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CREDIBLE, ALASKA

Projected and painted video installation, 2022-23.

credible

  1. capable of being believed; convincing
  2. worthy of belief; trustworthy


Credible is a series addressing the overwhelming abuse of the Catholic Church in the state of Alaska. It continues a series I have been exploring since 2005.

Thirty-five villages have credible claims of abuse by the hand of those sent to save them. The names of those accused are listed below. This information was generously shared by Kyle Hopkins from the Anchorage Daily News. His research was obtained from Jesuits West and supplemented with a report by the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks that lists “all known individuals, including priests, religious, lay employees and volunteers against whom a complaint of sexual abuse has been filed by one or more individuals” and against whom the abuse has been proven, admitted or “credibly accused.” These are the credible claims the Church acknowledges – we all know that there are many more victims all around the world who have died of countless diseases; mental illness, suicide, alcoholism and drug abuse – before this information came to light.
 

1. Credible, Tanana
Rev. Charles A. Saafeld (’66-73)

2. Credible, Alakanuk
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’63-69)
Rev. Francis X. Nawn at St. Ignatius Church (’68-80, ’81-83)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’51-63)
Rev. George S. Endal (’46-48)

3. Credible, Fairbanks
Brother Robert L. Benish (’87-89)
Rev. Francis J. Fallert (’76-82, ’87-88)
Rev. Robert Corrigal (’72-74)
Rev. Richard L. McCafferty (’72-77, ’81-87, ’98-05)
Rev. Francis Fox at Monroe High School (’69-86)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’67-68)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’63-67)
Brother Ignatius J. Jakes (’62-66, ’95-99)
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’59-60)
Rev. Charles A. Saafeld at Monroe High Catholic High School (’57-66)
Rev. Cornelius K. Murphy (’56-65, ’68-82)
Rev. Bernard F. McMeel at Monroe High School (’55-57) and Jesuit residence (’68-73)
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’52-53, ’64-65)
Patrick J. O’Reilly (‘26-28)

4. Credible, Chefornak
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’75-83)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’62-66)

5. Credible, Saint Michael
Rev. Francis X. Nawn (’83-87)
Rev. George S. Endal (‘68-82)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’66-67)
Joseph Lundowski – layperson (’65)
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’65-66)
Rev. Francis J. Fallert (’54-56)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’49-54)

6. Credible, Cordova
Rev. Segunda Llorente (’67-70)

7. Credible, Nunam Iqua
Rev. Segunda Llorente (’56)

8. Credible, Sitka
Patrick J. O’Reilly (’42-46)

9. Credible, Nome
Rev. Harold J. Greif (’69-83)
Rev. Andras Eordogh (’66-67)
Rev. James Poole (’66-88)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’64-65)
Gabriel M. Menager (’34-35)
Patrick F. Savage (’27-30)

10. Credible, Toksook Bay
Rev. Francis J. Fallert (’74-75, ’86-90)
Rev. Henry Hargreaves (’87-88, ’94-97)

11. Credible, Teller
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’68-69)

12. Credible, Kotlik
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’72-80)

13. Credible, St. Mary’s
Vincent P. Scott (’99-00)
Brother Robert Benish (’76-87, ’46-75)
Brother Ignatius J. Jakes (‘72-95)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’70-79)
Rev. John P. Fox (’63-65, ’27-28)
Rev. Robert F. Corrigal (’62-63)
Rev. James Poole (’59-64)
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor (’53-59, ’34-41)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’42-50)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’35-37, ’41-48, ’50-51)

14. Credible, Seward
Arnold L. Custer (’52-61)

15. Credible, Pilot Station
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor (’31-33)

16. Credible, Kotzebue
Rev. Andras Eordogh (’67-68)
Rev. William McIntyre (’54-59)
Rev. Paul O’Connor (’41-46)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’38-41)

17. Credible, Kaltag
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’67-69)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’49-54)

18. Credible, Chevak
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’68-70)
Rev. Francis X. Nawn (’64-68)
Rev. Bernard F. McMeel (’59-64)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’45-49)
Rev. John P. Fox at Kashunak (’28-30)

19. Credible, Wrangell
Patrick J. O’Reilly (’40-42)

20. Credible, Juneau
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’45-46)
Gabriel M. Menager (’28-30)

21. Credible, Holy Cross
Rev. Andras Eordogh (’68-71)
Rev. Bernard McMeel (’64-68)
Rev. Francis X. Nawn (’62-64)
Rev. John P. Fox (’56-63)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’55-56)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’54-56)
Joseph L. Obersinner (’52-54)
Rev. Paul Linssen (’52-54)
Brother Ignatius J. Jakes (’51-62)
Rev. Francis Fallert (’47-49)
Rev. Harold J. Greif (’48-52)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’41-42)
Rev. Cornelius K. Murphy (’40-42)
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’38-40, ’46-54)
Rev. George S. Endal (’36-38)
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor (’30-31)

22. Credible, Utqiagvik
Rev. James Poole at St. Patrick’s Mission (’65-66)

23. Credible, Nulato
Rev. Charles Bartles (’78-82)
Rev. Charles A. Saafeld (’74-78)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’69-74)
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’66-69)
Brother Francis Fox (’65-69)
Rev. George S. Endal (’62-64)
Rev. Cornelius K. Murphy (’47-48)
Patrick F. Savage (’30-31)

24. Credible, Emmonak
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’88-94)

25. Credible, Anchorage
Rev. George S. Endal (’87-96)
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’80-81)
Brother Robert L. Benish (‘75-’76)
Rev. Robert F. Corrigal (’74-78, ’84-88)
Rev. Segundo Llorente at Holy Family Church (’70-76)
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’69-72)
Rev. John P. Fox (’69-72)
Rev. John P. Fox (’68-77)
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor at Providence Hospital (’66-76)
Arnold L. Custer at St. Anthony’s Church (’61-62)

26. Credible, Tununak
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’97-98)
Rev. Richard L. McCaery (’78-79)
Rev. Bernard F. McMeel (’77-78)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’74-75)
Rev. Francis J. Fallert (’65-74)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’61-62)
Rev. Paul Linssen (’56-60)

27. Credible, Galena
Rev. Charles Bartles (’82-86)
Rev. Bernard F. McMeel at St John Berchman’s Church (’73-76)

28. Credible, Ketchikan
Frederik Simoneau (‘67-69)

29. Credible, Unalakleet
Rev. George S. Endal (’82-87)

30. Credible, Glennallen
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’66-67)
Rev. Francis J Fallert (’56-65)
Rev. Harold J. Greif (’67-69)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’67-69)
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor (’65-66)

31. Credible, Stebbins
Joseph Lundowski – layperson (’65-75)

32. Credible, Hooper Bay
Rev. Richard L. McCaffery (’79-81)
Rev. James E. Jacobson (’70-76)
Joseph Lundowski (’65-75)
Rev. George S. Endal (’64-68)
Rev. Bernard F. McMeel (’58-59, ’76-77)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’57-64)
Rev. Henry Hargreaves (‘49-52, ’52-56)
Rev. Paul C. O’Connor (’46-53)
Rev. Jules M. Convert (’42-45)
Rev. John P. Fox (’31-46)

33. Credible, Bethel
Rev. Richard L. McCaffery (’87-98)
Rev. Charles Bartles (’86-88)
Rev. Robert F. Corrigal (’63-65, ’66-70, ’81-84)
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’62-63)
Rev. Henry G. Hargreaves (’56-64, ’80-87, ’98-03)
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’50-57)
Rev. Cornelius K. Murphy (’56-68)
Rev. Segundo Llorente (’48-50)

34. Credible, Mountain Village
Rev. William T. McIntyre (’60-62, ‘ 70-80)
Rev. James Poole (’56-59)
Rev. John P. Fox (’46-56, ’65-68)
Rev. George S. Endal (’38-46)

35. Credible, Dillingham
Rev. Norman E. Donohue (’64-66)
Rev. George S. Endal (’48-62)
Rev. Harold J. Greif (’52-57)