Pedophile Priests in Arkansas

Pedophile Priests?

The Diocese of Little Rock has provided a partial list of names of clergy “who served at some point in the state and against whom it said there are ‘credible allegations’ of sexual abuse of a minor”. The list is shown below.

Diocese of Little Rock. – Photo by Gavin Lesnick

Finally, we are seeing some names in Little Rock! The names of sex offenders SHOULD be known! But sadly, Bishop Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas has failed to site any CURRENT allegations. Is he covering-up for the priests currently placed in Arkansas at this time? 

Yes, there are more mentally ill priests (and other clergy) still out there waiting to prey upon more of Arkansas’ innocent children if the names of the CURRENT sexually abusive priests are not revealed, also. The pedophile priests lust for children, and child trafficking must be stopped! Yes, ALL human trafficking. Expose them, PLEASE! Rotating the priests from state to state, or from country to country, is not the answer, because the crime still continues.

DIOCESAN PRIESTS

Donald Althoff

Year of Ordination: 1982

Status: Resigned and removed from active ministry (1995)

Victim Information: 1 known victim

Assignments Held:

St. John, Hot Springs (1982-1984)

St. Michael, West Memphis

Sacred Heart, Crawfordsville

St. Mary, Horseshoe Lake (1984-1989)

Christ the King, Little Rock

Little Rock Scripture Study Office

St. Francis, Little Italy (1989-1990)

St. Theresa, Little Rock (1990-1992)

Leave of Absence (1992-1995)

Joseph Correnti

Year of Ordination: 1972

Status: Deceased (2002)

Victim Information: 2 known victims

Assignments Held:

Immaculate Conception, Fort Smith (1972-1974)

Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Little Rock (1974-1978)

St. Agnes, Mena; St. Jude, Waldron; All Saints, Mount Ida (1978-1981)

Diocesan Vocations Director and Director of Youth Ministries (1981-1987)

St. John Catholic Center (in residence) (1981-1982)

St. Anne, North Little Rock (1982)

St. Boniface, New Dixie; missions at Little Italy and Petit Jean (1982-1983)

St. Patrick, North Little Rock (1983-1985)

St. John, Russellville; St. Augustine, Dardanelle (1985-1986)

St. Anne, North Little Rock (1986-1987)

Holy Trinity Seminary, Irving, Texas (1987-1989)

St. Paul, Pocahontas (1989-1991)

Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Little Rock (1991-1994)

Leave of Absence (1994-1995)

St. Raphael, Springdale (1996-2001)

St. Joseph, Tontitown (1995-death)

Robert Dagwell

Year of Ordination: 1954

Status: Deceased (1997); Removed from active ministry in 1986

Victim Information: Specific number of victims unknown

Assignments Held:

Immaculate Conception, Blytheville (1954-1955)

Blessed Sacrament, Jonesboro (1955-1958)

St. Boniface, Fort Smith (1958-1964)

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Walnut Ridge (1964-1971)

St. Mary, McGehee; St. Mary, Dermott (1971-1979)

St. Mary, Helena (1979-1984)

St. Elizabeth, Eureka Springs; St. Anne, Berryville (1984-1986)

John McDaniel

Year of Ordination: 1955

Status: Deceased (1974)

Victim Information: 3 known victims

Assignments Held:

St. John, Hot Springs (1955-1957)

Christ the King, Fort Smith (1957-1960)

Holy Redeemer, El Dorado (1960-1963)

Immaculate Conception, Blytheville (1963-1966)

St. John the Baptist, Malvern (1966-1970)

Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Little Rock (1970-death)

Edward Mooney

Year of Ordination: 1949

Status: Deceased (2009); Left active ministry in 1971; Laicized in 1974

Victim Information: 2 known victims

Assignments Held:

St. Michael, West Memphis (1949-1951)

Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Little Rock (1951-1955)

Immaculate Conception, Fort Smith (1955-1956)

St. Anne’s Academy, Fort Smith (1956-1960)

Sr. Rose of Lima, Carlisle (1960-1964)

St. Mary, Hot Springs (1963)

Sr. Francis, Forrest City (1964-1965)

St. Elizabeth, Eureka Springs (1965-1967)

St. Matthew, Osceola; St. Norbert, Marked Tree (1967-1968)

St. Joseph, Pine Bluff (1968-1969)

Leave of absence (1969-1970)

St. Louis, Camden (1970)

St. Mary, McGehee; St. Mary, Dermott (1970)

St. Patrick, North Little Rock (1970-1971)

Robert Torres

Year of Ordination: 1966

Status: Removed and resigned from priestly ministry (1994); Laicized in 2015

Victim Information: 5 known victims

Assignments Held: 

St. John Seminary, Little Rock (1966)

Catholic High School, Little Rock (1967-1974)

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Little Rock (in residence) (1971)

St. Mary, North Little Rock (in residence) (1971-1972)

Cathedral of St. Andrew, Little Rock (1972-1974)

Immaculate Conception, North Little Rock (1974)

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Little Rock (1975)

Christ the King, Little Rock (1976-1980)

Sick leave (1980-1981)

Christ the King, Little Rock (1981-1982)

St. John, Malvern; St. Mary, Arkadelphia (1982-1984)

St. Mary, North Little Rock (1984-1989)

St. Theresa, Little Rock (1989)

Sick leave (1989-1992)

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Ashdown; Our Lady of Good Hope, Hope (1992-1994)

PRIESTS FROM OTHER DIOCESES

Paul Haas

Year of Ordination: 1959 (Diocese of Nashville)

Status: Deceased (1979); Served in Diocese of Little Rock, 1964-1965

Victim Information: No known victims in Arkansas; Multiple victims in Tennessee

Assignments Held:

Catholic High School, Little Rock (1964-1965)

RELIGIOUS PRIESTS

Nicholas Fuhrman, OSB

Year of Ordination: 1954

Status: Permanently removed and barred from active ministry (2002)

Victim Information: 8 known victims

Assignments Held:

Subiaco Academy (1954-1981)

St. Mary, Windthorst, Texas (1981-1983)

St. Mary, Gainesville, Texas (1984-1993)

Subiaco Abbey (1994-1995)

St. Bernard Hospital, Jonesboro (1996-2002)

Anthony McKay, CSSp

Year of Ordination: 1960

Status: Deceased (2015); Dismissed from priesthood and religious life in 2004

Victim Information: No known victims in Arkansas; 10 victims elsewhere

Assignments Held:

St. Joseph, Conway (1991-2001)

Timothy Sugrue, SM

Year of Ordination: Unknown

Status: Dismissed from priesthood and religious life (2005)

Victim Information: 1 known victim

Assignments Held: 

Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville (1978-1979)

Patrick Walsh, MSC

Year of Ordination: 1952

Status: Deceased (2011); Suspended from all ministry by his religious order in 2004

Victim Information: 1 known victim

Assignments Held: 

St. Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock (chaplain) (1976-1984)

St. Mary, Hot Springs (1984-1987)

Francis Zimmer, OSB

Year of Ordination: 1932

Status: Deceased (1983)

Victim Information: No known victims in Arkansas; 3 known victims in Texas

Assignments Held:

Subiaco Academy (1932-1933)

Sacred Heart, Muenster, TX (1933-1940)

St. Mary, Windthorst, TX (1940-1941)

Army Chaplain in WWII (1941-1945)

Subiaco Academy (1945-1949)

St. Benedict, Subiaco (1948)

St. Scholastica, Shoal Creek / New Blaine (1950-1951)

St. Mary, Windthorst, TX (1952-1953)

Subiaco Abbey (1953)

St. Teresa, Corpus Christi, TX (1954-1959)

Counselor for Arkansas rehabilitation programs (1960-1962)

Sick leave (1963)

St. Peter, Mount Clemens, MI (1963-1966)

Counselor in Little Rock prisons (1966)

Counselor for Arkansas rehabilitation program, Fort Smith (1967)

VA Hospital, Tomah, WI (Chaplain) (1968-1970)

St. Stephen, Stevens Point, WI; St. Kilian, Blenker, WI (1971)

St. Joseph Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI (1972-1973)

St. John the Baptist, Elgar, WI (1974-1975)

Assumption, Decatur, TX (1976-1981)

Sts. Peter and Paul, Morrison Bluff (1981-death)

In closing, if you are a victim of child or sexual abuse, please take care where you seek council. Also, please consider that schools, daycare facilities, and churches should be selected very carefully. The Diocese claims to “Promise to Protect” and “Pledge to Heal” on their own website, so they need to actually live up to those claims!

Victims of sex offenders, including pedophiles and child molesters, can be scarred for life, and women and children are especially vulnerable.

Stay aware, stay involved, and stay vigilant.

Remember:  eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

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