Rev. Barry M. Hudock

Rev. Barry M. Hudock– Assignment History

Summary of Case: Barry M. Hudock was ordained in 1997 for the Diocese of Erie. His first assignment, as an assistant priest at St. Peter's Cathedral, was followed by an unexplained two-year gap, after which he assisted and was then sole priest at St. Anne's in Wilcox. He is not indexed in the Official Catholic Directory beyond 2001.

At some point Hudock was laicized. In July 2018 he was working at Ligurgical Press at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN. He is a published author and maintains a blog. Per his blog's bio, he worked for several nonprofits in Mingo County, WV before settling in Albany MN with his wife and seven children.

Hudock's name was added May 15, 2018 to the diocese's list of credibly accused priests, lay employees and volunteers.

Ordained: 1996

Start	Stop	Assignments	Town/Allegations	State	Position	Notes
1996 Diocese of Erie Bishop was Donald Walter Trautman (1990-2012).	1997	St. Peter's Cathedral	Erie	PA	2/6	The Cathedral had a school with 356 students.
1997	1999					Hudock is not indexed in the 1998 or 1999 Directories, nor is he listed as at his previous or next assignments in the diocesan pages.
1999	2001	St. Anne's	Wilcox	PA	2/2,1/1
1999	2001	Holy Cross	Rasselas	PA		This was a mission of St. Anne's in Wilcox.
2001						Hudock is not indexed beyond the 2001 Directory. At some point he was laicized. He went on to marry, worked for non-profits in Mingo, WV then eventually settled in Albany, MN with his wife and seven children. He is a published author, working in July 2018 for Liturgical Press at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN and maintaining a blog.

Priests in a Parish: We use the following convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand 3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample page from the Directory.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy & Sons, 1997-2001).

• Lists of Accused Priests Released by Dioceses and Religious Institutes, BishopAccountability, May 18, 2018
• Public Discloure, Diocese of Erie, May 18, 2018
• Erie Bishop Seen As a Reformer by Some - but Not by Clergy Sex Abuse Victims, by Ivey DeJesus, PennLive, May 23, 2018
• About Barry Hudock, Amazon.com, accessed July 14, 2018
• Faith Meets World, Barry Hudock's webhome, accessed July 16, 2018

Note: The Official Catholic Directory aims to report the whereabouts of Catholic priests in the United States on January 1 of the Directory's publication year. Our working assumption is that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year was at the same assignment for part of the previous year as well. However, Kenedy and Sons will sometimes accept updates well into the year of publication. Diocesan clergy records are rarely available to correct this information. The Directory is also sometimes misleading or wrong. We have tried to create an accurate assignment record, given the source materials and their limitations. Assignment records are a work in progress and we are always improving the records that we post. Please email us with new information and corrections.

This assignment record collates Hudock's career history as it is represented in the Official Catholic Directory with the allegations against him, as reported in the media. We make no representation regarding the truth of the allegations we report, and we remind our readers that the U.S. legal system presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil actions are presumed not to be liable for such claims unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements. For more information, see our posting policy.

This assignment record was last updated on July 16, 2018.