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for psychological evaluation. In 1987, after Skotek returned to the diocese, Timlin reassigned him to St. Aloysius Parish in Wilkes-Barre. Timlin never notified parishioners in St. Aloysius or civil authorities about Skotek's rape of the girl. Bambera himself had served as the vicar for priests for
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Caparelli was charged in 1991 with the sexual assault in 1985 of a 16 year old boy in 1985. He pleaded guilty in
December 1991 and was sentenced to two to five years in prison. That same month, the 1985 victim sued the diocese. In 1993, Bishop Timlin sent a letter to the court asking it to transfer
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In 2008, Martino decertified the
Scranton Diocese Association of Catholic Teachers, which had functioned in the diocese for 30 years. He replaced it with a diocesan association of teachers. The head of the teachers union described this new organization as a "company union". When the presidents of
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Philadelphia in 2003 as the next bishop of Scranton. In 2004, the diocese closed Saint Pius X Seminary. In January 2007, Martino decided to close Bishop O'Reilly, Seton Catholic, Bishop Hafey, Bishop Hoban, Bishop O'Hara and Bishop Hannan high schools, along with several grade schools. In total
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of the diocese, was arrested in April 2014 on charges of indecent assault, criminal attempt - indecent assault and corruption of minors. His accuser said that she was age 13 in 1998 when
Altavilla started groping her legs on a ride home. After Altavilla's arrest, diocese immediately removed him
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police office wrote to Bishop McCormick about
Reverend Robert N. Caparelli, then assistant pastor at Most Precious Blood Parish in Hazelton. The officer wrote that a woman had complained to him about the relationship between Caparelli and her two young sons. This information was confirmed by the
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ordered the public release of a redacted copy of the grand jury report. In August 2018, Bishop
Bambera stated that he would cooperate with the investigation and publish the list of "credibly accused clergy". The grand jury report later that month showed 59 clergy from the diocese with credible
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On August 31, 2018, Bambera forbade Timlin from representing the diocese in public, given Timlin's failure to protect children from abusers. The 2018 grand jury report had criticized Timlin's handling of sexual abuse allegations against Thomas Skotek, a priest at St
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Catholics universities and colleges in the diocese asked to meet with Martino, he demanded to see syllabi of all their courses on religion, faith and morals. The presidents refused this request, stating that their professors owned the syllabi. According to a report in
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church pastor. McCormick then transferred Caparelli to a new parish. In 1974, an officer of the Pennsylvania State Police confronted Caparelli with accusations of sexual abuse of different victims. Although Caparelli admitted guilt, he was transferred to another diocese.
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St. Mary's church, finished in 1842, was the first Catholic church in Wilkes-Barre. The first one in Scranton was built in 1852 on the site of the present day Church of Nativity. In Williamsport, a German group erected the first Catholic church, St. Boniface, in 1855.
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When O'Hara died in 1899 after 31 years as bishop, the diocese had a Catholic population of 125,000, with 78 churches, 130 priests, and 40 parochial schools with 12,000 students. Hoban automatically became the second bishop of Scranton in 1899 after O'Hara's death.
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of Philadelphia as the first bishop of the new diocese. When O'Hara became bishop, the diocese had a Catholic population of 25,000 with 47 churches, 25 priests, and two parochial schools with four students. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
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did not ban Catholics from the colony or threaten priests with imprisonment. However, the colony did require any Catholics seeking public office to take an oath declaring mass to be idolatrous and denying the presence of Christ in the eucharist.
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the diocese from 1995 to 1998, and he admitted helping Timlin reassign a priest who had abused a minor, although the decision was made by Timlin. Bambera emphasized that since becoming bishop in 2010, he has pursued a
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in Wilkes-Barre announced that it was removing McCormick's name from the chapel and campus ministry. That same month, the University of Scranton removed McCormick and Timlin's names from its facilities.
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as coadjutor bishop in 1936. Hafey became bishop of Scranton after O'Reilly died in 1938. Hafey created new parishes, multiplied the number of buildings, and increased the number of priests and
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consisting of regional mergers, construction of modern facilities, new fundraising efforts and a more equitable sharing of operational costs between parents, pastors and the diocese.
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to the United States received numerous complaints about Martino's management style, his lack of consultation with others and his remoteness. Martino retired early in 2009.
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parish, built a new church and requested recognition from the diocese for St. Stanislaus as a new parish. Hoban refused to give it. In March 1887,
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at a commencement ceremony at the University of Scranton. In 2003, Timlin refused to attend the commencement ceremonies for the
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as coadjutor bishop of the diocese to assist O'Hara. Later in 1896, a
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in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a
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1868:. New York: The Office of Catholic Publications.
1673:"Catholic Encyclopeida: Archdiocese of New York"
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55:
43:
3211:Holy Cross High School, Dunmore
3137:St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton
2809:. Devon PA USA: W.T. Cooke Pub.
2803:Earley, James Benedict (1994).
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1994:
1941:
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1890:
1880:"Biography of Michael P. Stack"
1815:
1683:from the original on 2020-01-21
1403:
1386:
1255:
1201:Saint Jude Elementary School –
1149:Our Lady of Peace Elementary –
702:
615:
606:Polish National Catholic Church
547:
477:
411:
2229:College of Saint Justin Martyr
2131:"Bishop James Clifford Timlin"
1764:
1740:
1719:
1694:
1633:
1606:
1586:Weis, Frederick Lewis (1978).
1579:
1560:
1263:– Scranton (Society of Jesus)
1:
1729:. Archdiocese of Philadelphia
1553:
1127:All Saints Academy – Scranton
620:After Hoban's death in 1926,
578:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
3340:Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
2930:. East European Monographs.
2779:Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
2596:Leader, Times (2018-08-07).
2340:Laura, Legere (2010-04-27).
2318:Laura, Legere (2010-04-24).
2081:Leader, Times (2017-05-15).
1927:. Rowman & Littlefield.
1613:Carden, Terry (2005-07-07).
1338:Sisters of Christian Charity
1332:Religious Teachers Filippini
1010:
687:then named Auxiliary Bishop
677:Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
355:
7:
3329:Archdiocese of Philadelphia
2913:Włdarski, Szczepan (1974).
2825:Gallagher, John P. (1993).
2814:Gallagher, John P. (1968).
2687:REPORT 1 Interim --Redacted
2486:Cowen, Dick (May 6, 1993).
1864:Shea, John Gilmary (1886).
1485:
1364:Scranton Preparatory School
1294:Congregation of the Passion
1261:Scranton Preparatory School
1172:Holy Redeemer School System
927:and later President of the
644:. Pius XI appointed Bishop
343:Archdiocese of Philadelphia
10:
3479:
3072:Henry Theophilus Klonowski
3062:Andrew James Louis Brennan
2740:The Scranton Times-Tribune
2298:National Catholic Reporter
2251:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
2225:"Letters to Bishop Timlin"
2111:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
2059:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
2006:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1953:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1902:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1531:(by country and continent)
1509:Catholic Church by country
1430:Pennsylvania Supreme Court
1379:
1309:Little Sisters of the Poor
1288:Congregation of Notre Dame
1279:Congregation of Holy Cross
1082:Religious Sisters of Mercy
1065:took charge of it in 1942.
805:
783:National Catholic Reporter
3373:
3323:
3265:
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2996:
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2575:The Philadelphia Inquirer
2547:The Philadelphia Inquirer
1567:McGuire, Blanche (2000).
1187:Holy Redeemer High School
1158:Saint Agnes Elementary –
580:ruled in O'Hara's favor.
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88:Northeastern Pennsylvania
83:
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42:
38:
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3032:Joseph Carroll McCormick
2796:
2404:Cynthia A. Rose (1996).
1619:. iUniverse. p. 5.
1543:(including archdioceses)
1537:(including archdioceses)
1215:Notre Dame School System
1122:Holy Cross School System
902:Former auxiliary bishops
418:Province of Pennsylvania
77:United States of America
3196:Misericordia University
3017:Thomas Charles O'Reilly
2436:. Dioceseofscranton.org
1454:toward clerical abuse.
1447:Silver Spring, Maryland
1376:Sex abuse investigation
1348:Misericordia University
1094:Early childhood centers
1078:Misericordia University
980:Eugene Augustine Garvey
956:(1988–1994), appointed
919:(1942–1946), appointed
910:(1923–1926), appointed
871:(1983–1984), appointed
697:Archdiocese of New York
488:Diocese of Philadelphia
327:Dioecesis Scrantonensis
266:Metropolitan Archbishop
95:Ecclesiastical province
30:Dioecesis Scrantonensis
3443:Scranton, Pennsylvania
3385:Catholicism portal
3277:Catholicism portal
3201:University of Scranton
3120:
3052:Joseph Charles Bambera
3047:Joseph Francis Martino
2892:McCook, Brian (2011).
2135:Catholic-Hierarchy.org
1884:University of Scranton
1827:stbonifacecatholic.com
1360:University of Scranton
1221:Notre Dame High School
1180:Holy Family Academy –
1137:Holy Cross High School
1130:Epiphany Elementary –
1059:University of Scranton
873:Archbishop of New York
819:
745:University of Scranton
379:The diocese comprises
326:
29:
3414:41.41001°N 75.66297°W
3360:Diocese of Pittsburgh
3355:Diocese of Harrisburg
3350:Diocese of Greensburg
3119:
3077:James Clifford Timlin
3042:James Clifford Timlin
2388:(Searchable database)
2162:on September 5, 2009.
1776:www.wilkes-barre.city
1452:zero-tolerance policy
1420:investigation led by
1314:Oblates of St. Joseph
813:
665:Diocese of Pittsburgh
350:St. Peter's Cathedral
308:dioceseofscranton.org
234:66 (Religious Orders)
211:St. Peter's Cathedral
49:St. Peter's Cathedral
3335:Diocese of Allentown
3237:High schools, closed
3082:Francis X. DiLorenzo
3067:Martin John O'Connor
3037:John Joseph O'Connor
3027:Jerome Daniel Hannan
3022:William Joseph Hafey
2665:on September 5, 2018
1443:Saint Luke Institute
1267:Religious institutes
954:Francis X. DiLorenzo
863:J. Carroll McCormick
798:appointed Monsignor
630:Diocese of Cleveland
445:Diocese of Baltimore
236:90 Permanent Deacons
3419:41.41001; -75.66297
3410: /
3365:Diocese of Scranton
3191:Marywood University
2277:. February 1, 2009.
1853:. February 3, 1899.
1752:Diocese of Scranton
1479:from 1982 to 1983.
1304:Marywood University
1069:Marywood University
823:Bishops of Scranton
729:Peter W. Rodino Jr.
319:Diocese of Scranton
23:Diocese of Scranton
3121:
3012:Michael John Hoban
2180:. March 14, 1985.
2178:The New York Times
1851:Wilkes-Barre Times
1803:sites.rootsweb.com
1500:Catholicism portal
1391:In August 1968, a
1223:– East Stroudsburg
1142:LaSalle Academy –
1017:Susquehanna County
962:Bishop of Richmond
958:Bishop of Honolulu
937:Titular Archbishop
912:Bishop of Richmond
845:Thomas C. O'Reilly
820:
650:Diocese of Raleigh
241:Current leadership
3393:
3392:
3285:
3284:
3087:John M. Dougherty
3058:Auxiliary bishops
2937:978-0-944497-12-8
2905:978-0-8214-1926-7
2870:978-1-4809-1956-3
2849:978-0-7385-3859-4
2693:, pp. 277–78
2521:. August 14, 2018
2467:. August 14, 2018
2235:on June 11, 2009.
1934:978-1-61146-176-3
1653:Missing or empty
1626:978-0-595-80765-9
1599:978-0-8063-0799-2
1473:Lackawanna County
1424:Attorney General
1416:In early 2016, a
1004:Bishop of Gaylord
994:Bishop of Jackson
984:Bishop of Altoona
800:Joseph C. Bambera
796:Pope Benedict XVI
789:apostolic nunicio
737:Lackawanna County
733:St. Patrick's Day
685:Pope John Paul II
468:French Revolution
460:Susquehanna River
449:US Bill of Rights
438:Susquehanna River
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3182:Higher education
3163:Parishes, former
3102:Joseph R. Kopacz
3097:Eugene A. Garvey
2990:
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1979:. Archived from
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1963:
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1457:In August 2018,
1356:Society of Jesus
1344:Sisters of Mercy
1231:East Stroudsburg
1063:Society of Jesus
1052:Higher education
1026:, later named+-
933:Apostolic Nuncio
839:coadjutor bishop
718:Catholic schools
642:Great Depression
624:named Monsignor
364:, Wilkes-Barre,
311:
310:
295:
276:Bishops emeritus
128:1,122,040 (est.)
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759:2000 to present
747:because of the
741:Tip O'Neill Jr.
725:abortion rights
714:priest shortage
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515:Francis Kenrick
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