1995
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1990s
Removed from Ministry: 1991
Pastoral Assignments:
Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Philip D. Kraus, SJ
Birth: 1941
Ordination: 1975
Status of Individual: Removed from ministry and lives under supervision
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: Restricted from ministry with minors 1996; Removed from ministry 2003
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Regis Jesuit High School, Denver, Colorado * (see explanation at end)
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Kansas City, Missouri
Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri
White House Jesuit Retreat Office, St. Louis
Catholic Social Services, Peoria, Illinois
Sacred Heart Retreat House, Alhambra, California
Jesuit Hall Community, St. Louis
Gerhardt B. Lehmkuhl, SJ
Birth: 1942
Ordination: 1974
Status of Individual: Deceased 2012
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1990s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Regis Jesuit High School, Denver * (see explanation at end)
De Smet High Jesuit Community, St. Louis
Jesuit Hall Community, St. Louis
Eugene A. Maio, SJ
Birth: 1929
Ordination: 1960
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1970; Left Priesthood 1971
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – had already left when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Regis High School, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Loyola University, Los Angeles
Saint Louis University, St. Louis
James L. McShane, SJ
Birth: 1907
Ordination: 1941
Status of Individual: Deceased 1993
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1950s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Missouri Province Mission Band
Sacred Heart Parish, Denver
St. Malachy Parish, St. Louis
Yoro, Honduras
Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis
Fusz Memorial, St. Louis
Mt. Carmel, Pueblo, Colorado
De Smet Jesuit High School, St. Louis
Fusz Pavilion, St. Louis
David V. Meconi, SJ
Birth: 1965
Ordination: 2003
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus and Priesthood 2023
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 2015-16
Removed from Ministry: 2021
Pastoral Assignments:
Saint Louis University, St. Louis
Xavier University, Cincinnati
Edward P. Murphy, SJ
Birth: 1908
Ordination: 1942
Status of Individual: Deceased 1975
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1940s – 1950s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Denver
Thomas J. Naughton, SJ
NOTE: This is Fr. Thomas Naughton of the former New Orleans Province, not Bro. Thomas Naughton of the former Missouri Province
Birth: 1933
Ordination: 1965
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 2009; Deceased 2012
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Shreveport, Louisiana
Manresa House of Retreats, Convent, Louisiana
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Jesuit Seminary and Mission Bureau, New Orleans
Montserrat Retreat House, Lake Dallas, Texas
St. Killian Parish, Mission Viejo, California
Patrick H. O’Liddy, SJ
Birth: 1956
Ordination: 1990
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 2000; Left priesthood 2001
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1990s
Removed from Ministry: 1999
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Regis University, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Vincent A. Orlando, SJ
Birth: 1941
Ordination: 1974
Status of Individual: Removed from ministry and lives under supervision
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Elmo J. Rogero, SJ
Birth: 1908
Ordination: 1944
Status of Individual: Deceased 1959
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1950s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Loyola University, New Orleans
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Immaculate Conception Church, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Anthony J. Short, SJ
Birth: 1939
Ordination: 1971
Status of Individual: Deceased 2020
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s, 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2008
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, St. Louis
St. Stephen’s Mission, St. Stephen’s, Wyoming
Regis Jesuit High School, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Fusz Pavilion Jesuit Community, St. Louis
Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House Community, Sedalia, Colorado
Xavier Jesuit Center, Denver
Arthur O. Verdieck, SJ
Birth: 1918
Ordination: 1950
Status of Individual: Deceased 1980
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1950s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – Deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Campion High School, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Marquette High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regis High School, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Regis College, Denver
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City
Patrick Walsh, SJ
Birth: 1923
Ordination: 1952
Status of Individual: dismissed 1979; deceased 1993
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1959-60
Removed from Ministry: N/A-dismissed from Society and deceased when allegation established.
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Jesuit High School, Dallas
Corpus Christi Minor Seminary, Corpus Christi, Texas
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
St. Louis High School, Lake Charles, Louisiana
More Than One Allegation
Everard J. Booth, SJ
Birth: 1917
Ordination: N/A – Jesuit brother
Status of Individual: Deceased 1986
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegations received
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
New Orleans Province Provincial Office, New Orleans
St. Michael’s College, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
St. Joseph’s College, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Jesuit Seminary and Mission Bureau, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Claude P. Boudreaux, SJ
Birth: 1924
Ordination: 1955
Status of Individual: Deceased 2016
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: 2004
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
St. Michael’s College, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
St. Mary’s Church, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome, Italy
Jesuit House of Studies,
New Orleans Jesuit High School, New Orleans
John Campbell, SJ
Birth: 1920
Ordination: 1950
Status of Individual: Deceased 2009
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s – 1980s
Removed from Ministry: Restricted from minors 1985; Removed from ministry 1987
Pastoral Assignments:
Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Queen’s Work, St. Louis
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, St. Louis
White House Jesuit Retreat Office, St. Louis
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Fusz Memorial – Saint Louis University, St. Louis
Regis College Jesuit Community, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Xavier Jesuit Center, Denver
Charles G. Coyle, SJ
Birth: 1932
Ordination: 1965
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 2004, deceased 2015
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s – 70s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Woodstock College, Woodstock, Maryland
Newton High, Newton, Massachusetts
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Holy Cross High, New Orleans
Tulane University, New Orleans
Ignatius House Retreat Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Montserrat Retreat House, Lake Dallas, Texas
Pastoral Ministry, New Orleans
Edward D. DeRussy, SJ
Birth: 1926
Ordination: 1957
Status of Individual: Deceased 2001
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: Restricted from ministry with minors 1991
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Sacred Heart Church, Tampa, Florida
St. Joseph Church, Zephyrhills, Florida
St. Benedict Church, Crystal River, Florida
Ignatius Residence, New Orleans
St. John’s Hospital, Nassau Bay, Texas
Donald Dickerson, SJ
Birth: 1936
Ordination: 1980
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1986; Deceased 2018
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s, 1980s
Removed from Ministry: 1986
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit College Preparatory, Dallas
St. John Berchmans Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana
Loyola University, New Orleans
Chester E. Gaiter, SJ
Birth: 1939
Ordination: 1976
Status of Individual: Deceased 2010
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s – 1980s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – infirm at time of allegations
Pastoral Assignments:
Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri
St. Matthew’s Parish, St. Louis
Cardinal Ritter High School, St. Louis
St. Joseph’s Parish, East St. Louis, Illinois
Jesuit Hall Community, St. Louis
Fusz Pavilion Jesuit Community, St. Louis
Patrick H. Koch, SJ
Birth: 1927
Ordination: 1957
Status of Individual: Deceased 2006
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970’s, 1980’s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation established.
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Jesuit College Preparatory, Dallas
Corpus Christi Minor Seminary, Corpus Christi, Texas
Montserrat Retreat House, Lake Dallas, Texas
Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving, Texas
St. Rita Parish, Dallas
Sacred Heart Academy, Tampa, Florida
Treemont Retirement Community
Francis M. Landwermeyer, SJ
Birth: 1934
Ordination: 1966
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus and Priesthood, 2011; Deceased 2018
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s, 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2010
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Loyola University, New Orleans
Mercy Cross High School, Biloxi, Mississippi
St. Thomas the Apostle, Charleston Heights, South Carolina
Nouvel Central Catholic High, Saginaw, Mich.
Cardinal Newman High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Central Catholic High, San Antonio Antonian High School, San Antonio
St. Cecilia, San Antonio
Vincent R. Malatesta, SJ
Birth: 1936
Ordination: 1961 (for the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey; entered Society of Jesus 1979)
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 2004
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments as a Jesuit Priest:
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Ignatius House Retreat Center, Atlanta
Austin N. Park, SJ
Birth: 1918
Ordination: 1955
Status of Individual: Deceased 2013
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – already out of ministry due to dementia when allegations received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and Shrine, San Antonio
Colegio San Ignacio, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Gesù Parish, Miami, Florida
Christ the King Church, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Sacred Heart Church, Tampa, Florida
Immaculate Conception Parish, New Orleans
St. Joseph Church, Houston
St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, South Carolina
Our Lady of the Rosary, Greenville, South Carolina
Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas
Oakdale Facility, Oakdale, Louisiana
St. Philip Neri, Kinder, Louisiana
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
J. Donald Pearce, SJ
Birth: 1925
Ordination: 1959
Status of Individual: Deceased 2016
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: Retired from Ministry in 2003 due to poor health
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, La.
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala.
Loyola University, New Orleans
Corpus Christi Minor Seminary, Corpus Christi, Texas
Gesù Parish, Miami
Holy Name of Jesus Parish, New Orleans
George M. Pieper, SJ
Birth: 1917
Ordination: 1948
Status of Individual: Deceased 1998
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegations received
Pastoral Assignments:
Campion High School, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
St. Francis Mission, St. Francis, South Dakota
Kapaun High School, Wichita, Kansas
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Fusz Pavilion, St. Louis
Hallahan House Jesuit Community, St. Louis
Paul C. Pilgram, SJ
Birth: 1939
Ordination: 1970
Status of Individual: Deceased 2021
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s – 1990s
Removed from Ministry: Restricted from ministry with minors 1991; Removed from ministry 2003
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Stephen’s Mission, St. Stephen’s, Wyoming
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Regis Jesuit High School, Denver * (see explanation at end)
Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri
Fusz Pavilion Jesuit Community, St. Louis
White House Jesuit Retreat Office, St. Louis
Samuel H. Ray, SJ
Birth: 1894
Ordination: 1925
Status of Individual: Deceased 1983
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1940s, 1950s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation established.
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Loyola University, New Orleans
St. Joseph Church, Mobile, Alabama
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
St. Ann Parish, West Palm Beach, Florida
U.S. Navy, Chaplain – Pacific Theater (World War II)
Manresa House of Retreats, Convent, Louisiana
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
St. John’s Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana
Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas
Ignatius Residence, New Orleans
Norman J. Rogge, SJ
Birth: 1925
Ordination: 1956
Status of Individual: Deceased 2009
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s, 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Sacred Heart Church, Tampa, Florida
St. Charles Parish, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
St. Ignatius Church, Mobile, Alabama
St. Patrick Church, Montgomery, Louisiana
Immaculate Conception Parish, New Orleans
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
Benjamin Smylie, SJ
Birth: 1934
Ordination: 1985
Status of Individual: Deceased 2004
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegations received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit College Preparatory, Dallas, Texas
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
St. Rita Church, Dallas
Incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, Texas in 1994
Richard H. Witzofsky, SJ (Brother)
Birth: 1929
Ordination: N/A (Jesuit brother)
Status of Individual: Deceased 2003
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2002
Pastoral Assignments:
St. Stanislaus Seminary, Florissant, Missouri
St. Louis University High School, St. Louis
Hallahan House Jesuit Community, St. Louis
Jesuits of Other Provinces/Regions
A Single Allegation
James A. Condon, SJ
(Former Chicago Province, now part of the Midwest Jesuits)
Birth: 1906
Ordination: 1939
Status of Individual: Deceased 1993
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments in this province:
The Queen’s Work, St. Louis — only assignment in Missouri Province
Burton J. Fraser, SJ
(Originally a member of the Missouri Province, became a member of the Wisconsin Province when it was created in 1955)
Birth: 1899
Ordination: 1935
Status of Individual: Deceased 1971
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1950s (while still a member of the Missouri Province)
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Missouri
St. Mary’s College, St. Marys, Kansas
St. Francis Mission, St. Francis, South Dakota
Sacred Heart Parish, Denver
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chaplain, U.S. Military
Mt. Carmel, Pueblo, Colorado
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Bernard P. Knoth, SJ
(Former Chicago Province, now Midwest Province)
Birth: 1948
Ordination: 1977
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus and Priesthood 2009
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s
Removed from Ministry: 2003 by the Chicago Province
Pastoral Assignments in this province:
Loyola University, New Orleans
More Than One Allegation
Cornelius J. Carr, SJ
(Former New York Province now USA East Province)
Birth: 1920
Ordination: 1951
Status of Individual: Deceased 2013
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s, 1990s
Removed from Ministry: 2005 (by the New York Province due to allegations they received)
Pastoral Assignment under this province:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Cornelius Carr also worked at the following locations. Although they are in the area covered by the New Orleans Province, he was under the jurisdiction of the province of which he was a member, now known as the USA East Province, Society of Jesus:
St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica, St. Augustine, Florida
Christ the King Church, Jacksonville, Florida
James D. Loeffler, SJ
(New England Province)
Birth: 1901
Ordination: 1953
Status of Individual: Deceased 1984
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1950s, 1960s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – allegations discovered during file review after his death
Pastoral Assignments in this province:
Gesù Parish, Miami
St. Ann Parish, West Palm Beach, Florida
Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas
Immaculate Conception Parish, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Antonio, Texas
Sacred Heart Parish, Augusta, Georgia
Christ the King Parish, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Key West, Florida
Alfonso Madrid, SJ
(Province of Mexico)
Birth: 1915
Ordination: 1950
Status of Individual: Deceased 1982
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1960s, 1970s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegations received
Pastoral Assignments in this province:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
San Felipe Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Antonio
Sacred Heart Parish, El Paso, Texas
Note: The Province of Mexico staffed St. Ignatius Parish in El Paso, Texas; Madrid worked there under the Province of Mexico.
Claude L. Ory, SJ (Brother)
(Former New Orleans Province, now USA East Province)
Birth: 1938
Ordination: N/A (Jesuit Brother)
Status of Individual: Member of USA East Province; removed from ministry and lives under supervision
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s
Removed from Ministry: 2007
Pastoral Assignments:
Spring Hill College / Jesuit House of Studies, Mobile, Alabama
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
St. John’s Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana
Loyola University, New Orleans
Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston
Ignatius House Retreat Center, Atlanta
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Ignatius House Retreat Center, Atlanta
Loyola College, Baltimore
Jesuits of the Province who have been named in listings by other Provinces, Regions, Archdioceses or Dioceses
A Single Allegation
Thomas J. Hatrel, SJ
Birth: 1922
Ordination: 1952
Status of Individual: Deceased 1988
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s while applied to the Oregon Province
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Immaculate Conception Grade School, Fairbanks, Alaska
St. Ignatius Church, Alakanuck, Alaska
Benjamin Wren, SJ
Birth: 1931
Ordination: 1961
Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus 1996; Deceased 2006
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s-1980s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – no longer a Jesuit, deceased when allegation received
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Dallas
Jesuit High School, El Paso, Texas
Loyola University, New Orleans
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Loyola University, New Orleans
Community of John the Evangelist, New Orleans
More Than One Allegation
Charles Bartles, SJ
Birth: 1936
Ordination: 1965
Status of Individual: Deceased 1993
Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1970s or 1980s
Removed from Ministry: N/A – deceased when listed
Pastoral Assignments:
Jesuit High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Jesuit High School, Tampa, Florida
Campion College, Kingston, Jamaica
Marist High School, Atlanta
Alaska Mission (Oregon Province)
Immaculate Conception Church, Bethel, Alaska
St. Ann Church, West Palm Beach, Florida
Instituto Souza, Campinas, Brazil
* Until the fall of 1990, Regis University and Regis High shared the same campus and Jesuits assigned to either work lived in the same community. However, Jesuits who were assigned to the high school did not normally work in the university and those assigned to the university did not normally work in the high school.
