The Priests

The following 39 men are current or former priests of the Diocese of Bridgeport or the Archdiocese of Hartford, who have been sued, suspended following allegations of sexual abuse of minors, or have claims against them. This information was obtained from the Official Catholic Directory.

The Diocese of Bridgeport

Father Kieran T. Ahearn Father Henry A. Albeke Father Stanley Banaszek Father Alfred J. Bietighofer Father Laurence F. X. Brett Father Charles T. Carr Father W. Phillip Coleman Father Joseph DeShan Reverend William Donovan Father Martin J. Federici Monsignor William A. Genuario Father James Gildea Father Joseph H. Gorecki

Father Richard J. Grady Father Sherman Gray Father Stanley Koziol Father Joseph Malloy Father Albert McGoldrick Father Joseph P. Moore Father Robert Morrissey Father Gavin O'Connor Father Raymond S. Pcolka Father Martin Ryan Monsignor Gregory M. Smith Monsignor Charles W. Stubbs Father Vincent Veich

Archdiocese of Hartford

Father Joseph Buckley Father Stephen Crowley Father Ivan Ferguson Father Stephen C. Foley Father Thomas Glynn Father John Graham Father Felix Maguire

Father Daniel McSheffery Father Edward Muha Father Louis Paturzo Father Raymond Paul Father William Przybylo Monsignor Edward Reardon Father Kenneth Shiner

Back to TopFather Kieran T. Ahearn

  • 1965: 213 Stanton Street, New York
  • 1966-1969: Lowel Rd., Hudson, New Hampshire
  • 1970-1971: 1200 Brush Hill Rd., Milton, Massachusetts
  • 1972-1975: Smithtown General Hospital, Smithtown, NY
  • 1976-1978: St. Ann Friary, Smithtown, NY
  • 1979-1980: Smithtown General Hospital, Smithtown, NY
  • 1981-1982: Not listed
  • 1983-1984: St. Pius X, Middletown, CT (Diocese of Norwich)
  • 1985: St. Joseph the Worker Church, East Patchogue, NY (RBC)
  • 1986-1990: St. Luke's Church, Westport, CT
  • 1991-1993: St. Mary's Church, Bethel, CT
  • 1994-1996: Leave of absence

Back to TopFather Henry A. Albeke

  • 1974-1976: St. Charles, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1977: On duty outside of Diocese (Pontifical Ecclesiastical, Rome, Italy)
  • 1978: St. Jude, Monroe, CT
  • 1979: St. Joseph's, Brookfield, CT
  • 1980-1987: St. John's, Darien, CT
  • 1988-1992: St. Thomas the Apostle, Norwalk, CT
  • 1993: St. Francis Assisi, Weston, CT

Back to TopFather Stanley Banaszek

  • 1985: St. Anthony of Padua, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopFather Alfred J. Bietighofer

  • 1966-1968: St. George Parish, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1968-1974: St. Anthony Parish, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1974-1975: St. John Vianney, Chiclayo, Peru
  • 1975-1976: St. Patrick Parish, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1976-1982: Blessed Sacrament, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1982-1984: St. Joseph Medical Center, Stamford, CT
  • 1984-1986: St. Joseph Parish, Norwalk, CT
  • 1986-1987: St. John Vianney, Chiclayo, Peru
  • 1987-1988: Sacred Heart, Stamford, CT
  • 1988-1998: St. Mary Parish, Norwalk, CT
  • 1998-1999: St. Charles Borromeo, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1999-2001: St. Francis of Assisi, Weston, CT
  • 2001-2002: St. Andrew Parish, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopFather Laurence F. X. Brett

  • 1963-1964: St. Cecelia's, Stamford, CT
  • 1965-1972: Leave of absence
  • 1973-1995: On duty outside of Diocese
  • 1996: Not listed

Back to TopFather Joseph Buckley (Deceased 1975)

  • 1958-1970: St. Mary's, Newington, CT
  • 1970: Retired

Back to TopFather Charles T. Carr

  • 1981-1984: Our Lady of Fatima Church, Wilton, CT
  • 1985-1986: St. Thomas the Apostle, Norwalk, CT
  • 1987-1988: St. Catherine of Siena, Trumbull, CT
  • 1990: Central Catholic High School, Norwalk, CT
  • 1990-1991: St. Phillip's Church, Norwalk, CT
  • 1992-1995: St. Andrew's Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1996: Leave of absence

Back to TopFather W. Phillip Coleman

  • 1960-1966: St. Teresa's Church, Trumbull, CT
  • 1967-1968: St. Maurice's Church, Stamford, CT
  • 1969: St. Joseph's Church, Danbury, CT
  • 1970-1972: St. Aloysius, New Canaan, CT
  • 1973-1975: St. Thomas' Church, Fairfield, CT
  • 1976-1982: St. Patrick's Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1983-1987: St. Joseph's Church, Brookfield Center, CT
  • 1988: Immaculate High School, Danbury, CT
  • 1990: Central Catholic High School, Norwalk, CT
  • 1988-1990: Sacred Heart Church, Georgetown, CT
  • 1991-1993: St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull, CT
  • 1993-1995: St. Margaret Mary, Shelton, CT
  • 1996: Retired

Back to TopFather Stephen Crowley

  • 1973-1985: St. Francis of Assisi, Torrington, CT
  • 1991: Retired, Hamden, CT

Back to TopFather Joseph DeShan

  • 1988-1989: St. Augustine's Cathedral, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopReverend William Donovan

  • 1961-1966: St. John's Parish, Darien, CT
  • 1966-1973: Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT
  • 1973-1982: St. Thomas More Parish, Darien, CT
  • 1982-1983: St. Rose of Lima Parish, Newtown, CT
  • 1983-1989: St. Leo's Parish, Stamford, CT
  • 1989-2002: Holy Family, Fairfield, CT

Back to TopFather Martin J. Federici

  • 1967: St. Teresa's Church, Trumbull, CT
  • 1968-1970: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1971: St. Ambrose Parish, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1972-1977: Assumption Church, Fairfield, CT
  • 1978-1981: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Norwalk, CT
  • 1982-1983: St. Joseph's Church, Shelton, CT
  • 1984: St. Edward the Confessor, New Fairfield, CT
  • 1985-1995: St. Matthews, Norwalk, CT
  • 1996: St. Augustine's Cathedral, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopFather Ivan Ferguson (Deceased 2002)

  • 1973-1979: St. Bernard's, Tariffville, CT
  • 1979: St. Mary's Church, Derby, CT

Back to TopFather Stephen C. Foley

  • 1967-1975: Christ the King, Bloomfield, CT
  • 1975-1986: St. Robert Bellarmine, Windsor Locks, CT
  • 1986-1991: St. Timothy, West Hartford, CT
  • 1991-1993: St. Dunston, Glastonbury, CT

Back to TopMonsignor William A. Genuario

  • 1958: On duty outside of the Diocese (Chaplin of Public Institution)
  • 1959 – 1964: St. Peter’s Church, Bridgeport, CT (Vice-Chancellor and Secretary of Tribunal)
  • 1965 – 1968: St. Teresa’s Church, Trumbull, CT (Vice-Chancellor, Officialis)
  • 1969 – 1973: Blessed Sacrament Church, Bridgeport, CT (Vice-Chancellor, Officialis)
  • 1974 – 1978: St. Anthony of Padua, Bridgeport, CT (Chancellor)
  • 1979 - 1987: St. Ambrose Church, Bridgeport, CT (Vicar General)
  • 1988 – 2003: St. Catherine of Siena, Riverside, CT (Judge, Priest Council, Territorial Vicar)
  • Currently: Judge, Tribunal (The Catherine Dennis Keefe Queen of the Clergy Retired Priests’ Residence, Retired)

Back to TopFather James Gildea (Deceased 1986)

  • 1957-1972: Notre Dame Boys High School, Fairfield, CT
  • 1973-1985: Notre Dame Catholic High School, Fairfield,
  • CT

Back to TopFather John Graham

  • St. Bernadettes, East Haven, CT

Back to TopFather Thomas Glynn

  • 1960-1965: St. Boniface's, New Haven, CT
  • 1966-1967: St. Matthews, Forestville, CT
  • 1968-1970: Holy Trinity, Wallingford, CT
  • 1971-1979: St. Clare, East Haven, CT
  • 1980-1987: St. Joseph, Meriden, CT
  • 1988: Retired

Back to TopFather Joseph H. Gorecki

  • 1960-1964: St. Cyril Methodius Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1965-1966: On duty outside of Diocese
  • 1967-1970: St. Joseph's Parish, Shelton, CT
  • 1971: St. Teresa's, Trumbull, CT
  • 1972-1973: Holy Name, Stamford, CT
  • 1974: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1975: St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1976-1978: St. Mary's Parish, Norwalk, CT
  • 1978 - present: Not listed

Back to TopFather Richard J. Grady

  • 1973-1979: St. Leo's, Stratford, CT
  • 1980-1988: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1989: Retired

Back to TopFather Sherman Gray

  • 1971-1973: St. Mary's, Greenwich, CT
  • 1974-1975: On duty outside of Diocese, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy
  • 1976-1981: St. Maurice's, Stamford, CT
  • 1982: On duty outside of Diocese, Theological College Catholic University of America, Washington DC
  • 1983-1985: On duty outside of Diocese, Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD
  • 1986: On duty outside of Diocese, St. Bernard, Riverdale, MD
  • 1987-2002: Holy Name of Jesus, Stamford, CT

Back to TopFather Stanley Koziol

  • 1980-1987: Holy Name of Jesus, Stamford, CT
  • 1988-1992: St. Aloysius, New Canaan, CT
  • 1993-1994: St. Phillip, Norwalk, CT
  • 1995-1996: St. Mark's Church, Stratford, CT

Back to TopFather Joseph Malloy

  • 1971-1974: St. James, Stratford, CT
  • 1975-1987: St. Catherine of Siena, Trumbull, CT
  • 1988-2002: St. Ann, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopFather Felix Maguire

  • 1961-1967: St. Lawrence's, West Haven, CT
  • 1968-1972: St. Pius X, Wolcott, CT
  • 1975-1984: St. John Fisher, Marlborough, CT
  • 1993: Retired

Back to TopFather Albert McGoldrick

  • 1979-1980: St. Mary's, Stamford, CT
  • 1980: Diocesan Tribunal, Instructor
  • 1981-1984: Diocesan Tribunal, Auditor
  • 1985-1986: On duty outside of Diocese, Divine Word College, Washington, D.C.
  • 1987: Our Lady of Peace, Stratford, CT
  • 1988: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1989-1994: Unknown
  • 1995-2002: Diocesan Tribunal, Judge
  • 1998: Notre Dame of Easton, Easton, CT
  • 1999: St. James, Stratford, CT
  • 2000-2002: St. Paul, Greenwich, CT

Back to TopFather Daniel McSheffery

  • 1984-1986: St. George, Guilford, CT
  • 1987-2001: St. Augustine, North Branford, CT

Back to TopFather Joseph P. Moore

  • 1972-1973: St. Teresa's Church, Trumbull, CT
  • 1974-1975: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1976-1981: St. Joseph's Church, Danbury, CT
  • 1982-1983: St. Mary's Church, Bethel, CT
  • 1984-1996: On duty outside of Diocese

Back to TopFather Robert Morrissey

  • 1977: St. Lawrence, Huntington, CT
  • 1978-1982: St. Mary's, Greenwich, CT
  • 1983-1984: St. Clement's, Stamford, CT
  • 1985-1986: St. Joseph's, Danbury, CT
  • 1987: Unknown
  • 1988-1989: On duty outside of Diocese - US Navy
  • 1990-1992: St. Joseph's, Danbury, CT
  • 1993-2002: St. Mary's, Ridgefield, CT

Back to TopFather Edward Muha (Deceased 2002)

  • 1969-1996: Immaculate Conception, Terryville, CT

Back to TopFather Gavin O'Connor

  • 1978-1979: St. Joseph's Church, Shelton, CT
  • 1980-1981: St. Edward the Confessor Church, New Fairfield, CT
  • 1982-1984: St. Peter's Church, Danbury, CT
  • 1985-1988: On duty outside of Diocese (U.S. Penitentiary, Marion, IL)
  • 1990-1996: Not listed

Back to TopFather Louis Paturzo

  • 1974: Sacred Heart, Waterbury, CT
  • 1975: Assumption, Ansonia, CT
  • 1976-1982: Blessed Sacrament, Hamden, CT
  • 1983-1988: Sacred Heart, Hartford, CT
  • 1989-1993: St. Augustine, Hartford, CT
  • 1994-1995: St. Lawrence O'Toole, Hartford, CT
  • 1996: St. Ann, New Britain, CT
  • 1997-2000: St. Anthony's, Bristol, CT
  • 2001: St. Anne-Immaculate Conception, Suffield, CT

Back to TopFather Raymond Paul

  • 1963-1967 St. Thomas, Waterbury, CT
  • 1968-1971 St. Barnabas', North Haven, CT
  • St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury CT Chaplain
  • 1982-1986 St. Augustine's, North Branford, CT
  • 1987 St. Augustine's, Seymour, CT
  • 1988-2001 Holy Rosary, Ansonia, CT

Back to TopFather Raymond S. Pcolka

  • 1966-1967: St. Benedict's Parish, Stamford, CT
  • 1968-1973: St. John Nepomucene Parish, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1974: St. Mary's Church, Greenwich, CT
  • 1975: St. James Church, Stratford, CT
  • 1976-1986: Holy Name Church, Stratford, CT
  • 1987-1988: St. Mary's Church, Bethel, CT
  • 1990-1993: Sacred Heart Church, Greenwich, CT
  • 1994-1995: Leave of absence
  • 1996: Not listed

Back to TopFather William Przybylo

  • 1972-1990: Holy Cross, New Britain, CT
  • 1991-2005: SS Cyril & Methodius, Hartford, CT

Back to TopMonsignor Edward Reardon

  • 1964-1976: St. James, Manchester, CT
  • 1977-1980: St. James, Manchester, CT (Pastor Emeritus)
  • 1980: Retired

Back to TopFather Martin Ryan

  • 1977-1980: St. Teresa's, Trumbull, CT
  • 1981-1982: St. James, Stratford, CT
  • 1983-1987: St. Francis of Assisi, Weston, CT
  • 1988-1991: St. Margaret Mary, Shelton, CT
  • 1992-2002: St. Edward the Confessor, New Fairfield, CT

Back to TopFather Kenneth Shiner

  • 1971-1979: St. Bridget, Elwood, West Hartford, CT
  • 1979-1980: Our Lady of Fatima, Yalesville, Wallingford, CT
  • 1980-1991: St. Francis of Assisi, New Britain, CT
  • 1991-1998: St. Elizabeth, Branford, CT
  • 1998-2000: St. Mary's Church, Unionville, CT
  • 2000-March 2002: Sacred Heart, Suffield, CT

Back to TopMonsignor Gregory M. Smith

  • 1968-1969: St. Teresa's, Trumbull, CT
  • 1970-1973: St. Joseph's, Danbury, CT
  • 1975-1996: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Bridgeport, CT

Back to TopMonsignor Charles W. Stubbs

  • 1963: St. Edward's Church, New Fairfield, CT
  • 1963-1964: St. Mary's Church, Stamford, CT
  • 1964-1967: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1967-1969: St. Ann's Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • 1969-1976: St. Catherine of Siena, Greenwich, CT
  • 1976-1991: St. Mary's Church, Ridgefield, CT
  • 1991-1996: St. Mary's Church, Greenwich, CT

Back to TopFather Vincent Veich

  • 1972: Assumption Church, Fairfield, CT
  • 1973-1977: St. Catherine, Riverside, CT
  • 1978-1984: Assumption Church, Westport, CT
  • 1985-1987: St. Cecilia, Stamford, CT
  • 1988-1990: St. John, Darien, CT
  • 1991-1996: St. Benedict, Stamford, CT

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