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Accused Priests of the Orange Diocese
Assignments as Reported in the Official Catholic Directory

Compiled by Gustavo Arellano
Posted in the OC Weekly
March 4, 2005

http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/26/ex-arellano2.php

Andersen | Aranda | Atherton | Buckman | Caffoe | Casimano | Coffield | Coughlin | Delahunty | Duplessis | Fernando | Foley | Ford | Harris | Hartman | Horvath | Jimenez | Kenney | Klikunas | Lenihan | Lord | Lyons | Murray | Pacheco | Pecharich | Perez | Plesetz | Ramos | Ruhl | Sharkey | Sharpe | Sheahan | Stallkamp | Tanilong | Widera | Ziemann |

[Note: This list was originally posted by the OC Weekly as a spreadsheet to support an article by Gustavo Arellano. The list provides parish assignments in the Orange diocese. It does not list positions in the diocesan bureaucracy (e.g., Buckman was also a consultor, Ramos was an advocate on the tribunal), and it usually does not list assignments in other dioceses (e.g., Ramos was previously in three Los Angeles parishes before he was moved to Orange). Note also that the years listed below are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons). Data for the Directory is collected in the fall of the previous year and sometimes updated early in the year of publication. For example, if a priest is listed in the 1982 Directory as being at St. Bonaventure in Huntington Beach, that usually means he was in that same parish for at least part of 1981.]

A. Christian Andersen

1982   St. Bonaventure (Huntington Beach)
1983   St. Bonaventure
1984   St. Bonaventure
1985   St. Bonaventure
1986   Inactive Leave
1987   Inactive Leave
1988   Inactive Leave
1989   Inactive Leave
1990   Inactive Leave
1991   Inactive Leave
1992   Inactive Leave
1993   Inactive Leave
1994   Inactive Leave
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Removed from the priesthood


Sofronio Aranda

1976   St. Mary's (Fullerton)
1977   St. Mary's
1978   Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Habra)
1979   No record
1980   No record
1981   Transferred to Diocese of San Bernardino


Gregory M. Atherton

1961   Servite High School (Anaheim)
1962   Servite High School
1963   Servite High School
1964   Servite High School
1965   Servite High School
1966   Servite High School
1967   no record
1968   no record
1969   no record
1970   Servite Provincial Center (Buena Park)
1971   Servite Provincial Center
1972   Servite Provincial Center
1973   Servite Provincial Center
1974   Servite Provincial Center
1975   Servite Provincial Center
1976   Servite Provincial Center
1977   Servite Provincial Center
1978   Servite Provincial Center
1979   Servite Provincial Center
1980   Servite Provincial Center
1981   Servite Provincial Center
1982   Servite Provincial Center
1983   Servite Provincial Center
1984   Servite Provincial Center
1985   Servite Provincial Center
1986   Servite Provincial Center
1987   Servite Provincial Center


Franklin James Buckman

[Baker listings added by BishopAccountability.org]

1963   St. Barbara's (Santa Ana)
1964   St. Barbara's
1965   St. Barbara's
1966   St. Barbara's
1967   Our Lady of the Valley (Canoga Park)
1968   Our Lady of the Valley (Canoga Park)
1969   Our Lady of the Valley (Canoga Park)
1970   Our Lady of the Valley (Canoga Park)
1971   Our Lady of the Valley (Canoga Park)
1972   St. Athanasius (Long Beach)
1973   St. Athanasius (Long Beach)
1974   St. Athanasius (Long Beach)
1975   St. Athanasius (Long Beach)
1976   St. Polycarp (Stanton)
1977   St. Polycarp
1978   St. Polycarp
1979   St. Polycarp
1980   St. Polycarp
1981   St. Polycarp
1982   St. Polycarp
1983   St. Polycarp
1984   Diocese of Baker, Oregon (Indian reservation)
1985   Diocese of Baker [Sacred Heart in Klamath Falls]
1986   Diocese of Baker [Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chiloquin]
1987   Diocese of Baker [Our Lady of Mount Carmel]
1988   Diocese of Baker [Our Lady of Mount Carmel]
1989   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X in Klamath Falls]
1990   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1991   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1992   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1993   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1994   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1995   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1996   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1997   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1998   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
1999   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
2000   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
2001   Diocese of Baker [St. Pius X]
2002   Removed from Orange Diocese


Lynn R. Caffoe

1972   St. Callistus (Garden Grove)
1973   St. Callistus
1974   St. Callistus
1975   St. Callistus
1976   Sent to Los Angeles Archdiocese


Santino Casimano

1976   St. Barbara's (Santa Ana)
1977   St. Barbara's
1978   St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim)


John V. Coffield

1965   Absent on Leave
1966   Absent on Leave
1967   On duty outside diocese
1968   On duty outside diocese
1969   no record
1970   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Delhi)
1971   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Delhi)
1972   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Delhi)
1973   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Delhi)
1974   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Delhi)
1975   retired
1976   retired
1977   retired
1978   retired
1979   retired
1980   retired
1981   retired
1982   retired
1983   retired
1984   retired
1985   retired
1986   retired
1987   retired
1988   retired
1989   retired
1990   retired
1991   retired
1992   retired
1993   retired
1994   retired
1995   retired
1996   retired
1997   retired
1998   retired
1999   retired
2000   retired
2001   retired
2002   retired
2003   retired
2004   retired


Richard T. Coughlin

1965   Boston
1966   Immaculate Heart of Mary (Santa Ana)
1967   Immaculate Heart of Mary
1968   St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim)
1969   St. Anthony Claret
1970   St. Anthony Claret
1971   St. Anthony Claret
1972   St. Anthony Claret
1973   St. John the Baptist (Costa Mesa)
1974   St. John the Baptist
1975   St. Michael's Norbertine Junior Seminary (Orange)
1976   St. Michael's Norbertine
1977   St. Michael's Nobertine
1978   St. Michael's Nobertine
1979   St. Michael's Nobertine
1980   St. Michael's Nobertine
1981   St. Michael's Nobertine
1982   St. Michael's Nobertine
1983   St. Michael's Nobertine
1984   St. Michael's Nobertine
1985   St. Michael's Nobertine
1986   No record
1987   No record
1988   No record
1989   All-American Boy's Choir
1990   All-American Boy's Choir
1991   All-American Boy's Choir
1992   All-American Boy's Choir
1993   Inactive Leave
1994   Inactive Leave
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Inactive Leave
1997   Inactive Leave
1998   Inactive Leave
1999   Inactive Leave
2000   Inactive Leave
2001   Inactive Leave
2002   Inactive Leave
2003   Removed from Diocese


Richard Delahunty

1976   Holy Spirit (Fountain Valley)
1977   Holy Spirit
1978   Holy Spirit
1979   Holy Spirit
1980   Our Lady Queen of Angels (Newport Beach)
1981   St. Barbara's (Santa Ana)
1982   St. Barbara's
1983   St. Barbara's
1984   St. Barbara's
1985   St. Barbara's
1986   St. Barbara's
1987   St. Barbara's
1988   St. Barbara's
1989   St. Barbara's
1990   Holy Family Cathedral (Orange)
1991   Holy Family Cathedral
1992   St. Martin de Porres (Yorba Linda)
1993   St. Martin de Porres
1994   St. Martin de Porres
1995   St. Martin de Porres
1996   St. Martin de Porres
1997   St. Martin de Porres
1998   St. Martin de Porres
1999   St. Martin de Porres
2000   St. Martin de Porres
2001   St. Martin de Porres
2002   St. Martin de Porres
2003   St. Martin de Porres
2004   Inactive Leave


Donald M. Duplessis

1965   Servite High School (Anaheim)
1966   Servite High School
1967   Servite Priory (Buena Park)
1968   Servite Priory
1969   Servite Priory
1970   Servite Priory
1971   Servite Priory
1972   Servite Priory
1973   Servite Priory
1974   Servite Priory
1975   St. Philip Benizi (Fullerton)
1976   No record


Arthur Fernando

1975   St. Pius V (Buena Park)
1976   St. Pius V
1977   Holy Family (Seal Beach)
1978   Holy Family
1979   Left country


Robert C. Foley

1980   St. John Neumann (Irvine)
1981   St. John Neumann
1982   St. Justin Martyr (Anaheim)
1983   St. Justin Martyr
1984   St. Hedwig (Los Alamitos)
1985   St. Hedwig
1986   Left country


James M. Ford

1967   Holy Family Cathedral (Orange)
1968   Holy Family Cathedral
1969   Holy Family Cathedral
1970   Holy Family Cathedral
1971   Holy Family Cathedral

Michael A. Harris

1975   St. Polycarp/Mater Dei
1976   St. Cecilia (Tustin)
1977   Mater Dei (Santa Ana—principal)
1978   Mater Dei
1979   Mater Dei
1980   Mater Dei
1981   Mater Dei
1982   Mater Dei
1983   Mater Dei
1984   Mater Dei
1985   Mater Dei
1986   Mater Dei
1987   Santa Margarita High School (Rancho Santa Margarita—principal)
1988   Santa Margarita High School
1989   Santa Margarita High School
1990   Santa Margarita High School
1991   Santa Margarita High School
1992   Santa Margarita High School
1993   Santa Margarita High School
1994   Santa Margarita High School
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Inactive Leave
1997   Inactive Leave
1998   Inactive Leave
1999   Inactive Leave
2000   Inactive Leave
2001   Inactive Leave
2002   Removed from Diocese


Richard A. Hartman

1958   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1959   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1960   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1961   St. Monica's (Santa Monica)
1962   No record
1963   Absent on leave
1964   St. Mary's Church of the Assumption (Santa Maria)
1965   No record
1966   Died Jan. 29, 1965

Bertrand W. Horvath

1973   Mater Dei (Santa Ana—teacher)
1974   St. Killian (Mission Viejo)


Edgardo Arrunataegui Jimenez

1988   St. Mary's (Fullerton)
1989   St. Mary's
1990   St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim)
1991   St. Anthony Claret

John M. Kenney

1971   St. Cecilia (Tustin)
1972   St. Cecilia
1973   St. Cecilia
1974   St. Cecilia
1975   St. Rose of Lima (Maywood)
1976   St. Norbert's (Orange)
1977   Died July 24, 1977 in the Diocese of Baker


Bruce J. Klikunas

1983   Servite Provincial Center (Buena Park)
1984   Servite Provincial Center
1985   Servite Provincial Center
1986   Servite Provincial Center
1987   Servite Provincial Center
1988   Servite Provincial Center


John Lenihan

1974   St. Angela Merici (Brea)
1975   St. Angela Merici
1976   St. Angela Merici
1977   St. Norbert (Orange)
1978   St. Norbert
1979   St. Norbert
1980   St. Norbert
1981   St. Norbert
1982   St. Boniface (Anaheim)
1983   St. Boniface
1984   St. Boniface
1985   St. Boniface
1986   St. Boniface
1987   St. Boniface
1988   St. Boniface
1989   St. Boniface
1990   St. Boniface
1991   St. Boniface
1992   St. Boniface
1993   St. Boniface
1994   St. Boniface
1995   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1996   St. Edward
1997   St. Edward
1998   St. Edward
1999   St. Edward
2000   St. Edward
2001   St. Edward
2002   Removed from Diocese


John Lord

1984   St. Columban (Garden Grove)
1985   no record
1986   no record
1987   St. Columban
1988   Absent on Sick Leave
1989   Absent on Sick Leave
1990   Died Feb. 15, 1989 (AIDS)


Denis Lyons

1974   St. Pius V (Buena Park)
1975   St. Pius V
1976   St. Pius V
1977   St. Mary's by the Sea (Huntington Beach)
1978   St. John the Baptist (Costa Mesa)
1979   St. John the Baptist
1980   St. John the Baptist
1981   St. John the Baptist
1982   St. John the Baptist
1983   St. John the Baptist
1984   St. John the Baptist
1985   St. John the Baptist
1986   St. John the Baptist
1987   St. John the Baptist
1988   St. John the Baptist
1989   St. John the Baptist
1990   St. John the Baptist
1991   St. John the Baptist
1992   St. John the Baptist
1993   St. John the Baptist
1994   St. John the Baptist
1995   St. John the Baptist
1996   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1997   St. Edward
1998   St. Edward
1999   St. Edward
2000   St. Edward
2001   St. Edward
2002   St. Edward
2003   retired
2004   retired


Daniel Murray

1975   St. Columban (Garden Grove)
1976   St. Columban
1977   On Duty Outside the Diocese
1978   Educational leave
1979   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1980   Pastoral Service Center (Orange)
1981   Pastoral Service Center
1982   No record
1983   St. Boniface (Anaheim)
1984   St. Boniface
1985   St. Boniface
1986   St. Boniface
1987   St. Boniface
1988   St. Boniface
1989   St. Boniface
1990   St. Boniface
1991   St. Boniface
1992   St. Boniface
1993   St. Boniface
1994   St. Boniface
1995   No record
1996   St. Callistus (Garden Grove)
1997   St. Callistus
1998   St. Callistus
1999   St. Callistus
2000   Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Newport Beach)
2001   Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
2002   Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
2003   Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
2004   administrative leave


Gary Pacheco

1976   St. Simon & Jude (Huntington Beach)
1977   St. Simon & Jude
1978   No record
1979   St. Simon & Jude
1980   St. Simon & Jude
1981   St. Simon & Jude
1982   St. Simon & Jude
1983   St. Simon & Jude
1984   St. Simon & Jude
1985   St. Simon & Jude
1986   St. Polycarp (Stanton)
1987   St. John the Baptist (Costa Mesa)
1988   Removed from Diocese


Michael Pecharich

1976   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1977   St. Edward
1978   St. Edward
1979   San Antonio (Anaheim Hills)
1980   San Antonio
1981   San Antonio
1982   San Antonio
1983   St. Juliana Falconieri (Fullerton)
1984   St. Juliana Falconieri
1985   St. Juliana Falconieri
1986   St. Juliana Falconieri
1987   St. Juliana Falconieri
1988   St. Juliana Falconieri
1989   San Francisco Solano (Rancho Santa Margarita)
1990   San Francisco Solano
1991   San Francisco Solano
1992   San Francisco Solano
1993   San Francisco Solano
1994   San Francisco Solano
1995   San Francisco Solano
1996   San Francisco Solano
1997   San Francisco Solano
1998   San Francisco Solano
1999   San Francisco Solano
2000   San Francisco Solano
2001   San Francisco Solano
2002   San Francisco Solano
2003   Removed from Diocese


Henry Perez

1984   Holy Spirit (Fullerton)
1985   Holy Spirit
1986   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1987   St. Edward
1988   St. Edward
1989   St. Anne's (Santa Ana)
1990   St. Anne's
1991   Inactive leave
1992   Inactive leave
1993   Inactive leave
1994   Inactive leave
1995   Inactive leave
1996   Inactive leave
1997   Inactive leave
1998   Inactive leave
1999   Inactive leave
2000   Inactive leave
2001   Inactive leave
2002   Removed from Diocese


Gerald J. Plesetz

1972   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1973   St. Edward
1974   St. Edward
1975   St. Edward
1976   St. Cecilia (Tustin)
1977   Inactive leave
1978   Removed from Diocese


Eleuterio V. "Big Al" Ramos

1975   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1976   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1977   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1978   Immaculate Heart of Mary (Santa Ana)
1979   Marywood Center
1980   St. Angela Merici (Brea)
1981   St. Angela Merici
1982   St. Angela Merici
1983   Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Habra)
1984   St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim)
1985   No record
1986   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana!)
1987   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1988   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1989   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1990   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1991   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1992   On Duty Outside the Diocese (Tijuana)
1993   Inactive Leave
1994   Inactive Leave
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Inactive Leave
1997   Inactive Leave
1998   Inactive Leave
1999   Inactive Leave
2000   Inactive Leave
2001   Inactive Leave
2002   Removed from Diocese


John Ruhl

1977   St. Vincent de Paul (Huntington Beach)
1978   St. Vincent de Paul
1979   St. Anthony Claret (Anaheim)
1980   St. Anthony Claret
1981   No record
1982   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1983   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1984   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1985   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1986   Mission San Juan Capistrano
1987   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1988   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1989   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1990   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1991   St. Joseph's (Placentia)
1992   Inactive Leave
1993   Inactive Leave
1994   Inactive Leave
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Inactive Leave
1997   Inactive Leave
1998   Inactive Leave
1999   Inactive Leave
2000   Inactive Leave
2001   Inactive Leave
2002   Removed from Diocese


Joseph Sharkey

1967   Servite High School (Anaheim)

Joseph F. Sharpe

1973   Absent on Sick Leave
1974   Retired
1975   Retired
1976   St. John the Baptist (Costa Mesa)
1977   St. John the Baptist
1978   Our Lady Queen of the Angels (Newport Beach)
1979   St. John Vianney (Balboa Island)
1980   St. John Vianney
1981   St. John Vianney
1982   St. John Vianney
1983   St. John Vianney
1984   St. John Vianney
1985   St. John Vianney
1986   St. John Vianney
1987   St. John Vianney
1988   St. John Vianney
1989   St. John Vianney
1990   St. John Vianney
1991   St. John Vianney
1992   St. John Vianney
1993   St. John Vianney
1994   St. John Vianney
1995   St. John Vianney
1996   St. John Vianney
1997   No record


John A. Sheahan

1965   St. Justin Martyr (Anaheim)
1966   St. Irenaeus (Cypress)
1967   St. Irenaeus
1968   St. Irenaeus
1969   St. Irenaeus
1970   Our Lady Queen of the Angels (Newport Beach)
1971   Absent on Sick Leave
1972   Absent on Sick Leave
1973   Absent on Sick Leave
1974   Absent on Sick Leave
1975   retired
1976   retired
1977   retired
1978   retired
1979   retired
1980   retired
1981   retired
1982   retired
1983   retired
1984   retired
1985   retired
1986   retired
1987   retired
1988   retired
1989   retired
1990   retired
1991   retired
1992   retired
1993   retired
1994   retired
1995   retired
1996   retired
1997   retired
1998   retired
1999   retired
2000   retired
2001   retired
2002   retired
2003   retired
2004   retired


Louis G. Stallkamp

1971   St. Juliana Falconieri (Fullerton)
1972   St. Juliana Falconieri
1973   St. Juliana Falconieri
1974   St. Juliana Falconieri

Gerardo Tanilong

1986   Our Lady of Lourdes (Santa Ana)
1987   Our Lady of Lourdes
1988   Our Lady of Lourdes
1989   St. Joachim (Costa Mesa)
1990   St. Joachim
1991   St. Joachim
1992   St. Joachim
1993   St. Joachim
1994   St. Boniface (Anaheim)
1995   St. Boniface
1996   St. Callistus (Garden Grove)
1997   St. Callistus
1998   St. Callistus
1999   Our Lady of Guadalupe (Santa Ana)
2000   Our Lady of Guadalupe
2001   Our Lady of Guadalupe
2002   Our Lady of Guadalupe
2003   administrative leave
2004   Removed from Diocese

Siegfried Widera

1978   Milwaukee
1979   St. Justin Martyr (Anaheim)
1980   St. Justin Martyr
1981   St. Justin Martyr
1982   St. Edward (Dana Point)
1983   St. Edward
1984   St. Edward
1985   Immaculate Heart of Mary (Santa Ana)
1986   Sick Leave
1987   Inactive Leave
1988   Inactive Leave
1989   Inactive Leave
1990   Inactive Leave
1991   Inactive Leave
1992   Inactive Leave
1993   Inactive Leave
1994   Inactive Leave
1995   Inactive Leave
1996   Inactive Leave
1997   Inactive Leave
1998   Inactive Leave
1999   Inactive Leave
2000   Inactive Leave
2001   Inactive Leave
2002   Inactive Leave
2003   Removed from Diocese


G. Patrick Ziemann

1972   Holy Family Cathedral (Orange)
1973   Holy Family Cathedral
1974   Mater Dei (teacher)
1975   Mater Dei (teacher)


 
 

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