Baton Rouge Diocese Abuse List 1

1. Name: John Berube

• Affiliation: Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (M.S.)
• Year of Ordination: 1953
• Pastoral Assignment: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
• Date of Abuse: 1965
• Date Reports Received: 1965
• Action Taken: Priestly service in Diocese of Baton Rouge was terminated in 1965. The La Salette Order was notified of the allegation and he was transferred to the supervision of the La Sallette Superior.
• Present State: Deceased (2005)

2. Name: Clarence Joseph Biggers

• Affiliation: Marist Fathers (S.M.)
• Year of Ordination: 1950
• Pastoral Assignment: St. Joseph, Paulina, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph, Paulina, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Between 1964 – 1967
• Date Reports Received: 9/14/2000
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1967 under the direction of the Marist Order. Marist Order notified of allegations in 2000.
• Present State: Deceased (2009)

3. Name: Daniel Patrick Brady

• Affiliation: Dominican Order (O.P.)
• Year of Ordination: 1948
• Pastoral Assignment: Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
• Date of Abuse: Between 1961 – 1963
• Date Report Received: 2/11/1994
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1964. Victim was referred to Dominican Superior in 1994.
• Present State: Deceased (1999)

4. Name: Carmelo Ignatius Camenzuli

• Affiliation: Extern Diocesan Priest for the Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru
• Year of Ordination: 1966 for Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Mark, Gonzales, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Early 1980s
• Date Report Received: 5/18/2000
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1985.
• Present State: Deceased (1998)

5. Name: David William Chaloux

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1972
• Pastoral Assignments: Chaplain at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
• St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA
• Chaplain at LA State Penitentiary, Angola, LA
• Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA
• Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence)
• St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• St. John the Evangelist, Plaquemine, LA
• St. Joan of Arc, Bayou Pigeon, LA
• St. John the Baptist, Brusly, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Mid -1970s
• Date Report Received: 9/5/2018
• Action Taken: Laicized in 1986.
• Present State: Deceased (1990)

6. Name: David Joseph Clark

• Affiliation: Claretian Missionaries (C.M.F.)
• Year of Ordination: 1954
• Pastoral Assignments: Queen of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• Sacred Heart of Jesus, Prescott, AZ
• All Saints, Ft. Worth, TX
• Immaculate Conception, Yuma, AZ
• Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Alexandria, LA
• St. Joseph, Monroe, LA
• St. Anthony, Cottonport, LA
• St. Joseph, Marksville, LA
• St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Between 1964-1965
• Date Report Received: 12/15/2018
• Action Taken: Reassigned by the Claretian Order and left the Diocese of Baton
• Rouge in 1965.
• Present State: Deceased (2000s)

7. Name: James Preston Clement

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1945
• Pastoral Assignments: St. John the Baptist, Edgard, LA
• St. Francis de Sales, Houma, LA
• St. Joseph, Grosse Tete, LA
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• Dates of Abuse: 1960s
• Dates Reports Received: 10/25/2005, 8/22/2018
• Action Taken: Retired from priesthood in 1988.
• Present State: Deceased (2001)

8. Name: John Coyne

• Affiliation: Josephite Fathers (S.S.J.)
• Year of Ordination: 1941
• Pastoral Assignment: St. Augustine, New Roads, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Augustine, New Roads, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Between 1968 – 1972
• Date Report Received: 12/1/2002
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1977.
• Present State: Deceased (1981)

9. Name: Daniel Michael Drinan

• Affiliation: Claretian Missionaries (C.M.F.)
• Year of Ordination: 1977
• Pastoral Assignment: Christ the King, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Christ the King, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Late 1970s
• Date Report Received: 3/5/2003
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1979. Removed from ministry by Claretian Order in 2006.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

10. Name: Bryan James Fontenot

• Affiliation: Dominican Order (O.P.)
• Year of Ordination: 1981
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Joseph, Ponchatoula, LA
• Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph, Ponchatoula, LA
• Date of Abuse: 1983
• Date Report Received: 4/26/1984
• Action Taken: Removed from Diocese of Baton Rouge and transferred to the supervision of the Dominican Superior in 1984.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

11. Name: James Funnel

• Affiliation: None
• Year of Ordination: Not Applicable (Seminarian)
• Pastoral Assignment: Student at Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Youth Minister at St. Isidore the Farmer, Baker, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Mid-to-Late 1970s
• Dates Reports Received: 1/10/2012, 12/31/2013 and 4/6/2016
• Action Taken: Took leave of absence from Notre Dame Seminary in 1979 and did not return.
• Present State: Did not enter into priestly ministry

12. Name: George David Gensler

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1970 for the Diocese of Lafayette
• Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1978
• Pastoral Assignments: Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence)
• Spiritual Director - St. Joseph Cathedral Preparatory Diocesan
• Seminary, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Anthony of Padua, Darrow, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Anthony of Padua, Darrow, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Late-1970s
• Dates Reports Received: 2/6/1994 and 10/26/2018
• Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave and permanently removed from ministry in 1994.
• Present State: Deceased (2016)

13. Name: Antonio Gonzales

• Affiliation: Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.)
• Year of Ordination: 1957
• Pastoral Assignment: St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA
• Dates of Abuse: 1970s
• Date Report Received: 6/2002
• Action Taken: Laicized in 1987.
• Present State: Deceased (2016)

14. Name: Bryan Keith Gray

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1979
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA
• Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (Student)
• St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Late 1970s - 1980s
• Date Report Received: 3/10/1992
• Action Taken: Placed on permanent leave and priestly faculties removed in 1992.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

15. Name: Rodrigue Alphonse Hemond

• Affiliation: Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (M.S.)
• Incardinated into the Archdiocese Galveston-Houston in 1978
• Year of Ordination: 1949
• Pastoral Assignment: West Warwick, Rhode Island
• Hearst, Ontario, Canada
• Cochrane, Ontario
• Foleyet, Ontario
• St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA
• Immaculate Conception, Scotlandville, LA
• St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA
• Immaculate Heart of Mary, Maringouin, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• Dates of Abuse: 1960s-1970s
• Dates Reports Received: 12/11/1992, 5/15/2002 and 6/2002
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1968. Victims referred to La Salette Order.
• Present State: Deceased (1990)

16. Name: Gerard Joseph Howell

• Affiliation: Extern Diocesan Priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Year of Ordination: 1964 for Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA
• Chapter Director - St. Francis de Sales Deaf Center, Baton
• Rouge, LA
• St. Francis de Sales, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. Francis de Sales Deaf Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Date of Abuse: Late-1970s
• Date Report Received: 3/14/2001
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1981 to return to Archdiocese of New Orleans. Removed from active ministry by Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1992.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

17. Name: Myles Joseph Kearney

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1971
• Pastoral Assignments: Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA
• St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
• Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle, LA
• St. Mark, Gonzales, LA
• St. Francis de Sales, Baton Rouge, LA
• Director of Deaf Apostolate, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Joseph, Grosse Tete, LA
• St. John the Evangelist, Prairieville, LA
• St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence)
• Chaplain at Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
• Chaplain at Columbia Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Immaculate Conception, Scotlandville, LA
• St. Jude the Apostle the Apostle, Baton Rouge, LA
• Most Blessed Sacrament, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Anne, Sorrento, LA
• St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: St. John the Evangelist, Prairieville, LA
• Date of Abuse: Late-1980s
• Date Report Received: 4/15/2002
• Action Taken: Priestly faculties removed in 2002.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

18. Name: Clyde Bernard Landry

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1973
• Pastoral Assignments: Holy Family, Port Allen, LA
• St. George, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, LA
• St. Theresa, Gonzales, LA
• St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignments at times of abuse: Holy Family, Port Allen, LA; St. George, Baton Rouge, LA;
• St Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St.
• Francisville, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Between 1970s-1980s
• Dates Report Received: 6/30/1988, 2002 and 2004
• Action Taken: Resigned from Pastorate 1988 and placed on leave. Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1990 to work for the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Formal leave granted and priestly faculties removed in 1999.
• Present State: Deceased (2003)

19. Name: Daniel Paul Lemoine

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1979
• Pastoral Assignments: Seminarian Summer Internship at St. Philomena, Labadieville, LA
• Deacon Internship at St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA
• St. Jean Vianney, Baton Rouge, LA
• Holy Family, Port Allen, LA (In Residence)
• Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle, LA
• Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA
• Immaculate Conception, Denham Springs, LA
• St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA
• Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence)
• Chaplain at Baton Rouge General Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
• Chaplain at Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
• Chaplain at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center,
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignments at time of abuse: Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA; St. Joseph the Worker,
• Pierre Part, LA; St. Philomena, Labadieville, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Between Late-1970s – Early-1980s
• Dates Reports Received: 10/1994, 4/1999 and 4/2007
• Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave in 1994. Priestly faculties removed in 1999.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

20. Name: Nicholas Joseph Martrain

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1965
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Isidore the Farmer, Baker, LA
• Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA
• St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA
• Date of Abuse: Prior to 1980
• Date Report Received: 5/2/2002
• Action Taken: Left active ministry in 1982. Married and priestly faculties removed in 1983. Laicized in 1990.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

21. Name: Salvador Nickie (Butch) Moran

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1972
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
• St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA
• Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA
• Faculty, St. Joseph Cathedral Preparatory Diocesan Seminary,
• Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Philip, Vacherie, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignments at time of abuse: St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA; St. Philip, Vacherie, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Late-1970s - Early 1980s
• Dates Reports Received: 10/1994 and 1/1/2004
• Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave and priestly faculties removed in 1994.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

22. Name: Jesse Ray Ortego

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1970
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. Theresa, Gonzales, LA
• Holy Family, Port Allen, LA
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• St. Anne, Sorrento, LA
• Number of Allegations: One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
• Date of Abuse: Early 1970s
• Date Report Received: August 2008
• Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1981.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

23. Name: Christopher Joseph Springer

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1952 for the Redemptorist Order
• Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1973
• Pastoral Assignments: St. Gerard Magella, Baton Rouge, LA
• St. John the Evangelist, Plaquemine, LA
• Immaculate Heart of Mary, Maringouin, LA
• St. Mary of False River, New Roads, LA
• St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Jackson, LA
• Our Lady of the Assumption, Clinton, LA
• Chaplain at East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson, LA
• Chaplain at Dixon Correctional Institute, Jackson, LA
• Chaplain at Feliciana Forensic Unit, Jackson, LA
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignments at time of abuse: St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA; St. Mary of False River, New Roads,
• LA; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Jackson, LA; Our Lady of the
• Assumption, Clinton, LA
• Dates of Abuse: Between 1970s - 1980s
• Dates Reports Received: 2/9/1981, 7/21/1992, 4/6/1993 and 3/15/1994
• Action Taken: Priestly faculties removed 1985. Laicized in 1990.
• Present State: Removed from priestly ministry

24. Name: Joseph Vincent Sullivan

• Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Year of Ordination: 1946 for the Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri
• Pastoral Assignments: Installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1974
• Number of Allegations: More than One
• Assignment at time of abuse: Bishop of Diocese of Baton Rouge
• Dates of Abuse: Between 1974 – 1982
• Dates Reports Received: 2004, 2005 and 2007
• Action Taken: Diocese publicly announced allegations in 2004 and changed the name of Bishop Sullivan High School to St. Michael the Archangel High School.
• Present State: Deceased (1982)

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