John R. Gaydos
St. Louis, Missouri | |
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| Motto | With a shepherd's care |
| Styles of John Raymond Gaydos | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
John Raymond Gaydos (born August 14, 1943) is an American
Biography
Early years
John Gaydos was born on August 14, 1943, in
In 1965, Gaydos traveled to Rome to attend the
Priesthood
On December 20, 1968, Gaydos was
After returning to Missouri, Gaydos was assigned as associate
Bishop of Jefferson City
On June 25, 1997,
As bishop, Gaydos established a branch of
Within the
O'Connell sex abuse case
On March 19, 2002, Gaydos and the diocese were sued by a former student at St. Thomas Aquinas Preparatory Seminary in Hannibal, Missouri. The plaintiff claimed that Bishop Anthony J. O'Connell, then rector at the seminary, had sexually exploited him.[4] In May 2002, facing declining enrollment at the seminary and pending lawsuits, Gaydos closed it.[5]
In March 2002, it was revealed that the diocese had made a secret settlement of $125,000 in 1996 to a former seminarian who claimed by have been sexually abused by O'Connell in 1969 at the seminary. In 1988, O'Connell was named bishop of the
Other sexual abuse cases
In 2003, Gaydos and the diocese were named in a sexual abuse lawsuit by a Missouri man. The plaintiff alleged that Reverend Gary Pool and Reverend Kevin Clohessy had sexually abused him for most of his childhood.[7]
On September 3, 2015, the diocese settled for $40,000 a long-standing sexual abuse claim by David Clohessy, the brother of Kevin Clohessy, against Reverend John Whiteley. David Clohessy had sued the diocese in 1991, claiming that Whitely, then a pastor at St. Pius X Parish in Moberly, Missouri, had sexually abused him. Clohessy's case was dismissed in 1993 due to the Missouri statute of limitations. However, Clohessy renewed his claim in 2015 and the diocese decided that it was credible.[8]
Retirement
In 2017, Gaydos sent a letter of resignation to Pope Francis, asking for early retirement as bishop of Jefferson City for health reasons.[9][1] These were later described as hypertension, arterial fibrillation, and the need for heart valve replacement.[10] The pope accepted his resignation on November 21, 2017.
References
- ^ a b c d "Bishop John Raymond Gaydos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Nies, Jay (August 17, 2022). "ENCORE: Bishop Gaydos's silver jubilee". The Catholic Missourian. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress Second Session: Vol.148 Part 12. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Ex-Seminarian Sues Former Palm Beach Bishop Over Sexual Abuse". Boca Raton New. March 19, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "SEMINARY TO CLOSE". Tampa Bay Times. April 20, 2002. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Sex Abuse Suit Filed In Missouri". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Clohessy, JC Diocese settle priest abuse case". newstribune.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Nies, Jay (November 21, 2017). "Pope Names New Bishop for Jefferson City Diocese". Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City (from The Catholic Missourian). Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Pope names new bishop for diocese". Jefferson City News Tribune. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
External links
Quotations related to John R. Gaydos at Wikiquote
Media related to John Raymond Gaydos at Wikimedia Commons- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City Official Site
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Missouri Catholic Conference
