The Diocese of Amarillo has published the names of 30 former priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing minors.
Of the 30, 22 are known to be deceased, five are or were in prison and one is awaiting criminal trial. None of these priests are in active ministry.
Bishop Patrick J. Zurek says the Diocese is publishing these names in conformance with the commitment to transparency in the Church, for healing, spiritual good, and assistance of victims of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
These allegations have been made within the Diocese between January 1, 1950, and December 31, 2018.
Below is a list of 30 former priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing a minor provided by the Diocese of Amarillo:
Claude Barton
Orville Raymond Blum
Thomas Hubert (Patrick) Burke
Terrance Burke
Anthony Catalina
Laurence (Lorcan) Connaughton
John W. Coppinger
James Leslie (Laurence) Daly
Peter Paul DiBenedetto
Edward R. Graff
James C. Gurzynski
Rosendo Herrera-Hernandez
Robert Patrick Hoffman
David Holley
Rodney Charles Howell
John A. Howlett
James (Jim) D. Hutzler
Richard Wallace Lang
Joseph Raymond Lopez
Gerald V. Lynch
Cletus Bernard McGorry
Aiden Maguire
Guillermo Morales-Martinez
Michael Dermot O’Brien
Alfredo Prado
John Anthony Salazar-Jimenez
John Sullivan
Peter Mukekhe Wafula
Bruce Edward (Michael) Wood