Father james seculoff biography
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The Rev. James Seculoff most recently served as pastor at Saint Patrick Parish in Walkerton.!
Priest with Longtime Local Ties Removed from Ministry after Sex Abuse Claim
By Rosa Salter Rodriguez
Journal Gazette
January 16, 2014
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140116/LOCAL/301169986/1002/local
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A priest with a long history in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend parishes and schools has resigned and was removed from ministry after a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor 44 years ago, diocesan officials said Wednesday.
The Rev.
James F. Seculoff, 77, most recently was pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Walkerton in St. Joseph County, southwest of South Bend where he had served for about six months, said Sean McBride, diocese spokesman.
Previously, Seculoff, a Fort Wayne native, was pastor at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Haven for several years, McBride said.
About the time of the alleged abuse, Seculoff was elevated from principal at the former Huntington Catholic High School to superintendent of d