Bishop Donald James Davis of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania (Erie) served regularly in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem between 1974 and 1991 during the tenure of Bishop Lloyd Gressle and Bishop Mark Dyer. Davis participated in ordinations and consecrations in the diocese, and offered pastoral assistance during vacations
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Spotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Gregory Malia
The Rev. Gregory Malia of St. James’s Episcopal Church in Dundaff in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, was removed from the priesthood by Bishop Paul V. Marshall in February 2010 following an incident in which Malia drew a .38mm pistol and threatened his daughter’s boyfriend at a bar in July
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Richard Pollard
the Rev. Richard Arthur Pollard, a graduate of Philadelphia Divinity School, was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. Immediately after ordination, he served three parishes in New York State. From 1969 to 1974, he was the vicar at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Zephyrhills, Florida. From 1969 to 1974, he
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Andrew Barasda
the Rev. Andrew Barasda, Jr., 1966 graduate of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, resigned from the priesthood in December 2002 after admitting underage sexual assault while serving in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland between 1966 and 1978. He was Episcopal chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania and rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal
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