Rev. Reginald M. Krakovsky, T.O.R.

Assignment Record– Rev. Reginald M. Krakovsky, T.O.R.

Summary of Case: A Third Order Regular Franciscan ordained in 1952, Reginald Krakovsky worked in parishes in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and West Virginia. He was assigned to several high schools, including a preparatory seminary, and he was a seminary novice master and procurator for missions in Paraguay. Krakovsky also did a short stint as an English instructor in Slovakia. He died July 14, 1997. Krakovsky was accused in a 1995 lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy at a parish in the St. Cloud, Minnesota diocese in the early 1960s. His accuser said he knew of other former classmates who remembered being abused by the priest. Krakovsky's name was included on the St. Cloud diocese's list released in January 2014 of 33 credibly accused clerics.

Ordained: July 9, 1952
Died: July 14, 1997

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State/Country	Position	Notes
1952	1953					Krakovsky is not indexed in the 1953 Directory. Per his obituary, ordination was July 9, 1952.
1953 Baker bishop was Francis Peter Leipzig (1950-1971).	1954	St. Alphonsus	Dufur	OR	2/3
1953	1954	St. Mary's; Sacred Heart; St. Mary's; St. Mary's	Antelope; Maupin; Grass Valley; Wasco	OR		These were missions of St. Alphonsus in Dufur.
1954 Altoona-Johnstown bishop was Richard Thomas Guilfoyle (1936-1957).	1956	Franciscan Preparatory Seminary	Hollidaysburg	PA		Franciscan Preparatory Seminary had 54 students. The 1956 Directory indexes Krakovsky as at this assignment, but does not list him as there in the Altoona-Johnstown pages.
1956	1957					Krakovsky is not indexed in the 1957 Directory.
1957 Harrisburg bishop was George Leo Leech (1935-1971).	1958	St. Joseph's	York	PA	3/3	St. Joseph's had a school with 556 students, and a Vacation School with 53 students.
1958 New Ulm bishop was Alphonse James Schladweiler (1957-1975).	1959	St. Genevieve's	Lake Benton	MN	1/1
1959 Altoona-Johnstown bishop was Howard Joseph Carroll (1957-1960), followed by Joseph Carroll McCormick (1960-1966).	1961	St. Bernardine Monastery	Hollidaysburg	PA	Novice Master	The 1961 Directory indexes but does not list Krakovsky as at St. Bernardine Monastery in the Altoona-Johnstown pages.
1961	1962	Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Altoona	PA	4/4	Our Lady of Mt. Carmel had a school with 310 students, and a Vacation School with 118 students.
1961	1962	Our Lady of the Assumption	Pleasant Valley	PA		This was a mission of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Altoona.
1962 St. Cloud bishop was Peter William Bartholome (1953-1968).	1965	Holy Family	Belle Prairie • Krakovsky was accused in a 1995 lawsuit by a man who said the priest sexually abused him as a boy at Holy Family in the early 1960s. He also said he found former classmates who remembered abuse by Krakovsky; the man's attorney indicated there were at least four other former parishioners alleging abuse by Krakovsky.	MN	1/1 Administrator	The 1964-1965 Directories index Krakovsky as at Holy Family, but they do not list his as there in the St. Cloud pages.
1965 Altoona-Johnstown diocese	1966		Hollidaysburg	PA		Krakovsky is indexed in the 1966 Directory as at Box 237, Hollidaysburg. His name is not listed in the Altoona-Johnstown pages.
1966 Bartholome was succeeded as St. Cloud bishop by George Henry Speltz (1968-1987).	1971	St. Louis Monastery	St. Cloud	MN	Prior 1969-1971
		Cathedral High School	St. Cloud	MN		This assignment is per news reports.
		Missions		Paraguay, South America	procurator	This assignment is per Krakovsky's obituary.
1971 Altoona-Johnstown bishop was James John Hogan (1966-1986).	1978	St. Anthony's	Windber	PA	1/2	St. Anthony's had a Vacation School with 140-260 students.
1978 St. Paul-Minneapolis archbishop was John Robert Roach (1975-1995).	1986	St. Peter's	Delano	MN	1/1	St. Peter's had a school with 136-86 students.
1986	1990	St. Patrick's	Inver Grove Heights	MN	3/4, 4/5
Sept. 1991 Wheeling-Charleston bishop was Bernard William Schmitt (1989-2004).	Spring 1992	Our Lady of Grace	Romney	WV		This assignment found on Our Lady of Grace's website.
1993		Jon Voyotosek Seminary	Spissa Kapitala	Slovakia	English instructor	This assignment is per Krakovsky's obituary.
1990 Altoona-Johnstown bishop was Joseph Victor Adamec (1987-2011).	1997	St. Bernardine Monastery	Hollidaysburg	PA		Krakovsky died July 14, 1997.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1954-1998)

• Archdiocese Says It's Immune from Suit, By Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), January 13, 1995
• Alleging Sexual Abuse, Twin Cities Man Sues Priest, St. Cloud Diocese, By Paul Gustafson, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), January 21, 1995
• The Rev. Father Reginald M. Krakovsky, 73, Died Monday, July 14 ,at Bon Secours Holy Family Hospital, Altoona, archives.timesleader.com, July 22, 1997
• Press Release from +donald J. Kettler Bishop of Saint Cloud, Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud via WJON, January 3, 2014
• The Diocese of St Cloud Release Their List of 33 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors, By Mike Bryant, Legal Examiner, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Reveals Names of Priests Accused of Abusing Children, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 3, 2014
• Our Lady of Grace Romney WV , website accessed July 26, 2015

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This assignment record was last updated on July 26, 2015.