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Anthony T. Jablonowski

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Ordained 1970 for Diocese of Covington, KY
  

DIOCESE OF COVINGTON
1971  no directory available
1972 
Lexington, KY  410 Jefferson St.  St. Peter Claver 
          Priests:  George W. Nerbonne; ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI
          School:  St. Peter Claver Montessori School   2 Sisters  3 lay teachers  100 students
1973-76  Same      Priests:  Edward F. Murray; ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI
 
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA
1977 on duty outside Cov.diocese   Clayton, GA Rt. #2, Blue Ridge Gap Rd. St. Helena'sChurch, 
        Clayton c/o St. Mark Church, Clarksville; ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI is not listed for Clayton mission
        Only priest listed:  Gerald D. Conroy (Glenmary Home Missioner)  in Clarksville
 
DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
1978-79 on duty outside Cov.diocese  Jefferson, NC  St. Francis of Assisi Church
        Mission:  Sparta, St. Frances of Rome  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI ('78-9); Richard Kreimer (Glmy)'79
1980  Laurel Springs, NC  Beth Shalom Farm
1981 no directory available
 
DIOCESE OF CHEYENNE
1982-83, 1985, 1987-88  Guernsey, WY  St. Anthony's Church   Priest:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI  
        Mission:  Glendo, Our Lady of Lourdes
1984, 1986 no directories available   
1987 directory shows him incardinated to Diocese of Cheyenne --no longer a priest of
Diocese of Covington  
1989-91  Lander, WY  Holy Rosary Church    Priest:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI  
        Missions:  Hudson, Ascension; Jeffrey City, St. Brendan

DIOCESE OF SALT LAKE CITY
1992  on duty outside Diocese of Cheyenne 
          directory lists him as Anthony Jablonowski, c.m.m.i.
          Taylorsville, UT  St. Martin de Porres Church   Priests:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI, c.m.m.i., temporary 
          administrator;  in residence, Richard Bauer
1992-93 Salt Lake City, UT  County Youth Detention Center  Priest:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI
 
DIOCESE OF TUCSON
1994  on duty outside Cheyenne Diocese   Tucson, AZ  St. Margaret's Church, 801 Grande Ave.  
          Priests listed:  Cyprian Killackey, O.C.D.; Albert Bunsic, O.C.D.
ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI not listed in
Tucson info but directory shows him at this parish.
1995-97  Patagonia, AZ   St. Theresa Church    Priest:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI, administrator 
          Mission:  Sonoita, Our Lady of Angels 
1996-97 listing shows ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI, c.m.m.i.
1998  Cheyenne Diocese info shows ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI at Patagonia, AZ
          Tucson Diocese listing does not show him at this place.  Only priest listed at
Patagonia:
          Michael W. Stallings               unsure of ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI's actual location


DIOCESE OF
STEUBENVILLE
1999 on duty outside Cheyenne Diocese    Steubenville, OH  Monastery of
St. Therese,
          407 N. 5th St.   ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI, c.m.m.i.
2000 on duty outside Cheyenne Diocese   Marietta, OH  St. Mary's Church
          Priests listed:  Rev. Msgr. Edward Kakascik; Rev. Anthony Jablonowski, C.M.M.I.
          School:  19 lay teachers  270 students
2000-02  Churchtown, OH  St. John the Baptist Church  Priest:  ANTHONY T. JABLONOWSKI, C.M.M.I.
          School:  10 lay teachers   112 students      no listing for him in Cheyenne Diocese;
          incardinated to Diocese of Steubenville?
2003  not listed in directory
2004, 2005  no directory available 
 
Lector 2003
Anthony Jablonowski, CMMI, Superior, Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate; Br.
John Paul Wilson, CMMI, a seminarian from Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...
benedictine.stvincent.edu/seminary/ newsevents/2003releases/lector03.html - 43k - Cached -

Related documents:

1.        Morgan County Sex Offenders List:  http://ohio.esorn.net/offenderdetails.php?OfndrID=70270&AgencyID=53970

2.        Posting on Jablonowski by BishopAccountability.org .

3.       Statement concerning former Father Anthony T. Jablonowski
        from the Diocese of Steubenville 06/16/2006


        Pope Benedict XVI has determined and issued a decree on April 07, 2006 that the Rev. Anthony T. Jablonowski has been dismissed from the clerical state.  This decision was communicated to Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Steubenville by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. 

        In turn, Bishop Conlon  communicated this decision of the Holy Father to Anthony Jablonowski on June 13, 2006.

        Jablonowski is no longer considered to be a member of the clergy and as such cannot exercise any priestly functions or present himself as a priest.  He currently resides in Washington County, Ohio.

        On Friday, April 17, 2004, the Diocese of Steubenville received information that Anthony Jablonowski agreed to a plea of guilty for “immoral or indecent acts” with a minor in Wyoming and received a 15 month to seven year sentence.  In accord with Church Law, Bishop Conlon reported the matter to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith.

        The decision of the Holy Father is final and there is no appeal to this decision.

 
June 16, 2006 
http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/NewsItem?id=176117


4. 
Bishop Conlon Statement on Father Anthony Jablonowski  07/29/2005  

Jablonowski unable to act as priest

STEUBENVILLE — Father Anthony Jablonowski, who had been serving a 15-month to seven-year jail sentence in Wyoming because of "immoral or indecent acts" with a minor, has been released from jail and has returned to a farm in Waterford, where he had resided.

In a statement, Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said he "had no definitive knowledge of Jablonowski’s release from prison and his move to the farm in

Waterford until July 22. He became aware of the situation when

Jablonowski telephoned him at the chancery.

"Bishop Conlon has made it clear all along that Jablonowski was to have no association with the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, nor to reside on their property (in Waterford).

"Furthermore, in accord with the national and diocesan regulations, Jablonowski has been convicted of sexually abusing a minor and may not present himself as a priest, wear clerical attire, or carry out any kind of church ministry, including the celebration of the sacraments for other people.

"Also in accord with the national norms, Jablonowski’s case was referred to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome on July 18, 2003. So far no response from the congregation has been received concerning Jablonowski’s long-term status in the church.

"The faithful of the Catholic Church are free to establish associations among themselves for spiritual purposes. The Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (CMMI) is one such association. It has no official status in the church although there has been communication between Bishop Conlon and the CMMI."

July 29, 2005
http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/NewsItem?id=149197


5.  Posting on
These Last Days Ministries, November 21, 2008         
      http://www.tldm.org/News9/PopeBenedictDefrocksFr.Jablonowski.htm
   

Pope Benedict XVI defrocks Ohio priest, Fr. Anthony Jablonowski, for sexual abuse...

A former Washington County priest, Fr. Anthony Jablonowski was notified this week that Pope Benedict XVI has declared (defrocked) him no longer a member of the clergy, following his sexual abuse of a 17-year-old boy.

Anthony Jablonowski, 69, who still resides at a religious community he helped establish in 1997 in Waterford, was the priest at St. John’s Catholic Church in Churchtown when allegations arose that he had abused a minor while serving as a priest in Wyoming in the 1980s. He had also briefly served as an associate pastor at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marietta during his 36 years as a priest.

Jablonowski pleaded guilty and served part of the 15-month to seven-year sentence he received. Since 2003, he had been under directives from the Diocese of Steubenville not to publicly identify himself as a priest, engage in public ministry or associate himself with a religious order.

The pope’s decree is a final step in the process, said Monsignnor Gerald Calovini, spokesman for the Diocese of Steubenville, Friday.  “When they first became aware of this, the diocese restricted his actions,” he said. “But this is a dismissal from the clergy. It’s permanent.”

Calovini said each case of abuse is studied by the Pope before a decision is made.  “Each case is judged on its own merits,” he said. “If you’re found to be guilty it’s sent to the Holy Father for a judgment to be issued.”  Pope Benedict XVI issued the decree on April 7 but Jablonowski was not notified until Tuesday.

Calovini said Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Steubenville informed Jablonowski of the decision in person.   It means the Washington County man can no longer exercise any priestly functions or present himself as a priest.

“What I’m hoping and I think the survivors are hoping is that his being defrocked will maybe help some of the people who still believed he was innocent,” said Judy Jones, SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) leader for the Steubenville Diocese. “Maybe they will now believe he did abuse minors.”  The decree may give Jablonowski’s victim some peace, she said.  “Maybe it will help but I don’t know if there’s ever closure,” she said. “It’s such a sickening thing.”

Calovini said now that Jablonowski is a lay person and not a member of the clergy, he is free to live at the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate community on Strahler Road in Waterford.  Even against the order of the diocese, Jablonowski had answered the phone at the community and appeared to have lived there since his release from a Wyoming prison.

The Pope’s decision on Jablonowski’s status is final and there is no appeal process, Calovini said.

“We’re praying for those that were in any way harmed by priests in church, we’re praying for Anthony and we’re praying for the strength of our church,” he said. “It’s a sad day for the church and it’s a sad day for the diocese because we’ve lost a priest.”

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