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Credibly Accused individuals
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As confirmed by the State Attorney General of Florida, listed below are those who have served at any time in ministry in the
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor or minors.
Those who are not deceased no longer serve in ministry.Name Diocese or Religious Order AssignmentsStatus Godugunuru Vijay Bhaskar Diocese of Cuddapah
Andra Pradesh in IndiaBlessed Trinity, Bonifay: 2006 Permanently removed from ministry: 2006 Lawrence Boucher Edmunite Religious Community St. Patrick, Apalachicola and Holy Family, Port St. Joe: 1959-1968 Deceased: 1972 Richard Bowles Diocese of St. Augustine:
1961-1969 and
1975-1976
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee: 1976-2013Sacred Heart, Pensacola: 1969-1972
St. Stephen, Pensacola: 1972
St. Anne, Pensacola: 1972-1975
St. Michael, Pensacola: 1976-2013
Port of Pensacola: 1976-1980Permanently removed from ministry: 2003
Deceased: 2013Richard Castillo Diocese of Pensacola-
TallahasseeSt. John the Evangelist, Pensacola: 1983-1986
Pensacola Catholic High School: 1983-1986
Youth Activities Office at the Diocese: 1983-1987
Good Shepherd, Tallahassee: 1986-1989
St. Thomas the Apostle, Quincy: 1989-1997Permanently removed from ministry: 1997
Laicized: March 2004Michael Cherup Diocese of Pensacola-
TallahasseeBlessed Sacrament, Tallahassee: 1981-1985
Trinity Catholic School, Tallahassee: 1981-1985
Youth Activities Office at the Diocese:
1981-2005
Our Lady Queen of the Rosary, Bayou George and Our Lady Queen of Peace, Fountain: 1986-1989
Christ Our Redeemer, Niceville: 1989-1993
Sacred Heart Cathedral: 1993-1999
St. Mary, Fort Walton Beach: 1999-2013Permanently removed from ministry: 2013
Laicized: November 2015Thomas Crandall Diocese of Pensacola-
TallahasseeSt. Dominic, Panama City: 1981-1983
St. Paul, Pensacola: 1983-1985
Pensacola Catholic High School: 1983-1985
St. Joseph, Port St. Joe: 1986-1998
St. Rose of Lima, Milton: 1998-2002Permanently removed from ministry: 2002
Laicized: September 2019
Samuel Curry
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
*No credible accusations were made while serving in
the Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee.St. Paul, Pensacola: 1986
St. Francis Blountstown: 1987
St. Joseph, Chipley: 1988Deceased: 1991 Jonathan Franklin St. Bernard Abbey in
Cullman,
Alabama/Benedictine Religious CommunitySt. Anne, Pensacola: 1985 Deceased: 1986
Edward
Jungquist
Diocese of Erie Pennsylvania
*No credible accusations were made while serving the
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee.Nativity, Pensacola: 1989-1990 According to the Diocese of Erie officials,
Edward Jungquist was included
in the Pennsylvania Attorney General Report
Permanently removed from ministry:
1990 by the Diocese of ErieDavid McCreanor Diocese of St. Augustine: 1975
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee:1975St. Mary, Ft. Walton Beach: 1975-1976
St. John, Pensacola: 1976-1977
Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, Tallahassee: 1977-1979
Good Shepherd, Tallahassee: 1979-1997
St. Louis, Tallahassee: 1979-1997Permanently removed from ministry: 1997
Laicized: November 2022In addition to the list provided above by the State Attorney General's Office, the following priests who served in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee were credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor or minors.
Name Diocese or
Religious OrderAssignments Status James Bluett Diocese of Pensacola-
TallahasseeSt. Michael, Pensacola: 1970-1972
St. Peter, Mary Esther: 1975-1983
Permanently removed from
ministry: 2008
Philip
HalsteadDiocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
University of West Florida, Pensacola
1962-1964
Pensacola Catholic High School:
1984-1986
St. Sylvester, Gulf Breeze: 1987-1988
Holy Name of Jesus, Niceville: 1988
Blessed Trinity, Bonifay 1988-1995
St. Joseph the Worker, Chipley:
1989-1995
Deceased: 2002 Todd Hevia Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Pensacola:
1977-1981
St. Rose of Lima, Milton: 1982-1997
Permanently removed from
ministry: 1997
Eddie
Jones
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
Blessed Sacrament, Tallahassee:
2003-2007
Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More,
Tallahassee: 2007-2010
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crawfordville and
St. Stephen Protomartyr, Woodville:
2010-2018
Sacred Heart, Lanark: 2011-2018
Permanently removed from
ministry: 2018
Laicized: December 2020Sebastian
NaslundDiocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
Tyndal Air Force Base, Panama City:
1977-1979
Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach:
1982-1983
Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More and
FAMU, Tallahassee: 1990
St. Eugene, Tallahassee: 1997
Permanently removed from
ministry: 1997Timothy Pathe
Archdiocese of Mobile:
1962-1967
Diocese of St. Augustine:
1967-1974
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee: 1975-1977
St. John the Evangelist, Pensacola:
1962-1967
Sacred Heart Hospital: 1968-1974
Retired in Residence, Nativity, Pensacola:
1975-1977Retired from Ministry: 1975
Deceased: 1977Louis Reczek
LaSalette Province of Mary,
Mother of the Americas
MissionariesHoly Cross, Chattahoochee and
St. Ann, Marianna: 1971-1972Permanently removed from
ministry by LaSalette
Province of Mary, Mother of the
Americas Missionaries: 1974
Deceased: 1986Arthur Terminello Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
St. Stephen, Pensacola: 1947-1953
St. Anne, Pensacola: 1953-1962
Deceased: 1962
Michael Wever
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee
Sacred Heart Cathedral: 1978-1981
Co-Cathedral, Tallahassee: 1981
St. Stephen the Protomartyr Mission, Woodville: 1982
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crawfordville: 1982
Withdrawn from ministry:
1983
Updated Feb. 22, 2023