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Robert A. Brown
Timeline:
Ordained 1939
DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS
Columbus, Ohio
1939-1940
St Thomas assistant pastor,
Columbus
St Augustine, New Straitesville
St Vincent
orphanage
St Leo
Good Shephard Convent
St John, Logan
St Joes,
Circleville
St Anthony, Bridgeport
St Stanislaus, .. 1941
Our Lady of
Mercy, Lowell
see The Times Recorder, p. 5. Sunday,
May 29, 1950 for history of assignments through 1950, in both the Columbus
and Steubenville dioceses
DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE
1951 Woodsfield,
OH St.
Sylvester's Church. see The Times
Recorder, Wednesday, June 26, 1951
1955 Woodsfield,
OH St.
Sylvester's Church . Priests
listed: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Mehler,
Rev. Robert A. Brown
School: 3 Franciscan Sisters of Charity, 98 students
1960 Same
1965 Same Priest listed: Very Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Brown
1968 Same
1972-3 Same In residence, Rev. Donald K. Nuss
1974 Woodsfield,
OH Priests listed: Msgr. Robert A. Brown, Rev. Lewis
Gaetano
Burkhart,
OH St. Joseph's Church Rev. Msgr. Robert
A. Brown (non-resident)
1975 Woodsfield,
OH Priests listed: Msgr. Robert A. Brown, Rev. Joseph
Martinkosky
Burkhart, OH St. Joseph's
Church Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Brown
(non-resident)
1976-8 Woodsfield and Burkhart,
only priest for both places
1979-80, '82 Woodsfield,
OH
Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Brown
1983 Woodsfield,
OH
Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Brown; Rev. Ronald Griffith
1984 no directory available
1985-91 Retired--46644
Moore Ridge Rd., Rt. 1, Box
137A, Woodsfield, OH
Date of Death: October 7, 1991
Directories not available for some years. Appears that Brown was in Woodsfield from 1951 through 1991.
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Related documents:
1. Postings by . Enter the name of Brown
2. Statement
concerning Rev. Msgr. Robert A. Brown & Mr. Paul Ditto - 8/11/2006
Steubenville, OH: The Diocese of
Steubenville has received a credible allegation pertaining to abuse of a minor
child by Msgr. Robert Brown, former pastor of St. Sylvester Church in
Woodsfield, Ohio, and by Mr. Paul Ditto, former volunteer at St. Sylvester
Church in Woodsfield, Ohio. Both parties are deceased. The alleged abuse took
place between the years of 1976 and 1978. Diocesan officials have already
contacted and notified the local civil authorities of this fact.
If
anyone has been abused by these persons or anyone else, please contact Msgr.
Kurt Kemo, Vicar General of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio at (740)
282-3631.
Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese asks for prayers for
those who are victims of child abuse and for those who are perpetrators of child
abuse, particularly in the Catholic Church. The Bishop also indicated that when
allegations are made concerning child abuse they are dealt with in a
straight-forward and compassionate manner, and that he is committed to full
compliance with state law and church policy in regard to this matter.
August 11, 2006
http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/NewsItem?id=176116
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3. Church Officials Urge Potential Abuse Victims to Come Forward
By
Diana DeCola, The Marietta Times [Ohio], August 17, 2006
http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new88_817200681232.asp
Area Catholic officials are urging parishioners to come forward with
information about any other potential abuses by a former Lowell pastor and a
church volunteer at St. Sylvester Church in Woodsfield.
On Friday, the
Diocese of Steubenville released information pertaining to the abuse of a minor
child at St. Sylvester Church by Monsignor Robert Brown, former pastor of St.
Sylvester Church in Woodsfield, and Paul Ditto, former volunteer at St.
Sylvester Church. Brown had also served at Our Lady of Mercy in
Lowell.
Officials at Our Lady of Mercy in Lowell declined to comment on
the matter, but Father David Gaydosik, of St. Sylvester Church, said the parish
is opening its arms to anyone else who may have experienced similar abuse or who
may just be suffering from the shock of the news.
"We're dealing with
it," Gaydosik said. "We've invited anyone else who's had this experience to come
forward."
The diocese's release said they had credible allegations that
Brown and Ditto abused a minor child between 1976 and 1978. Both men are now
deceased.
Monsignor Gerald Calovini, spokesman for the diocese. said he
didn't know if there was any connection between the activities of the two men,
but said this is the first time an allegation has been made against
them.
Brown had been a member of the diocese since its inception in 1944,
Calovini said.
Brown also served at St. Anthony's in Bridgeport, St.
Stanislaus in Maynard and at Our Lady of Mercy in Lowell. Brown is believed to
have served at St. Sylvester Church from 1951 to 1991.
Monsignor Kurt
Kemo, vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville, is also encouraging anyone
who has suffered abuse to come forward.
Calovini said the diocese already
has notified local authorities, a standard procedure and a requirement of Ohio
Revised Code.
The Woodsfield Police Department, as of Wednesday, said it
did not receive a report from the diocese.
"I'm aware of this allegation
but I do not have a report on file," said Woodsfield Police Chief Chuck
Hamilton.
The Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney's office gave the same
response, saying they received only a letter from the diocese with no detailed
information about the case.
Wednesday, the Survivors Network of those
Abused by Priests held a news conference in front of St. Sylvester Church urging
Steubenville Bishop, R. Daniel Conlon, to visit the church and beg other
potential victims to come forward.
They are also requesting the diocese
release more information regarding the cases.
"He (Bishop Conlon) has not
put on the Web site the names of past priests who have abused other people,"
said Marietta resident Helen Schoeppner, a member of SNAP. "We're hoping that
will come about because some of the priests who've (been) abusers are still
living."
In February 2004, a report issued by the Diocese of Steubenville
found that there have been 17 sexual abuse claims in the diocese since 1950. A
total of 13 priests have been accused and 11 of those accusations were
substantiated.
ddecola@mariettatimes.com
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4. Survivor Network Wants Church Apology
By Shelby Zarotney, WTOV
NEWS9, August 16, 2006
http://www.wtov9.com/news/9694388/detail.html
A
local advocacy group says the most appropriate action to take after the
Steubenville Diocese confirms credible information in connection with a child
abuse case at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church in Monroe County, would be for an
apology in-person.
The organization, SNAP, which stands for The
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, hand-delivered a multi-page letter
to the Diocese of Steubenville, addressed to Bishop R. Daniel Conlon.
In
the letter, Snap requests that Bishop Conlon personally go to the parishes where
the credible accusations came from and apologize on behalf of the Catholic
Church and make a public offer of assistance to anyone who witnessed, suspected
or experienced abuse from the clergy.
This is in reponse to alleged abuse
that took place in the late 70's.
The diocese named pastor Robert Brown
and church volunteer Paul Ditto in their report.
According to local SNAP
leader for the Diocese of Steubenville, Judy Jones says,
"SNAP is here
for healing, education and preventing child abuse." And says, "I delivered (the
letter) to Msgr. Calovini and I asked him to sign that he received the letter,
he refused and would not sign it."
Monsignor Gerald Calovini of the
Steubenville Diocese did offer this statement on behalf of the
Diocese...
"Representatives of SNAP presented letters from victims to be
delivered to the Bishop and they were.
Bishop Conlon continues to seek
prayers for those who have been abused and those who have been the perpetrators
of abuse, and he encourages anyone to contact Msgr. Kurt Kemo at the Diocese of
Steubenville.
Judy Jones encourages anyone who has been victimized by the
clergy to contact SNAP for help at 614-645-5915.
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