List of Priests
In early 2018, a team of former state and federal law enforcement experts began to review diocesan personnel files to identify credible allegations of the sexual abuse of minors within the Diocese. In August 2018, this group’s mandate expanded to include the review of the files of all active and former priests in the Diocese dating back to 1950 to identify any allegations of the sexual abuse of minors. When the review team identified an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor by a priest in the Diocese of Dallas, that allegation was forwarded to the Diocesan Review Board. The Diocesan Review Board then evaluated the allegation and other available information, and made a recommendation to Bishop Burns as to whether the allegation was credible. Bishop Burns accepted the Board’s recommendations and, as Chief Pastor of the Diocese, communicated the list released on January 31, 2019 to the Catholic faithful of the Diocese.
In doing so, he joins the bishops of the 14 other Catholic Dioceses in Texas and the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter in taking this step. The Texas Bishops made the decision to release the lists of names in the context of their ongoing work to protect children from sexual abuse, and their efforts to promote healing and a restoration of trust in the Catholic Church.
Incardinated in Diocese of Dallas
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| Status | Laicized |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Immaculate Conception (Grand Prairie) St. Mark The Evangelist (Plano) |
| Birth Year | 1969 |
| Ordination Year | 1997 |
| Year Removed | 2005 |
| Year Convicted | 2009 |
| Status | Laicized |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Chaplain, Hospital/Hospice Ministry Holy Family of Nazareth (Irving) Our Lady of the Lake (Rockwall) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) St. Thomas Aquinas St. Philip |
| Birth Year | 1941 |
| Ordination Year | 1980 |
| Year Removed | 2002 |
| Status | Retired with faculties suspended |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Chaplain, Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi (Ferris) Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos-St. Theresa Quasi-Parish Chaplain, Parkland Memorial Hospital St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) St. Paul the Apostle (Richardson) |
| Birth Year | 1947 |
| Ordination Year | 1967 |
| Year Removed | 2019 |
| Year Retired | 2017 |
| Status | Retired with faculties suspended |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Good Shepherd Holy Spirit (Duncanville) Prison Ministry Sacred Heart (Rowlett) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Plano) St. Elizabeth of Hungary Chaplain, St. Joseph Village St. Luke (Irving) St. Paul the Apostle (Richardson) St. Pius X |
| Birth Year | 1949 |
| Ordination Year | 1975 |
| Year Removed | 2018 |
| Year Convicted | 2010 |
| Status | Laicized |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Birth Year | 1947 |
| Ordination Year | 1973 |
| Year Removed | 1977 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Immaculate Conception (Tyler) Sacred Heart (Abilene) St. John (Cleburne) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Paul (Electra) St. Rita (Ranger) |
| Birth Year | 1911 |
| Ordination Year | 1939 |
| Year Retired | 1975 |
| Year Died | 1984 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Diocesan Youth Director Holy Cross Holy Name (Los Angeles, CA) Sacred Heart (Wichita Falls) St. Andrew (Fort Worth) St. Edward (Dallas) St. James (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1925 |
| Ordination Year | 1954 |
| Year Died | 1973 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Chaplain, Baylor Medical Center Christ the King Immaculate Conception (Corsicana) Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dallas) St. John (Wading River, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York) St. Maria Goretti (Arlington) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Patrick Co-Cathedral (Fort Worth) St. Patrick (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1928 |
| Ordination Year | 1961 |
| Year Removed | 1999 |
| Year Retired | 1999 |
| Year Died | 2008 |
| Status | Laicized |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Holy Spirit (Duncanville) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Plano) St. Francis of Assisi (Frisco) St. Joseph (Richardson) |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Ordination Year | 1994 |
| Year Removed | 2015 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas (1969 – Diocese of Fort Worth) |
| Assignment History | Blessed Sacrament Christ the King Holy Cross Holy Name (Fort Worth) St. Cecilia St. James St. Patrick Co-Cathedral (Fort Worth) St. Thomas (Fort Worth) |
| Birth Year | 1931 |
| Ordination Year | 1955 |
| Year Retired | 1995 |
| Year Convicted | 1996 |
| Status | Laicized |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Holy Spirit (Duncanville) St. Luke (Irving) St. Patrick |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Ordination Year | 1982 |
| Year Removed | 1989 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Chancellor – Diocese of Dallas Immaculate Conception (Denton) St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Cecilia St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Luke (Irving) St. Michael (McKinney) St. Patrick St. Rita (Fort Worth) Visiting Priest – SMU Catholic Center |
| Birth Year | 1928 |
| Ordination Year | 1960 |
| Year Removed | 2006 |
| Year Retired | 2006 |
| Year Died | 2016 |
| Status | Laicized Incarcerated |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | All Saints St. John Nepomucene (Ennis) St. Luke (Irving) |
| Birth Year | 1945 |
| Ordination Year | 1981 |
| Year Removed | 1992 |
| Year Convicted | 1998 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad – 1933) Diocese of Dallas (1958) |
| Assignment History | Holy Cross St. Charles (Gainesville) St. Joseph Hospital (Ft. Worth) |
| Birth Year | 1897 |
| Ordination Year | 1933 |
| Year Died | 1968 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Catholic Charities (Dallas) Good Shepherd (Garland) Ministry to poor in Oak Cliff St. James |
| Birth Year | 1943 |
| Ordination Year | 1972 |
| Year Removed | 2003 |
| Year Died | 2006 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Chaplain – US Naval Air Station, Hensley Field Immaculate Conception (Grand Prairie) Immaculate Conception (Tyler) Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dallas) St. Anthony (Longview) St. Edward (Athens) St. George (Fort Worth) St. Joseph (Richardson) St. Maria Goretti (Arlington) St. Patrick (Fort Worth) St. Paul the Apostle (Richardson) St. Pius X St. William (Greenville) |
| Birth Year | 1934 |
| Ordination Year | 1959 |
| Year Retired | 1995 |
| Year Died | 2014 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Mobile (1941) Diocese of Dallas (1954) |
| Assignment History | All Saints (Fort Worth) Christ the King Dunne Memorial Home for Boys Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving) Immaculate Conception (Denton) Our Lady or Fatima (Prichard, Alabama) Sacred Heart (Abilene) St. Augustine St. Edward St. Joseph (Dallas) St. Jude Chapel St. Patrick (Fort Worth) St. Peter the Apostle |
| Birth Year | 1912 |
| Ordination Year | 1941 |
| Year Died | 1996 |
| Status | Suspended |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Order of St. Benedict (1984) Diocese of Dallas (1996) |
| Assignment History | Good Shepherd (Garland) St. Mary (Sherman) St. Thomas Aquinas St. Francis of Assisi Quasi (Whitesboro) |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Ordination Year | 1984 |
| Year Removed | 2018 |
| Status | Suspended |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Blessed Sacrament St. Cecilia |
| Birth Year | 1948 |
| Ordination Year | 1985 |
| Year Removed | 2017 |
| Status | Laicized Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | All Saints Chaplain, United States Air Force St. Augustine St. John Nepomucene (Ennis) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) |
| Birth Year | 1948 |
| Ordination Year | 1977 |
| Year Removed | 1986 |
| Year Retired | 1986 |
| Year Died | 2004 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas Diocese of Fort Worth (1969) |
| Assignment History | Christ the King Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving) Our Lady Queen of Peace (Wichita Falls) St. Andrew (Fort Worth) St. Augustine St. Maria Goretti (Arlington) |
| Birth Year | 1917 |
| Ordination Year | 1945 |
| Year Retired | 1987 |
| Year Died | 1999 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Good Shepherd (Garland) St. Andrew (Fort Worth) Lived in Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas |
| Birth Year | 1930 |
| Ordination Year | 1966 |
| Year Removed | 1998 |
| Year Died | 2018 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (Buffalo) Blessed Sacrament Chaplain – U.S. Air Force Corpus Christi (Ferris) County Jail Ministry (Dallas) Director – Goree Project (Fort Worth) St. Augustine St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Cecilia St. Elizabeth (Bonham) St. John Nepomucene (Ennis) St. Joseph (Rhineland) St. Leo the Great Mission (Centerville) St. Luke (Irving) St. Michael (Mount Pleasant) St. Pius X |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Ordination Year | 1978 |
| Year Removed | 1998 |
| Year Died | 2021 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Dallas |
| Assignment History | Blessed Sacrament Sacred Heart (Wichita Falls) Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dallas) St. Edward St. John Nepomucene (Ennis) St. John the Apostle (Terrell) St. Philip St. William (Greenville) |
| Birth Year | 1923 |
| Ordination Year | 1948 |
| Year Retired | 2000 |
| Year Died | 2012 |
Incardinated in Other Diocese/ Religious Order
| Status | Retired |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Tyler |
| Assignment History | All Saints Chaplain – SMU Catholic Center Holy Spirit (Duncanville) Our Lady of Victory (Paris) Sacred Heart (Nacogdoches) St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Francis of Assisi (Lancaster) St. Joseph (Richardson) St. Joseph Mission (Clarksville) St. Mark the Evangelist (Plano) |
| Birth Year | 1947 |
| Ordination Year | 1975 |
| Year Removed | 2018 (Diocese of Dallas) |
| Year Retired | 2017 (Diocese of Tyler) |
| Status | Believed to be deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Ajaccio |
| Assignment History | Immaculate Conception (Denton) St. Anthony (Dallas) St. Mary (Sherman) |
| Birth Year | 1909 |
| Ordination Year | 1936 |
| Year Died | Diocese is attempting to confirm his date of death with his home diocese in France |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Order of Discalced Carmelites |
| Assignment History | Catedral Santuario de Guadalupe St. Mary of Carmel |
| Birth Year | 1922 |
| Ordination Year | 1949 |
| Year Died | 2008 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1936 |
| Ordination Year | 1980 |
| Year Removed | 1986 |
| Year Died | 2018 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Order of Discalced Carmelites |
| Assignment History | Holy Rosary (Hartborne, Oklahoma) Mt. Carmel Center Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dallas) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (San Antonio) Sacred Heart Cathedral (Dallas) St. Mary of Carmel |
| Birth Year | 1915 |
| Ordination Year | 1940 |
| Year Died | 1992 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving) Jesuit College Preparatory School St. Rita |
| Birth Year | 1927 |
| Ordination Year | 1957 |
| Year Died | 2006 |
| Status | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School |
| Birth Year | 1936 |
| Ordination Year | 1961 |
| Year Removed | 2002 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1933 |
| Ordination Year | 1965 |
| Year Removed | 2002 |
| Year Died | 2012 |
Note: NOT Bro. Thomas Naughton of the former Missouri Province
| Status | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria |
| Assignment History | St. Anthony |
| Birth Year | 1946 |
| Ordination Year | 1977 |
| Year Removed | 1999 |
| Year Convicted | 1999 |
| Status | Removed from ministry and lives under supervision |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1941 |
| Ordination Year | 1974 |
| Year Removed | 2002 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) |
| Birth Year | 1925 |
| Ordination Year | 1956 |
| Year Removed | 2002 |
| Year Died | 2009 |
| Status | Deceased |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Incardination / Religious Order | Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) |
| Assignment History | Jesuit College Preparatory School St. Rita |
| Birth Year | 1934 |
| Ordination Year | 1985 |
| Year Retired | 2002 |
| Year Died | 2004 |
While the Diocese has endeavored to make a complete and accurate disclosure, the information on this page is subject to change as additional information is received.