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"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.
The list of accused Paterson Diocese priests:
- Jose Alonso
Born: June 13, 1940
Ordained: 1968
Status: Deceased — September 29, 2003
- Charles Bradley
Born: March 12, 1942
Ordained: June 28, 1968
Status: Removed from Ministry - 1995
- George Costigan
Born: October 2, 1926
Ordained: May 25, 1974
Status: Removed from Ministry - April 28, 1994
Deceased - September 21, 2015
- Absalom Coutinho
Born: December 2, 1944
Ordained: April 23, 1972
Status: Removed from Ministry April 20, 2002
- William Cramer
Born: December 26, 1951
Ordained: May 14, 1977
Status: Removed from Ministry —June 2002
- Francis Dennehy
Born: February 28, 1925
Ordained: June 3, 1950
Status: Deceased — August 10, 1995
- John Derricks
Born: August 5, 1916
Ordained: June 7, 1941
Status: Deceased — November 17, 2010
- Stanislaus Durka
Born: October 23, 1914
Ordained: June 25, 1939
Status: Deceased — June 21, 1983
- Patrick Erwin
Born: January 10, 1943
Ordained: December 21, 1967
Status: Removed from Ministry — November 15, 2004
Deceased — December 8, 2017
- Carlos Guzman
Born: December 6, 1946
Ordained: 1981
Status: Removed from Ministry — October 20, 1981
- James Hanley
Born: August 26, 1936
Ordained: May 26, 1962
Status: Removed from Ministry — February 1986
Laicized — February 7, 2003
- John Heekin
Born: September 19, 1937
Ordained: 1963
Status: Removed from Ministry — November 17, 2011
Deceased - July 1, 2018
- Jose Lopez
Born: January 14, 1979
Ordained: May 28, 2011
Status: Removed from Ministry - July 9, 2013
- Peter McBride
Born: May 30, 1935
Ordained: June 11, 1960
Status: Removed from Ministry — October 1, 1994
- William Mockus
Born: June 24, 1945
Ordained: May 4, 1974
Status: Removed from Ministry — 1995
Deceased — July 24, 2014
- Joseph Molloy
Born: 1927
Ordained: 1953
Status: Deceased - June 25, 2000
- Marcin Nurek
Born: March 16, 1979
Ordained: July 1, 2017
Status: Removed from Ministry — August 3, 2017
- John Pisarcik
Born: March 18, 1944
Ordained: May 30, 1970
Status: Removed from Ministry — October 8, 1991
- Walter Pruschowitz
Born: December 13, 1928
Ordained: May 27, 1961
Status: Deceased — February 21, 2004
- James Scott
Born: November 20, 1948
Ordained: May 4, 1974
Status: Removed from Ministry - 1995
- James A.D. Smith
Born: February 21, 1931
Ordained: May 26, 1956
Status: Deceased — January 27, 2015
- Ralph Sodano
Born: March 13, 1941
Ordained: May 27, 1967
Status: Removed from Ministry — April 20, 2002
Deceased — October 22, 2008
- Allen Stepien
Born: December 28, 1936
Ordained: May 29, 1965
Status: Removed from Ministry — April 20, 2002
- John Sutton
Born: November 25, 1943
Ordained: 1970
Status: Deceased — 2000
- Ronald Tully
Born: May 19, 1937
Ordained: November 19, 1966
Status: Removed from Ministry —May 12, 2004
Laicized — January 22, 2016
Deceased — November 29, 2018
- John Wall
Born: Aptil 29, 1929
Ordained: 1954
Status: Deceased 1983
- Gregory White
Born: August 3, 1969
Ordained: November 30, 1996
Status: Deceased — May 10, 2002
- William Winston
Born: December 14, 1954
Ordained: December 13, 1986
Status: Removed from Ministry — November 4, 2004
Laicized — August 2007
"While this is a positive first step towards transparency and accountability, I hope this spirit of openness continues during the course of our ongoing investigation and in response to our requests for records and information," state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
"Despite the recent actions by the dioceses, our investigation remains ongoing because no institution or individual is immune from accountability," Grewal said. "We know from the hundreds of calls that we have received over our tip line that there are many others who were abused as children and as adults, both by diocesan clergy and clergy members in various religious orders.
"The investigative work of the task force continues so that we may assure that all survivors of clergy abuse are heard and all abusers and institutions are held accountable for their acts.
"To this end, we anticipate taking criminal action wherever appropriate and releasing comprehensive information at the conclusion of our investigation."
The attorney general urged survivors and others with information to contact his office's toll-free tip line, 855-363-6548, which he said is staffed around the clock by trained professionals.
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