CATHOLIC DIOCESES NAME CLERGY ACCUSED OF ABUSE; 12 SERVED IN BRAZOS VALLEY
Catholic leaders have published the names of over 280 priests who have been accused of sexually abusing children, 12 of which served in churches in the Brazos Valley.
Thursday afternoon, 14 dioceses in Texas named 286 priests, with the Dioceses of Austin and Galveston-Houston identifying 12. Five of the priests accused have been removed from the ministry or laicized, while the other seven have died.
The information published in the report does not indicate if abuse occurred at any of the locations where a priest worked. In addition, it does not confirm or deny that allegations were proven true or false.
According to church officials, these allegations date from now back to 1950.
Clergy members listed locally include:
- George Patrick Dougherty, who served at St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, both in Navasota. Dougherty was removed from the ministry in 1996, and died in 2002.
- Fernando Noe Guzman, who also served at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Navasota. He was removed from the ministry in 1987.
- Vincent Waiches, who served at St. Francis and St. Margaret Catholic Churches in Giddings. He died in 1995.
- Paul M. Clogan, who served in Bryan at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He died in 2012.
- Daniel Joseph Delaney, who also served at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. Delaney died in 2008.
- Christopher J. Martin, who also served at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. Martin died in 1989.
- Victor G. Robles, who served at Santa Teresa Catholic Church in Bryan. He was removed from the ministry in 2002 and retired in 2009.
- James H. Greenwell, who served at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Cameron. Greenwell died in 2012.
- James R. O'Connor, who served at St. Mary Catholic Church in Hearne, and in residence at Conventus S. Maria in Bremond. O'Connor was removed from the ministry in 2004, and was removed from being a member of the clergy in 2018.
- Michael Francis Krol, who served in Bremond at St. Mary Catholic Church. He died in 1996.
- Adrianus Johannes Willemsen, also known as Andy, Andrew or Andre. Willemsen also served at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bremond. He died in 2012.
- Louis J. Wozniak, who also served at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bremond. He retired in 1999 and was removed from the ministry in 2015.
You can view the full list of allegations in both dioceses below:
Diocese of Galveston-Houston Allegations
To be fair it happens in all denominations of religions and churches, its just they are handled case by case, the Catholic Church is its own government like. It shameful non the less. Where ever it happens.