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New Tripoli
Catasauqua
Slatedale, Pennsylvania
Laurys Station
Wescosville
Coopersburg
East Texas, Pennsylvania
Hokendauqua
Slatington
Fountain Hill
Emmaus
Trexlertown
Macungie
Stiles, Pennsylvania
Coplay
Fullerton
Allentown
Ancient Oaks
Schnecksville
Alburtis


Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese


The Pennsylvania Diocese Victims Report (often referred to as the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report) "serves as the holding ground for the results of a two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse of children within six dioceses of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania and the systemic cover up by senior church officials in Pennsylvania and at The Vatican."  It began in 2016 and investigated sexual abuse in the Dioceses of Allentown, Scranton, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Erie.  A total of 301 priests were accused of sexually abusing children.


There were 37 Named Offenders Identified by the Grand Jury including:


Francis T. Gillespie
Gerald Royer
Jim Gross
Henry E. Strassner
Williams E. Jones
Paul G. Puza
Dennis A. Rigney
Andrew Aloysius Ulincy
Thomas J. Kerestus
Henry Paul
Francis Joseph McNelis
Edward George Ganster
Joseph D. Hulko
Michael S. Lawrence
Francis J. Fromholzer
Thomas J. Bender
Richard J. Guiliani
Robert G. Cofenas
Bruno M. Tucci
Thomas J. Benestad
Joesphn A. Zmijewski
J. Pascal Sabas
James Gaffney
Joseph H. Kean
A. Gregory Uhrig
Joseph Galko
Edward R. Graff
Joseph A. Rock
David Connell
Charles Ruffenach
William J. Shields
David A. Soderlund
Ronald Yarrosh
Gabriel Patil
Stephen F. Shigo
Timothy Johnson

Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Cities and places where the accused were employed or assigned:


Reverend Thomas J. Bender
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1933
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 13, 1967
Regional Director, Council of Catholic Nurses
Diocesan Tribunal, Allentown, PA
St. John the Baptist, Pottsville, PA
St. Kiern, Heckscherville, PA
Most Blessed Sacrament, Bally
St. Francis Orphanage, Orwigsburg, PA
Holy Family, New Philadelphia, PA
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Gordon, PA
Bethlehem Catholic HS, Bethlehem, PA
St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
St. Joseph, Ashland, PA
St. Joseph, Girardville, PA
St. Anthony of Padua, Easton, PA
Nativity High School, Pottsville, PA
Liturgical Commission, Diocese of Allentown
Marian High School, Tamaqua, PA
Northampton Deanery, Ministry to Aging
St. Mary, St. Clair, PA



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Monsignor Thomas J. Benestad
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1945
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 23, 1970

Employment/Assignment History
St. Bernard, Easton, PA
Lafayette College Newman Center
Notre Dame High School
St. Thomas More
Holy Rosary
St. Bernard
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Papal Foundation
St. Francis of Assisi
Notre Dame of Bethlehem
Ascension, Boca Raton, FL
Retired-Pastor Emeritus, Notre Dame of Bethlehem


Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Robert G. Cofenas
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1941
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: January 6, 1973
Employment/Assignment History
Sabbatical (The Servants of the Paraclete, Jemez Springs, New
Newman Center, Bethlehem, PA
Council of Priests, Diocese of Allentown
St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA
Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education, Diocese of
Allentown, PA
Special Advocate, Diocesan Tribunal
Assistant Superintendent of Education, Diocese of Allentown
Catholic Students Advisor, Newman Apostolate, Moravian
University, PA
Guidance Counsellor, Norte Dame High School, Easton, PA
Diocesan Newspaper
Our Lady of Help of Christians, Allentown, PA
St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Maryland
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
College, PA
Sabbatical (St. John Vianney Treatment Facility, Downingtown)
Regional Director, American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund
Our Lady of Help of Christians, Allentown, PA
Mexico)
Catholic Students Advisor, Newman Apostolate, Lehigh
Director, Newman Apostolate, Diocese of Allentown
St.s Simon and Jude, Bethlehem, PA
St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend James Gaffney
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1957
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: June 8, 1985
Employment/Assignment History
St. Patrick, Pottsville
Reading Central Catholic High School
Assisted with six parishes in Shenandoah
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, PA
Sick Leave (The Servants of the Paraclete, New Mexico)
Sick Leave (The Servants of the Paraclete)
St. Catherine of Siena, Mt. Penn, PA
St. Ursula, Fountain Hill, PA
Notre Dame of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA
St. Mary of the Assumption, Coaldale, PA


Reverend Joseph Galko
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1944
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: 1980
Employment/Assignment History
St. Anne, Bethlehem, PA
St. Paul, Reading, PA
St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
St. Bernard, Easton, PA




Reverend Edward George Ganster
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1943
YEAR OF DEATH: 2014
ORDINATION: March 27, 1971
Employment/Assignment History
Member, Diocesan Building Committee
St. Joseph, Easton, PA
Assistant, St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. James
Pastor, St. Joseph, Frackville, PA
American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund
Assistant Pastor, Notre Dame, Bethlehem, PA
Catholic Student Advisor, Penn State University Campus Ministry
Regional Director, C.Y. O., Bethlehem District
Regional Director, Pro-Life, Northampton Deanery, PA
Assistant, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bethlehem, PA
Associate Professor, Bethlehem Catholic HIGH SCHOOL, PA
Holy Ghost, Bethlehem, PA
Member, Budget Board, Cardinal Brennan HIGH SCHOOL
Assistant, St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
Pastor, St. Joseph, Frackville, PA
Pastor, SS. Peter and Paul, Tower City, PA


Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Francis T. Gillespie
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1931
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 7, 1959
Employment/Assignment History
Annunciation of B.V.M., Catasauqua, PA
Notre Dame of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA
Nativity HS, Pottsville, PA
St. Patrick’s, Pottsville, PA (Asst. Pro Tem)
St. Margaret, Reading, PA
Our lady of Mount Carmel, Minersville, PA
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, PA / Moravian College (student advisor)
St. Joseph’s, Girardville, PA
St. Joseph’s, Girardville, PA


Richard J. Guiliani
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1942
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: March 9, 1968
Employment/Assignment History
Resident, St. Vincent de Paul, Girardville, PA.
Principal, Cardinal Brennan High School, Fount Springs
Regional Director, Thanksgiving Clothing Drive, Berks Co
Assistant, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bethlehem, PA
Professor, Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
Assistant, St. Canicus, Mahanoy City, PA
Vice Principal, Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
Resident, Sacred Heart, Miller Heights, PA
Assistant, St. Peter, Reading, PA




Reverend Joseph D. Hulko
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1940
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 20, 1967
Employment/Assignment History
Principal, Nativity High School, Pottsville, PA
Chaplain, St. Francis Orphanage, Orwigsburg, PA
Pastor Representative, Council of Priests
Assistant Pastor Representative, Advisory Committee, Priestly Life and Ministry
Advocate, Diocesan Tribunal
Assistant Pastor Representative, Council of Priests
Assistant Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua, Easton, PA
Resident, SS Cyril and Methodius, Reading, PA
Assistant Pastor, Notre Dame of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA
Resident, St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
Pastor, St. Michael, Lansford, PA
Assistant Pastor Representative, Council of Priests
Resident, Holy Family Villa,
Assistant Pastor, St. Margaret, Reading, PA
Resident, Mary Queen of Peace, Pottsville, PA
Assistant, St. John the Baptist, Pottsville, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Bernard, Easton, PA
Regional Director, Family Life Center, Berks, Carbon and East Schuylkill Counties, PA
Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bethlehem, PA
Assistant Professor, St. Joseph, Limeport, PA
Priest Professor, Reading Central Catholic High School
Newman Center, Bethlehem, PA
Resident, St. John the Baptist, Pottsville, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. John Baptist de LaSalle, Shillington, PA


Priest Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Monsignor William E. Jones, V. F.
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1934
YEAR OF DEATH: 2004
ORDINATION: May 14, 1960
Employment/Assignment History
South Schuylkill Deanery, Council of Priests, PA
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
St. Mary, St. Clair, PA
St. Jane Frances, Easton, PA
Pastor designated to consult on removal/transfer
Dean of South Schuylkill Deanery
St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville, PA
Vicar Forane of South Schuylkill Deanery (held until 1/31/03)
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
South Schuylkill Deanery, Diocesan Negotiating Team
Diocesan Negotiating Team
President of the Catholic Housing Corporation, Queen of Peace Apartments, Pottsville, PA
St. Vincent de Paul, Minersville, PA
Annunciation B.V.M., Shenandoah, PA
St. Jane Frances, Easton, PA
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, PA
St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
St. Patrick’s, Pottsville, PA
Nativity B.V.M. High School Budget/Audit Board.
Board of Seton Manor, Inc.
Budget Board Nativity B.V.M. High Sch.
South Schuylkill Deanery
St. Jane Frances, Easton, PA
St. Joseph, Summit Hill, PA
Representative, Diocesan Board of Education, West Schuylkill County, PA
South Schuylkill Deanery, PA
St. Joseph, Summit Hill, PA
Honorary Prelate of His Holiness, John Paul II
Resigned as pastor of St. Patrick’s, Pottsville, PA


Priest Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Michael S. Lawrence
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1947
YEAR OF DEATH: 2015
ORDINATION: May 19, 1973
Employment/Assignment History
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
Sacred Heart, Miller Heights (resident/assistant)
Reg. Coordinator of Adult Religious Education,
North Hampton, PA
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, PA
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, PA
St. Anne, Bethlehem, PA
Central Catholic High School, Allentown, PA
St. Lawrence, Catasauqua, PA
Diocesan Tribunal
Holy Trinity, Whitehall, PA
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
St. Anthony, Easton, PA
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
St. Anthony, Easton, PA
St. Joseph, Easton, PA
Notre Dame High School, Easton, PA
Immaculate Conception, Jim Thorpe, PA
St. Paul, Allentown, PA
Diocesan Tribunal
Ministry to the Aging
Diocesan Tribunal
Catholic University of America (Graduate Studies-Canon Law)
Divine Word College



Reverend Joseph H. Kean
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1937
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: March 7, 1964
Employment/Assignment History
SS Peter and Paul, Lehighton, PA
St. Mary, St. Clair, PA
St. Joseph, Ashland, PA
St. Paul, Reading, PA
St.s Simon and Jude, Bethlehem, PA
St. Jane, Easton, PA
St. Paul, Allentown, PA
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Nesquehoning, PA
Annunciation, Shenandoah, PA
SS Peter and Paul, Tower City, PA
Marian HS, Tamaqua, PA
St. Joseph, Ashland, PA


Priest Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Thomas J. Kerestus
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1942
YEAR OF DEATH: 2014
ORDINATION: May 24, 1969
Employment/Assignment History
Pastor, St. Stephen of Hungary, Allentown, PA
Assistant, Our Lady of Hungary, Northampton, PA
Assistant, Sacred Heart, W. Reading, PA
Assistant, St. Peter, Reading, PA
Chaplain, Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA
Resident, Holy Family Villa
Pastor, St. John Capistrano, Bethlehem, PA
Assistant, St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
County, PA
Regional Director, C.Y.O., Mid-Schuylkill County
Regional Director, C.Y.O., Northampton County, PA
Area Chaplain, Appalachian Trail Scouting Council
Regional Director, C.Y.O. West Schuylkill County, PA
Regional Director, Bishop’s Overseas Aid, East Schuylkill
Assistant Pastor, Sacred Heart, Allentown, PA
Leave of Absence
Assistant, Annunciation B.V.M., Shenandoah, PA



Reverend Francis Joseph McNelis
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1938
YEAR OF DEATH: 2005
ORDINATION: May 22, 1965
Employment/Assignment History
Annunciation B.V.M., Shenandoah, PA
St. Joseph, Girardville, PA
Regional Director, C.Y.O., East Schuylkill County, PA
Regional Director, Thanksgiving Clothing Drive, East Schuylkill
County, PA
St. Jerome, Tamaqua, PA
St. Theresa, Hellertown, PA
Regional Director, C.Y.O., Northampton County, PA
St. John the Baptist, Shillington, PA
St. Francis, Easton, PA
Regional Director, Thanksgiving Clothing Drive, Northampton
County, PA
St. Ann, Emmaus, PA
St. Mary, and St. Boniface, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, PA
St. Mary, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, PA
St. Mary, Hamburg, PA
St. Ignatius, Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA



Reverend Gabriel Patil
YEAR OF BIRTH: Unknown
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: 1972
Employment/Assignment History
Permission to exercise mission within Diocese


Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese


Reverend Henry Paul
YEAR OF BIRTH: Unknown
YEAR OF DEATH: 1982
ORDINATION: 1941
Pennsylvania Dioceses
of Erie, Philadelphia, and Allentown, the New York Dioceses of Buffalo and New York City,
and Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware.



Reverend Paul G. Puza
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1949
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 31, 1975
Employment/Assignment History
Lafayette college, Easton, PA
St. Richard, Barnesville, PA
St. Casimir, Shenandoah, PA
St. Anthony of Padua, Cumbola
Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville, PA
Central Catholic High School, Reading, PA
Marian High School, Tamaqua, PA
Northampton County Regional Director of Vocations
St. Anthony, Easton, PA
St. Joseph, Reading, PA
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Minersville, PA
St. Anne, Bethlehem, PA
St. Bernard, Easton, PA
Catholic Scouting, Schuylkill County, PA


Reverend Dennis A. Rigney
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1940
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 21, 1966
Employment/Assignment History
Ordained in Cathedral of St. Cathedral of Siena, Allentown, PA.
by Bishop McShea
Spanish Apostolate
Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors
Board of Directors Catholic Social Agency
Secretary Tribunal, Diocese of Allentown
Diocesan director, Holy Family Health Care Agency,
Our Lady Help of Christians, Allentown, PA
Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors St. Paul, Allentown, PA
Executive Secretary and Coordinator Council of Social Services
Diocesan Tribunal
St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
Board of Covenant Home Care, Inc.
Board of Seton Manor, Inc.
Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem, PA
PCC Administrative Board
Holy Family Villa, Bethlehem, PA
St. Peter, Reading, PA
Schuylkill County, PA
Diocesan Consultor
Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors
St. Peter, Reading, PA
(President and CEO)
Director, Catholic Charities & Catholic Social Agency
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors
Bethlehem Priest Director, Holy Family Manor,
Director of Marriage Encounter, Allentown, PA
Council of Priests
Regional Director, Spanish Apostolate, Berks County, PA
Executive Dire. And Moderator, Social Action Bureau
Diocesan Director; Project H.E.A.D.
Pastoral Council, Diocese of Allentown
Director, Family Life Bureau


Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese


Reverend Joseph A. Rock
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1941
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: February 5, 1972
Employment/Assignment History
Scouts, Hawk Mountain, Berks County, PA
St. Francis de Sales, Mount Carbon, PA
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Allentown, PA
Our Lady Help of Christians, Allentown, PA
Youth Ministry
St.s Simon and Jude, Bethlehem, PA
Social Action Bureau Advisory Board, West Schuylkill County
Catholic Scouting, Diocese of Allentown
St. Ignatius Loyola, Reading, PA
St. Catherine of Siena, Allentown, PA
Catholic Scouting, Allentown Area
Catholic Youth Organization, Bethlehem, PA
Catholic Youth Organization, Lehigh County, PA
Scouts, Minsi Trails Council, Lehigh County, PA
Catholic Youth Organization, Berks County, PA



Reverend Gerald Royer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1917
YEAR OF DEATH: 2003
ORDINATION: June 1, 1947
Employment/Assignment History
Chaplain, St. Joseph’s Manor
Annunciation, Shenandoah
St. Bartholomew, Brockton
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton
St. Catherine of Siena, Reading
Chaplain, Convent of Divine Love
St. Mary of the Assumption, Philadelphia
St.s Simon and Jude, Bethlehem
St. Bartholomew, Brockton
St. Paul, Reading
St. Joseph, Girardsville


Church Abuse Lawsuit Allentown Diocese


Reverend Charles J. Ruffenach
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1901
YEAR OF DEATH: 1980
ORDINATION: May 29, 1930
Employment/Assignment History
Holy Ghost, Bethlehem, PA
St. Mary of the Assumption, Philadelphia, PA
St. John the Baptist, Stiles
St. John the Baptist, Stiles Holy Family Villa



Reverend J. Pascal Sabas
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1923
YEAR OF DEATH: 1996
ORDINATION: June 20, 1954 (Wappinger Falls, New York)
Employment/Assignment History
Priest Representative Diocesan Board of Education,
Assistant, St. Francis of Assisi, Minersville, PA
Pastor, St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA
Administrator, St. Ignatius Loyola, Sinking Spring, PA
Vocation Director, New York House Discretus and Purser, New York
Administrator, St. Vincent de Paul, Girardville, PA
Assistant, St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
Assistant, St. Patrick, Pottsville, PA
Pro-Synodal Examiner
Pastor, St. George, Shenandoah, PA
Regional Director, Bishop’s Relief Agency, West Schuylkill, PA
Assistant, St. Joseph, Portland, Maine
Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Girardville, PA
Berks County, PA
Assistant, Sacred Heart, Yarmouth, Maine
Administrator, St. Vincent de Paul, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant, St. Anthony, Easton, PA
Chaplain, Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Assistant Pastor, St. John the Baptist, Shillington, PA



Reverend William J. Shields
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1929
YEAR OF DEATH: 2000
ORDINATION: March 15, 1958
Employment/Assignment History
Assistant, St. Lawrence, Catasauqua, PA
Pastor Emeritus, St. Nicholas, Weatherly, PA
Assistant, St. Peter, Reading, PA
Assistant, St. Paul, Allentown, PA
Pastor, St. Nicholas, Weatherly, PA
Assistant, St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
Assistant, Annunciation B.V.M., Shenandoah, PA
Bishop’s Relief Agency, East Schuylkill County, PA
Assistant, St. Mary, Hamburg, PA
Assistant, St. John Baptist de la Salle, Shillington, PA
Administrator, St. Ann, Lansford, PA
Regional Director, Bishop’s Relief, Upper Schuylkill County, PA





Reverend Stephen F. Shigo
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1953
YEAR OF DEATH: 1991
ORDINATION: May 13, 1978
Employment/Assignment History
Holy Guardian Angels, Hyde Park, PA
Regional Director, Family Life Bureau, South Schuylkill
County, PA
St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA
Area Chaplain Catholic Scouting, West Schuylkill County, PA
Regional Director, CYO West Schuylkill County, PA
Regional Director, Youth Ministry, South Schuylkill County, PA



Reverend David A. Soderlund
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1938
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 22, 1965
Employment/Assignment History
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
St. Joseph, Summit Hill, PA
St. Benedict, Reading, PA
St. John the Baptist, Shillington, PA
Holy Name High School, Reading, PA
Adult Religious Education, Berks County, PA
Administrative Leave (faculties withdrawn)
Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, PA
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
St. Peter, Coplay, PA
St. Catharine of Siena, Reading, PA
Sick Leave (Villa St. John Vianney Hospital)
Sacred Heart, West Reading, PA
Holy Name High School, Reading, PA
Our Lady of Hungary, Northampton, PA


Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Very Reverend Henry E. Strassner, V.F.
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1922
YEAR OF DEATH: 2009
ORDINATION: May 31, 1947
Employment/Assignment History
Allentown Central Catholic High School, Professor (Res. Notre
Dame, Bethlehem,)
Regional Director, Family Life Bureau, Lehigh County, PA
Council of Priests Rep. Parochial Vicars
Principal, Notre Dame High School, Green Pond, PA
Pastor, St. Paul, Allentown
Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors, Ex Officio Member
Member, Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultor
High School, PA
Director, Family Life Bureau, Lehigh County, PA
Dean, Lehigh County Diocese of Allentown
Regional Director, Holy Name Society, Lehigh County, PA
Administrator, St. Paul, Allentown, PA
St. Bernard, Easton, In Residence
Assistant Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo, Cornwell Heights, PA
St. Michael, Easton, In Residence
Member, Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors
Assistant, Notre Dame, Bethlehem (Summer Assignment)
Member, Diocesan Development and Endowment Committee
Senior Priest/Assistant Pastor, St. Jerome, Tamaqua, PA
Member, Council of Priests-Diocesan Consultors
Member, Advisory Board, Allentown Central Catholic
Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul Church, Allentown, PA



Reverend Bruno M. Tucci
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1942
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: March 27, 1971
Employment/Assignment History



Reverend A. Gregory Uhrig
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1947
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: September 29, 1973
Employment/Assignment History
Secretary, Diocesan Tribunal
Professor, Reading Central High School, PA
Secretary, Diocesan Tribunal
Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bernardsville, PA
Assistant, St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Ursula, Fountain Hill, Bethlehem, PA
Chaplain, Muhlenberg/Cedar Crest Colleges
Assistant, St. Anthony, Easton, PA
Assigned to ministry in New Jersey
Assistant Pastor, St. Thomas More, Allentown, PA
Resident, St. Elizabeth, Whitehall, PA
Excardinated from Diocese of Allentown
Resident, Holy Rosary, Reading, PA
Assistant, St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, New Jersey
Resident, Holy Trinity, Egypt
Coordinator, CCD Adult Regular Education, Northampton, PA
Incardinated into Diocese of Metuchen
Professor, Allentown Central Catholic High School, PA
Defender of the Bond, Diocesan Tribunal
Resident, St. Thomas More, Allentown, PA
Regional Director, Family Life Bureau, Northampton, PA
Regional Director, CCD Lehigh County, PA
Member, Liturgical Commission
Resident and Assistant, Immaculate Conception, Allentown, PA
Pastor, John the Baptist, Whitehall, PA


Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Andrew Aloysius Ulincy
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1936
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: May 21, 1966
Employment/Assignment History
Regional Director of Vocations, Carbon County, PA
Pastor Pro Tempore, St. Paul, Reading, PA
Regional Director, Family Life Bureau, E. Schuylkill, PA
Resident, St. Joseph, Jim Thorpe, PA
Pastor, St. Simon and Jude, Bethlehem, PA
Advisory Board Member, Cardinal Brennan High School
Pastor, St. Joseph, Frackville, PA
Pastor, St. Mary, Mahanoy City, PA
Professor, Marian High School, Hometown, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Michael, Lansford, PA
Assistant Pastor, Holy Rosary, Reading, PA
Administrator, St. Paul, Reading, PA
Pastors of Berks Deanery, Council of Priests, Representative
Member, Committee on Ecumenism
Secretary, Committee on Ecumenism
Spiritual Director, Holy Name Society for Berks Deanery,
Parish Priest Consultor
Administrator Pro Tempore, Immaculate Conception, Birdsboro, PA



Reverend Ronald Yarrosh
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1947
YEAR OF DEATH: N/A
ORDINATION: October 19, 1974
Employment/Assignment History
Assistant Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown, PA
Mission Appeal, P.I.M.E., Detroit, MI
Pastor, St. Anthony, Cumbola,
Pastor, Holy Family, Sacred Heart Churches, New Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Anne, Bethlehem, PA
Assistant Pastor, Holy Rosary, Reading, PA
Campus Minister, Albright College, Reading, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Anthony, Easton, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Jane Frances de Chantel, Easton, PA
Language Student, P.I.M.E., Rome, Italy
Missionary, P.I.M.E., Hong Kong
Assistant Pastor Pro Tempore, St. Peter, Reading, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Margaret, Reading, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Patrick, Pottsville, PA
Assistant Promotion Director P.I.M.E. (Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions), Detroit, MI,
Incardination into the Diocese of Allentown
Assistant Pastor, St. Bernard, Easton, PA
Assistant Pastor, St. Ambrose, Schuylkill Haven, PA


Priest Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allentown Diocese Pennsylvania


Reverend Joseph A. Zmijewski, D.D.
Biographical Information
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1910
YEAR OF DEATH: 1968
ORDINATION: December 6, 1936
Employment/Assignment History
Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Mary’s, Reading, PA
Defender of the Bond
Assistant, St. Ladislaus, Philadelphia, PA
Chaplain, Bernardine Sisters, Reading, PA
Promoter of Justice, The Tribunal
Member, Diocesan Liturgical Commission