Religious Order Priests Added to Detroit List of Accused Removed Clergy
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The Archdiocese of Detroit has added three names to its online listing of clergy accused of and\/or removed from ministry due to sexual abuse of minors. The three religious order priests were visiting and\/or assigned to the Detroit archdiocese several decades ago. Their cases are being– or have been– handled by church officials elsewhere. <\/p>
- Fr. Timothy Conlon<\/strong> – a Crosier Father (OSC) reported to have spent the summer of 1977 helping at Sacred Heart Parish, Roseville prior to being ordained. Conlon, 65, is currently restricted from any public ministry.<\/li><\/ul>
- Fr. John Farris<\/strong> – a Vincentian Father (CM) granted a leave of absence in 1969. He lived at St. Barnabas Parish in East Detroit (Eastpointe) for several months. Farris (1921-2003) is deceased.<\/li><\/ul>
- Harry Walsh<\/a><\/strong> – a Redemptorist (CSsR) priest assigned to Holy Redeemer Parish in Detroit in the mid-60s. He left Michigan in 1969 and incardinated into (joined) the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Walsh, 79, has been dismissed from the clerical state (laicized).<\/li><\/ul>
Crosier Fathers Phoenix, Arizona 602-443-7100<\/p> <\/td>
St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese St. Paul, Minnesota 651-290-1639<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr>
Redemptorists Denver, Colorado 303-370-0035<\/p> <\/td>
Vincentian Fathers Earth City, Missouri 314-344-1184<\/p> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody><\/table>
To inform the Archdiocese of Detroit regarding the sexual abuse of minors by priests, deacons, and other Church personnel and\/or to speak to the Victim Assistance Coordinator contact: (866) 343-8055","vac@aod.org<\/a>. Information about child and youth protection programs in the archdiocese, including the online listing of clergy accused of abuse, is available at aod.org\/safeenvironments<\/a>.<\/p>"]
