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Paterson Diocese

500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected 500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected
500 Donation Envelopes For Paterson Diocese Are Missing, Foul Play Suspected Approximately 500 donation envelopes intended for the Paterson Diocese’s Ministries Appeal have gone missing, prompting a law enforcement investigation, church officials said. According to a statement from Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Chief Development Officer Timothy J. Potter, 1,700 envelopes were sent in three packages via FedEx on Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31.  The packages containing pledges and gifts from parishioners never arrived at their destination, and the tracking numbers for the packages were never entered into the system. The Diocese believes roughly 500 of th…
Ex-Morris County Priest, Admitted Child Sex Abuser Dies In Nursing Home Ex-Morris County Priest, Admitted Child Sex Abuser Dies In Nursing Home
Ex-Morris County Priest, Admitted Child Sex Abuser Dies In Nursing Home Former Morris County priest James T. Hanley, who admitted to abusing at least a dozen children in Pompton Plains and Mendham throughout a 14-year period, died in a nursing home last week. Hanley, 83, previously served a decade as a pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in Mendham before he was defrocked in 2003, Paterson Diocese attorney Kenneth Mullaney said. The Diocese of Paterson then gave out nearly $5 million in settlements to 21 of Hanley’s accusers in 2004, reports say. Mullaney did not say which nursing home Hanley died at, or whether he died of COVID-19 -- complications like many other N…
List Of Paterson Diocese Sex-Abuse Priests Released, Names Of Parishes Withheld List Of Paterson Diocese Sex-Abuse Priests Released, Names Of Parishes Withheld
List Of Paterson Diocese Sex-Abuse Priests Released, Names Of Parishes Withheld The Paterson Diocese on Wednesday released its list of priests accused of sexual abuse but didn't identify their parishes. "You don't need to know that information," a Paterson Diocese receptionist told Daily Voice. "All that you see is what has been approved by the bishop." Most were removed from the ministry. Several have died. Dozens of Bergen County priests and their parishes were identified Wednesday by the Newark Archdiocese. Bishop Arthur Serrattelli called the publication of the list a tragedy. "Our society and certain members of the Church have failed children," he said. T…