Suspected Abusers Named in the Attorney General’s Report – Part 2

Father Francis Ernst (Jesuit)

Date of Birth: March 11, 1927
Seminary: Woodstock College Jesuit Seminary
Date of Ordination: June 23, 1957
Date of Death: April 17, 2004
Known Assignments:

1955 – 1958Teacher, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA
1959 – 1971Theology Teacher, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
1971 – 1974Associate Pastor, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Pasadena, MD
1974 – 1976Minister, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
1974 – 1976Weekend Staff, Most Precious Blood, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1993Our Lady of Victory, Baltimore, MD
1993 – 1996Pastor, Good Shepherd, Lebanon, VA
1996 – 1998Associate Pastor, St. Ignatius, Baltimore, MD
1998 – 2004Associate Pastor, St. Augustine, Elkridge, MD; St. Mark, Catonsville, MD; and St. Clement, Lansdowne, MD

Father Luigi Esposito

Date of Birth: August 23, 1940
Seminary: Mission of St. Vincent de Paul, Italy
Date of Ordination: 1964
Date of Death: January 28, 2021
Known Assignments:

1964 – 1984Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Pompei, Baltimore, MD
1964 – 1987Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director, Our Lady of Pompei High School, Baltimore, MD
1984 – 2018Pastor, Our Lady of Pompei, Baltimore, MD

Father Terence Evans

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: St. Charles College & St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: 1936
Date of Death: 1984
Known Assignments:

1936 – unknownAssociate Pastor, St. Augustine, Washington, D.C.
UnknownAssociate Pastor, St. Dominic, Baltimore MD
UnknownPastor, St. Mary, Pylesville, MD
1958 – 1973Pastor, St. Margaret, Bel Air, MD
~1969 – unknownAssociate Pastor, Shrine of the Little Flower, Baltimore MD
~1969 – unknownChaplain, Knights of Columbus

Father Alfred Ewanowski (Conventual Franciscan)

Date of Birth: March 26, 1939
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: 1967
Date of Death: October 18, 1990
Known Assignments:

1968 – 1976Teacher, Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, MD

Father Kenneth Farabaugh

Date of Birth: June 19, 1937
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 25, 1963
Date of Death: December 12, 2000
Known Assignments:

1963 – 1964Immaculate Heart of Mary, Towson, MD
1964 – 1967St. Bernadine, Baltimore, MD
1967St. Peter, Westernport, MD
1967 – 1969St. Paul Latin High School, Baltimore, MD
1969 – 1980Cardinal Gibbons High School, Baltimore, MD
1980 – 1992Religion Teacher, John Carroll High School, Bel Air, MD
1992 – 2000Associate Pastor, then Pastor, St. Ignatius, Forest Hill, MD

Father Alphonsus (a/k/a/ Alphonse) Figlewski

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: 1905
Date of Death: December 5, 1948
Known Assignments:

UnknownAssociate, St. Stanislaus Kostka, Shamokin, PA
UnknownAssociate, St. Josaphat Basilica, Milwaukee, WI
1910 – unknownPastor, St. Stanislaus, Bishop-Martyr Church, Chelsea, MA
UnknownPastor, Michael the Archangel Church, Bridgeport, CT
1924 – 1939St. Stanislaus Kostka, Fells Point, Baltimore, MD
1939 – unknownSt. Joseph Cupertino Friary, Ellicott City, MD
1942 – 1948St. Anthony’s Home for the Aged

Deacon Joseph Firlie

Date of Birth: November 20, 1941
Seminary: N/A
Date of Ordination: N/A
Date of Death: October 30, 2000
Known Assignments:

1990Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
1980s – 1990sDeacon, Ss. Peter and Paul School, Cumberland, MD

Father Carl Anthony Fisher (Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA) (Josephite)

Date of Birth: November 24, 1945
Seminary: St. Joseph Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Date of Ordination: June 2, 1973
Date of Death: September 2, 1993
Known Assignments:

1973 – 1975Associate Pastor, Church of the Incarnation, Archdiocese of Washington
1975 – 1982Associate Pastor, St. Veronica, Baltimore, MD;
Vocations Coordinator at the Generalate, Baltimore, MD
1982 – 1987Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Baltimore, MD
1982Corporate Board Member of Catholic Charities, Baltimore, MD
1987 – 1993Auxiliary Bishop, San Pedro Parish, of Los Angeles Archdiocese

Sister Theonella (a/k/a Theonilla), Mary Margaret Flood (School Sisters of Notre Dame)

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: N/A
Date of Ordination: N/A
Date of Death: December 1, 1988
Known Assignments:

1954 – unknownSt. Joseph Monastery, Baltimore, MD

Father Daniel Free (Passionist)

Date of Birth: December 10, 1924
Seminary: Holy Cross Prep Seminary
Date of Ordination: February 28, 1952
Date of Death: June 11, 2016
Known Assignments:

1954 – 1955Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica, NY
1955 – 1971Parochial Vicar and Pastor, St. Joseph’s Monastery, Baltimore, MD
1971 – 1974Vicar, St. Gabriel Monastery, Brighton, MA
1974 – 1976Parochial Vicar and Pastor, St. Joseph’s Monastery, Baltimore, MD
1984 – 2000Director of Pastoral Care and Hospital Chaplain, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2000 – 2009Holy Family Monastery, West Harford, CT
2009 – 2016Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica, NY

Father Joseph Gallagher

Date of Birth: June 10, 1929
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: May 28, 1955
Date of Death: September 15, 2015
Known Assignments:

1955 – 1962Associate Pastor, Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD
1962 – 1963Chaplain, Villa Maria, Timonium, MD
Faculty, St. Paul’s Latin High School, Baltimore, MD
1964 – 1966Chaplain, Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, Towson, MD
1967 – 1976Faculty, St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1985Weekend Assistant, Resurrection Ellicott City, MD
Weekend Assistant, St. Lawrence, Baltimore, MD
Weekend Assistant, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD
Weekend Assistant, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Middle River, MD
Weekend Assistant, CYO Retreat House, Baltimore, MD (now known as the O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks, MD)

Father Joseph Gerg (Benedictine)

Date of Birth: April 10, 1937
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: May 22, 1965
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1967 – 1969Associate Pastor, St. Benedict, Catonsville, MD
1969 – 1975Assoc. Pastor, Campus Ministry, Penn State University, State College, PA
1975 – 1995Pastor, St. Mary’s Church, St. Mary’s, PA
1995 – 1997Pastor, Queen of Peace Church, Patton, PA

Father Steven Girard

Date of Birth: November 24, 1947
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: November 22, 1974
Date of Death: January 18, 2018
Known Assignments:

1973 – 1975Deacon, St. Matthew, Baltimore, MD
1975Chaplain and Teacher, John Carroll High School, Bel Air, MD
1975 – 1978Associate Pastor and Teacher, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish and High School, Middle River, MD
1978 – 1982Administrator, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Retreat House, Sparks, MD (now known as the O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks, MD)
1982 – 1987Associate Pastor, St. Clare, Essex, MD
1987 – 2002Pastor, St. Clement, Lansdowne, MD

Father Mark Haight (Diocese of Albany, NY)

Date of Birth: July 12, 1948
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 8, 1976
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1973 – 1974Chaplain, Spring Grove Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1974 – 1975Associate Pastor, St. Ambrose, Baltimore, MD
1977Pastor, France de Sales, West Albany, NY
1978Pastor, St. Patrick, Troy, NY
1979Pastor, Our Lady of Grace, Ballston Lake, NY
1980 – 1986Leave of Absence
1985Treatment at House of Affirmation, CA
1987 – 1988Pastor, St. Jude the Apostle, Wynantskill, NY
1989Pastor, St. Joseph’s, Scotia, NY
1989Treatment at Servants of Paraclete, NM
1991 – 1996Chaplain, Glen Falls Hospital (location not specified)
1996Removed from Ministry

Father John Hammer (Diocese of Youngstown, OH; Diocese of Saginaw, MI)

Date of Birth: November 3, 1952
Seminary: St. Gregory College Seminary, Cincinnati, OH; Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Norwood, OH
Date of Ordination: June 23, 1979
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1979 – 1983Associate Pastor, St. Louis, Louisville, OH
1983Further Studies at University of Notre Dame
1985Associate Pastor, St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, OH
1985Associate Pastor, St. Aloysius, East Liverpool, OH
1985 – 1986Leave of Absence; Treatment at St. Luke Institute, MD
1986 – 1989St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1990 – 1991St. Stephen, Saginaw, MI
1991 – 1995Associate Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Midland, MI
1995 – 1999Pastor, Mount St. Joseph, St. Louis and St. Patrick, Irishtown, MI
1999 – 2002Pastor, Mount St. Joseph, St. Louis and St. Mary, Alma, MI
2002Suspended from Ministry
2006Laicized

Father Edward Heilman

Date of Birth: August 14, 1944
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: November 29, 1980
Date of Death: August 17, 1988
Known Assignments:

1963 – 1973Catechist & Member of the Liturgy, Shrine of the Little Flower Parish in Baltimore, MD
1979 – 1981Deacon, then Associate Pastor, Church of St. Mark, Fallston, MD
1981 – 1983Associate Pastor, St. Isaac Jogues, Baltimore, MD
1983 – 1987Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Catonsville, MD

Father Marion Helowicz

Date of Birth: July 31, 1945
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 18, 1974
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1973 – 1974Deacon, St. Mark, Catonsville, MD
1974 – 1980Associate Pastor, St. Michael, Frostburg, MD
Chaplain, Bishop Walsh High School, Cumberland, MD
1980 – 1981Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park, MD
1981 – 1984Associate Pastor, St. Stephen Bradshaw, Kingsville, MD
1984 – 1988Associate Pastor, St. Mary, Cumberland, MD
1988Charged with sexual abuse of a child; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 6 months in jail, a 2-year suspended sentence, and 200 hours of community service
2017Laicized

Father Joseph Hill (Vincentian)

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: 1943
Date of Death: July 18, 1990
Known Assignments:

1964 – 1971Our Lady of Lourdes, Baltimore, MD
1971 – 1982Assignment in Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA
1982 – 1983St. Joseph and Villa St. Michael, Emmittsburg, MD
1983 – 1990Assignment in Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA

Monsignor Robert Hiltz

Date of Birth: March 17, 1925
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 30, 1953
Date of Death: December 14, 1985
Known Assignments:

1953 – 1963Assistant Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua, Baltimore, MD
1963 – 1968Assistant Pastor, St. Martin, Baltimore, MD
1968 – 1970Pastor, St. Martin, Baltimore, MD
1970Special Studies in Rome, Opus Dei
1971Temporary Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Middle River, MD
1971 – 1981Co-Pastor, St. Patrick, Havre de Grace, MD
1975Catholic Chaplain, Swedish-American Cruise Lines
1981 – 1985Associate Pastor, Sacred Heart of Mary, Baltimore, MD
1981 – 1985Spiritual Director, Legion of Mary

Father George Hopkins

Date of Birth: May 30, 1913
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, MD; Sulpician Seminary, NY
Date of Ordination: May 30, 1939
Date of Death: September 1980
Known Assignments:

1939 – 1942Associate Pastor, St. Brigid, Baltimore, MD
1942 – 1946Associate Pastor, Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD
1946 – 1954Assistant Chancellor, Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD
1954 – 1965Chancellor and Rector, Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore, MD
1965 – 1966Pastor, St. Patrick, Cumberland, MD
1967 – 1968Church of the Immaculate Conception, Knoxville, TN
1974Laicized

Father Joseph Hopkins

Date of Birth: November 30, 1907
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: June 11, 1936
Date of Death: August 19, 1961
Known Assignments:

1936 – 1943Assistant Pastor, St. Ambrose, Baltimore, MD
1943 – 1949Assistant Pastor, St. Cecilia, Baltimore, MD
1949Transferred to Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
1949 – 1961St. Peter, Wheeling, WV and St. Xavier, Moundsville, WV

Father Robert Hopkins

Date of Birth: May 17, 1920
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 22, 1948
Date of Death: December 12, 2006
Known Assignments:

1948 – 1958Assistant Pastor, St. Mary, Cumberland, MD
1950Assistant Director of the Propagation of the Faith for Western Maryland
1958 – 1962Administrator, St. Mary, Cumberland, MD
1962Assistant Pastor, St. Mildred, Gray Manor, MD; St. Adrian, Inverness, MD
1967 – 1968Administrator, Our Lady of Hope, Dundalk, MD
1968 – 1971Pastor, St. Jerome, Baltimore, MD
1971 – 1982Pastor, Church of St. Mary of the Annunciation, Lonaconing, MD
1982Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Cumberland, MD
June 3, 1995Retired

Father William Jameson (a/k/a Jamison)

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: Unknown
Date of Death: August 19, 1973
Known Assignments:

1942Associate Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Baltimore, MD
1950 – 1954Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Joliet, IL

Father Albert Julian

Date of Birth: July 19, 1932
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary and Mount St. Mary’s Sem inary
Date of Ordination: May 26, 1958
Date of Death: June 2006
Known Assignments:

1958 – 1963Assistant Pastor, St. Dominic, Baltimore, MD
1963 – 1964Assistant Pastor, St. Patrick, location not specified
1964 – 1967Assistant Pastor, St. William of York, Baltimore, MD
1967 – 1968Residence at St. Paul, location not specified
1968 – 1970Part-time Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Baltimore, MD
1969 – 1970Tribunal Auditor, St. Anthony of Padua, Baltimore, MD
1970Laicized

Deacon John Justice

Date of Birth: July 22, 1923
Seminary: N/A
Date of Ordination: 1974 (as Deacon)
Date of Death: May 27, 2015
Known Assignments:

1975 – 1989Deacon, St. Louis, Clarksville, MD
1989 – 1990Substitute Chaplain, Bon Secours Hospital, MD
December 1989Faculties Removed

Brother Benedict Joseph, Thomas F. Kelly (Xavierian)

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: 1933
Date of Death: 1976
Known Assignments:

1934 – 1938St. Mary’s Industrial School, Baltimore, MD
1939 – 1941St. Patrick, Lowell, MA
1942St. Teresa, Brooklyn, NY
1943Holy Name School, Brooklyn, NY
1944 – 1949St. Mary’s Industrial School, Baltimore, MD
1950 – 1957Flaget High School, Louisville, KY
1958 – 1959Mt. Loretto, Staten Island, NY
1960 – 1961Holy Name School, Brooklyn, NY
1962 – 1967Leonard Hall, Leonardtown, NY
1968Retired

Father Thomas M. Kelly

Date of Birth: January 14, 1907
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: 1939
Date of Death: March 4, 1987
Known Assignments:

1939St. Paul, Washington, D.C.
1940 – 1955Assistant Pastor, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Baltimore, MD
1955 – 1960Assistant Pastor, St. Matthew, Baltimore, MD
1960 – 1970Pastor, St. Thomas More, Baltimore, MD

Father Joseph Kenney

Date of Birth: March 26, 1916
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: June 8, 1943
Date of death: January 16, 2001
Known Assignments:

1943 – 1963Curate, Shrine of the Little Flower, Baltimore, MD
1963 – 1967Pastor, St. Joseph, Taneytown, MD
1967 – 1973Pastor, St. Rita, Dundalk, MD
1973 – 1987Pastor, St. Clement I, Lansdowne, MD
1987Retired

Father Simon Kenny

Date of Birth: April 14, 1913
Seminary: St. Charles College High School Seminary; St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 25, 1938
Date of Death: July 2, 1999
Known Assignments:

1938 – 1943St. Mary, Hagerstown, MD
1943 – 1946U.S. Army Chaplain
1946 – 1950St. Mary, Hagerstown, MD
1950 – 1967U.S. Army Chaplain
1967 – 1968Holy Family, Randallstown, MD
1967 – 1985St. Mary, Pylesville, MD
1982Appointed to Monsignor
1985Retired

Father Paul Knapp (Redemptorist)

Date of Birth: January 11, 1947
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: June 1972
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1973 – 1981Associate Pastor, St. Mary, Annapolis, MD
Chaplain, St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis, MD
1981 – 1983Associate Pastor, St. Gerard, Lima, OH
1983 – 1993Associate Pastor, St. Clement, Saratoga Springs, NY
1993 – 1995Leave of Absence, until dismissed from order & priesthood

Father Michael Kolodziej (Conventual Franciscan)

Date of Birth: July 14, 1944
Seminary: Washington Theological Union
Date of Ordination: May 23, 1970
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1970Hospital Chaplain, Buffalo, NY
1970 – 1971Associate Pastor and School Director, St. Mary of Sorrows, Buffalo, NY
1970 – 1971Teacher, Bishop Turner High School, Buffalo, NY
1971 – 1974Teacher, Villa Marie College, Buffalo, NY
1974Entered the Franciscan Order
1975 – 1979Teacher, Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, MD
1979 – 1982Teacher, St. Francis High School, Athol Springs, NY
1982 – 1988Principal, Cardinal O’Hara High School, Tonawanda, NY
1988 – 1991Pastor, Holy Trinity Church, Lawrence, MA
1991 – 2001Rector, St. Stanislaus Basilica, Chicopee, MA
2001 – 2010Minister of the Provincial Order, St. Anthony of Padua Province, Ellicott City, MD
2010Vicar, St. Philip Beinzi, Jonesboro, GA
2013Suspended

Father J oseph W. Krach

Date of Birth: March 7, 1931
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: 1957
Date of Death: January 19, 2013
Known Assignments:

1957 – 1961Assistant Pastor, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Baltimore, MD
1961 – 1966Assistant Pastor, St. Peter, Oakland, MD
1966 – 1968Assistant Pastor, St. John, Severna Park, MD
1968 – 1974Associate Pastor, St. Matthew, Baltimore, MD
1974 – 1975Acting Administrator, St. Peter the Apostle, Baltimore, MD
1975 – 1983Temporary Chaplain, Church Home Hospital, Baltimore, MD
In residence, St. Brigid, Baltimore, MD
1983Temporary Chaplain, University Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1983 – 1990Associate Pastor, St. Rose of Lima, Baltimore, MD

Father William Earl “Jay” Krouse (Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.)

Date of Birth: October 8, 1945
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: 1973
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1970sSt. Frances Catholic Deaf Center, Landover Hills, MD
1970sMaryland School for the Deaf, Frederick, MD
1986Left Active Priesthood
1996Convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 10 years in prison

Father Joseph J. Kruse, Jr.

Date of Birth: September 11, 1957
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: November 26, 1983
Date of Death: N/A
Known Assignments:

1981 – 1982Seminarian, St. Bernard, Baltimore, MD
1982 – 1984Intern, St. John, Westminster, MD
1983Appointed to “Selection of Bishops Committee”
1984Appointed as Spiritual Director of “Archdiocesan Search for Christan Maturity Program”
1984 – 1987Associate Pastor, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD
September 1987
– June 1988		Medical Leave of Absence (removed from parish)
September 30, 1987 – January 18, 1988: Inpatient stay at the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT
January 18, 1988 – June 1988: In residence at St. Brigid Rectory & performing hospital ministry at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
1988 – 1989Chaplain, Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD;
Residing at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Middle River, MD
1989Leave of Absence
2017Laicized

Deacon Thomas Kuhl

Date of Birth: October 19, 1948
Seminary: N/A
Date of Ordination: 1988 (as a Permanent Deacon)
Date of Death: 2015
Known Assignments:

1980sReligious Education Teacher, Sacred Heart, Baltimore, MD
1985 – 2000Teacher, Our Lady of Pompei High School, Baltimore, MD
1988 – 2006Deacon, Our Lady of Pompei, Baltimore, MD
2000 – 2004Teacher, Our Lady of the Rosary High School, Baltimore, MD
2004 – 2006Teacher, Towson Catholic High School, Baltimore, MD

Brother Geoffrey Xavier Langan (Christian Brother)

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: Unknown
Date of Death: 1984
Known Assignments:

1937 – 1938Teacher, St. Gabriel’s Hall, Phoenixville, PA
1938 – 1939Teacher, R.C.H.C., Philadelphia, PA
1939 – 1941Teacher, La Salle Central, Philadelphia, PA
1941 – 1952Teacher, Calvert Hall College High School, Baltimore, MD
1952 – 1954Teacher, West Catholic, Philadelphia, PA
1955 – 1959Teacher, Central Catholic School, Pittsburgh, PA
1959 – 1960Teacher, La Salle High School, Cumberland, MD
1960 – 1985Teacher & Coach, Calvert Hall College High School, Baltimore, MD

Father Michael LaMountain (Diocese of Providence, RI)

Date of Birth: March 5, 1949
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: 1976
Date of Death: August 25, 2010
Known Assignments:

1974 – 1976Volunteer, Most Precious Blood, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1983St. Kevin, Warwick, RI
1983 – 1986St. Joseph, Woonsocket, RI
1986 – 1995Pastor, St. John, West Warwick, RI

Father James Lannon

Date of Birth: Unknown
Seminary: Unknown
Date of Ordination: 1931
Date of Death: March 19, 1984
Known Assignments:

1931 – 1932The Sulpicians
1933 – 1939St. Rose of Lima, Baltimore, MD
1940 – 1943All Saints, Baltimore, MD
1944 – 1946St. Joseph, Washington, D.C.
1947 – 1949Holy Name, Washington, D.C.

Father Ross LaPorta

Date of Birth: January 15, 1927
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 19, 1951
Date of Death: February 8, 2015
Known Assignments:

1951 – 1963Associate Pastor, St. Matthew, Baltimore, MD
1963 – 1971Associate Pastor, St. Charles, Pikesville, MD
1971 – 1978Pastor, St. Bernard, Baltimore, MD
1978 – 1991Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Woodlawn, MD
1991 – 1998Pastor, St. Mark, Catonsville, MD
July 1, 1998Retired
December 3, 1999Faculties Removed*
LaPorta’s faculties were temporarily reinstated 3 times

Father Regis Larkin

Date of Birth: October 8, 1914
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: March 17, 1945
Date of Death: June 23, 1981
Known Assignments:

1945 – 1964Assistant Pastor, St. Michael, Frostburg, MD
1964 – 1965Assistant Pastor, St. Ursula, Parkville, MD
1965 – 1974Administrator, St. Peter, Oakland, MD
1974 – 1981Pastor, St. Patrick, Cumberland, MD

Father David Leary

Date of Birth: September 3, 1922
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 26, 1956
Date of Death: October 7, 1994
Known Assignments:

1956 – 1957Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Baltimore, MD
1958 – 1961Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Fullerton, MD
1961Associate Pastor, St. Patrick, Havre de Grace, MD
1961 – 1967Associate Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas, Baltimore, MD
1967 – 1971Missionary work, Diocese of Parangua, Brazil
1972 – 1994Associate Pastor, Shrine of the Little Flower, Baltimore, MD

Father Francis LeFevre

Date of Birth: March 26, 1943
Seminary: St. Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, PA
Date of Ordination: July 31, 1971
Date of Death: Unknown
Known Assignments:

1971 – 1977Associate Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1979Assistant Director of Vocations Office, St. Anthony of Padua, Baltimore, MD
1979 – 1980St. John, Hydes, MD
1980 – 1987St. Ursula, Parkville, MD
1987Medical Leave (March – October), Institute of Living, Hartford, CT
1987Associate Pastor, Parish in Archdiocese of Hartford, CT (3-month assignment as part of re-entry program)
1987Removed from Active Ministry and Assigned Administrative Job
1987 – 1990Fund Development Office and Planning and Council Services, Catholic Center, Baltimore, MD
1987 – 1995Resided at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Baltimore, MD and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Woodlawn, MD
1988Chancery Office, Catholic Center
1995Leave of Absence

Father Robert Lentz

Date of Birth: June 26, 1936
Seminary: Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 16, 1964
Date of Death: September 15, 2007
Known Assignments:

1964 – 1973Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Catonsville, MD
1966 – 1970Chaplain, Baltimore County Police and Related Agencies
1973 – 1974Faculty & Residence, Cardinal Gibbons High School, Baltimore, MD
1973 – 1976Catholic Youth Organization, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1978Director, Archdiocese of Baltimore Youth Office, Baltimore, MD
1978 – 1980Associate Pastor, St. Augustine, Elkridge, MD (part-time)
Consultant to Search Program (part-time)
1978 – 1984Chaplain, Catholic Committee on Scouting, Boy Scouts of America
1980Sabbatical – Pastoral Studies, Notre Dame Institute, Notre Dame, IN
1981Associate Pastor, Church of the Ascension, Halethorpe, MD
1983 – 1988Pastor, Prince of Peace, Edgewood, MD
1988 – 1990Pastor St. Pius X, Baltimore, MD
1990Temporary Administrator, St. Jerome, Baltimore, MD
1990Temporary Administrator, St. Matthew, Baltimore, MD
1990 – 1991Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Fallston, MD
1991Associate Pastor, St. Clement, Lansdowne, MD
1991 – 1997Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Baltimore, MD
1997Education Sabbatical at North American College, Rome, Italy
1998 – 2002Associate Pastor, St. Dominic, Baltimore, MD
November 2002Faculties Removed
2003Retired

Father John Lippold

Date of Birth: June 14, 1931
Seminary: St. Mary’s Seminary
Date of Ordination: May 25, 1957
Date of Death: January 27, 2017
Known Assignments:

1957 – 1962Associate Pastor, St. Bernard, Baltimore, MD
1962Auxiliary Chaplain, Ft. Detrick, MD
1962 – 1967Associate Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Frederick, MD
1967 – 1973Associate Pastor, Ss. Phillip & James Church, Baltimore, MD
1973 – 1974Associate Pastor, Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Baltimore, MD
1974 – 1976Pastor, All Saints, Baltimore, MD
1976 – 1977Associate Pastor, St. Ann, Naples, FL
1977 – 1978Associate Pastor, St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights, MD
1978 – 1979Pastor, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Baltimore, MD
1981Temporary Administrator, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Baltimore, MD
1989Pastor, Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Baltimore, MD
1989Medical Leave of Absence
1989Associate Pastor, St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights, MD
2001Retirement
2011Faculties Withdrawn

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