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New list of clergy accused of sex abuse released by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Faith leaders from the Catholic dioceses in Texas have added four more names to the list of clergy who were accused of sexually abusing a minor from 1950 through the end of 2018.

The original list was presented as part of an effort to bring about the restoration of trust, according to the website hosted by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.The updated list includes John Patrick Barry, C.S.B., Franz B. Lickteig, O.Carm. and William “Herb” Schreiner, C.S.B. who have all been “deceased for decades.”

The fourth is notable leader Manuel La Rosa Lopez, who was added to the 2019 list as being under investigation.

Diocesan PriestsADDED 6/18: Manuel La Rosa Lopez
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1957
Ordination: 1996
Status: Removed from Ministry 2001, 2018
Incarcerated: 2020
Assignments: St. Thomas More, Houston (Deacon)
Sacred Heart, Conroe
St. Francis de Sales, Houston
St. John Fisher, Richmond
Tribunal

Manuel La Rosa-Lopez’s attorney says, “he accepts responsibility,” but survivors say a lot of work still needs to be done.

Nicholas Cornelius Antle
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1934
Ordained: 1959
Status: Retired 1990
Removed from Ministry 2011
Deceased: 2016
Assignments: Catholic Chaplain Corps
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
St. Patrick, Galveston
St. Pius V, Pasadena
St. Rose of Lima, Houston (in residence)
St. Vincent de Paul, Houston (in residence)
Tribunal

Robert Ralph Barzyk
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1932
Ordination: 1958
Status: Retired 1993
Removed from Ministry 1994
Deceased: 2007
Assignments: Holy Family, Wharton
Holy Name, Houston
Holy Rosary, Rosenberg
Newman Center, Wharton Junior College
Sacred Heart, Galveston
St. Joseph, Baytown
St. Jude, Highlands

David Emmett Burn
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1935
Ordained: 1961
Status: Retired 1992
Removed from Ministry 1992
Deceased: 2003
Assignments: All Saints, Houston
Annunciation, Houston
Christ the King, Houston (in residence)
Our Mother of Mercy, Port Bolivar
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
Sacred Heart, Galveston
St. Francis de Sales, Houston
St. James, Port Arthur
St. Mary, La Porte

Moises Cabrera
Diocesan: Tuguegarao, Philippines
Incardinated Galveston-Houston 1985
Incardinated Manila 1994
Birth Year: 1946
Ordained: 1969
Status: Removed from Ministry 1988
Assignments: Prince of Peace, Houston
St. Ambrose, Houston
St. Augustine, Houston
St. Michael, Houston
St. Rose of Lima, Houston
St. Thomas the Apostle, Huntsville

Allen Ray Doga
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1925
Ordained: 1949
Status: Deceased 1999
Assignments: Prince of Peace, Houston
Sacred Heart, Galveston
St. Edward, Spring
St. Frances Cabrini, Houston
St. Pius V, Pasadena

George Patrick Dougherty
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1925
Ordained: 1967
Status: Removed from Ministry 1996
Deceased 2002
Assignments: Christ the King, Houston
Notre Dame, Houston
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Navasota
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
Sacred Heart, Palestine
St. Augustine, Houston
St. Jerome, Houston
St. Patrick, Navasota

Richard Edelin
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1953
Ordained: 1979
Status: Removed from Public Ministry 2013
Assignments: Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
Sacred Heart, Conroe
Sacred Heart, Pattison
St. Francis de Sales, Houston
St. John Vianney, Houston
St. Thomas More, Houston

Carlos (Charles) Guerra
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1953
Ordained: 1981
Status: Removed from Ministry 1984
Left Priesthood 1987
Assignments: Epiphany of the Lord, Katy
St. Benedict the Abbott, Houston
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Houston

Rodrigo J. Guillermo
Diocesan: Manila, Philippines
Incardinated Galveston-Houston 1979
Birth Year: 1928
Ordained: 1965
Status: Retired 1994
Removed from Ministry 1994
Deceased 2015
Assignments: Catholic Chaplain Corps
Our Lady of Fatima, Galena Park (in residence)
Queen of Peace, Houston
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
St. Charles Borromeo, Houston
St. Jerome, Clute
St. Mathias the Apostle, Magnolia
St. Thomas More, Houston (in residence)

Alphonse Rodrigue Hemond
Religious: La Salette Fathers
Incardinated Galveston-Houston 1986
Birth Year: 1916
Ordained: 1949
Status: Retired 1990
Deceased 1990
Assignments: Christ the King, Houston
Most Holy Trinity, Trinity
Our Lady of Lourdes, Hitchcock
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
St. Dominic, Houston
St. Francis of the Tejas, Crockett
St. John, Hungerford
St. Joseph, Brazoria
St. Mary, Cleveland

Stephen R. Horn
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1944
Ordained: 1973
Status: Removed from Ministry 2008
Assignments: Christ the King, Houston
St. Luke the Evangelist, Houston
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston
St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal, Texas City
St. Theresa, Houston

William Jimenez

Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1927
Ordained: 1953
Status: Removed from Ministry 1959
Assignments: Resurrection, Houston
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston

Joseph Giles Leduc
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1929
Ordination: 1955
Status: Deceased 1981
Assignments: Annunciation, Houston
Assumption, Houston
Christ the King, Houston
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
St. Dominic, Houston
St. Joseph, Baytown
St. Mary, Port Arthur
St. Philip Neri, Houston
St. Pius V, Pasadena
St. Vincent de Paul, Houston

Jesse S. Linam
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston
Birth Year: 1935
Ordained: 1961
Status: Retired 1998
Assignments: Christ the King, Houston
Holy Rosary, Rosenberg
Newman Center, Galveston
Queen of Peace, Houston
Sacred Heart, Galveston
St. Ambrose, Houston
St. Andrew, Channelview
St. Henry, Freeport
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Freeport
Sts. Peter and Paul, Bellville

Denis O. Lynch
Religious: Discalced Carmelite
Incardinated Galveston-Houston 1972
Birth Year: 1930
Ordained: 1957
Status: Removed from Ministry 1993
Deceased 2015
Assignments: Christ the King, Houston
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
St. Alphonsus, Houston
St. Mary, Humble
St. Theresa, Houston

Christopher J. Martin
Diocesan: Galveston-Houston, Victoria
Birth Year: 1900
Ordained: 1924
Status: Deceased 1989
Assignments: All Saints, Houston
Annunciation, Houston
Assumption, Houston
Blessed Sacrament, Houston
Holy Cross, Bay City
Holy Name, Houston
St. Anthony Cathedral, Beaumont
St. Joseph, Bryan
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston
St. Patrick, Galveston

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