Richard J. Cushing, archbishop of Boston, March 28, "Weldon's name is very key to that story," Brian Hetzel said of the account he heard the Chicopee man provide to the diocese, first to Murphy, its investigator, and then to the board. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Springfield) Retired … The late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon of Springfield, Mass., is pictured in this undated photo. Weldon … An advocate for clergy sexual abuse survivors said he's filed a complaint against the Springfield Roman Catholic bishop, accusing Mitchell Rozanski of trying to cover up allegations against priests. He died in 1982.

Bishop Christopher J. Weldon (1950-1977) Below we provide our list of the 55 known accused clerics who worked in Springfield diocesan parishes and schools, or resided in the diocese, with dozens of links to essential information about them.

Diocesan clergy abuse Review Board Chairman John Hale resigns, quits Catholic church following Bishop Weldon report SPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Springfield Catholic Diocese’s volunteer Review Board resigned in the wake of the release of a report finding late Bishop Christopher Weldon raped a … Most Rev. Rozanski added that the diocese will now remove honorable mentions of Weldon at all Catholic facilities and will ask Trinity Health to rename Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital in Springfield. The Diocese of Springfield released a report June 24, 2020, which found a claim of sexual abuse by the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon to be "unequivocally credible." The medical center oversees operations of the Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital at 175 Carew St. in Springfield. A fund appeal for Camp Holy Cross in Goshen rankles some in the Springfield Diocese, given that the program is mentioned as a possible location of sexual abuse of children by former Bishop Christopher J. Weldon in the early 1960s. A man came forward last month to tell current Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski he had been sexually abused by former Bishop Christopher Weldon in the early 1960s. SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) --- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has announced a victim-survivor of clergy sexual abuse is now the interim chair of their Review Board. Christopher J. Weldon, Bishop of Springfield, Mass., during procession to receive the Crozier (symbol of office) from the Most Rev. Christopher J. Weldon, Bishop of Springfield, Mass., during procession to receive the Crozier (symbol of office) from the Most Rev. The complaint is being lodged with the Catholic Bishops Abuse Reporting Service, which is set up to look at misconduct by a bishop or cardinal. Bishop Weldon headed the Diocese of Springfield from 1950 until 1977. Most Rev.

The late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon of Springfield, Mass., is pictured in this undated photo. He served as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts from 1950 to 1977. He died March 19, 1982, at age 76. The Review Board has disputed that his June 2018 testimony included allegations of direct

Weldon was appointed Bishop of Springfield, MA in 1950, where he served until his 1977 … Christopher Joseph Weldon (September 6, 1905 – March 19, 1982) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bishop Christopher J. Weldon of Springfield, Mass., leader of the Roman Catholic Church in western Massachusetts for 27 years, died yesterday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Bishop Weldon, a native of the Archdiocese of New York, was installed as the fourth bishop of the Springfield Diocese March 28, 1950, and served until his retirement in the fall of 1977. The camp's director, the Rev. It is named for the bishop who oversaw the diocese from 1950 to 1977. Officials with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield have released findings of an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against late Bishop Christopher Weldon. Judge Velis Report Judge Peter A. Velis (retired) has delivered to the Diocese of Springfield a report documenting his investigation into a claim of sexual abuse by the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon, how the diocese handled this complaint as well as opportunities for improvement on … Weldon served as bishop from 1950 until 1977. Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will meet Thursday with an alleged clergy sex abuse victim, who says he told a diocesan Review Board a year ago that he had been sexually abused decades ago by the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon. … The Diocese of Springfield released a report June 24, 2020, which found a claim of sexual abuse by the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon to be "unequivocally credible." Officials with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield have released findings of an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against late Bishop Christopher Weldon.