Fr. Philip Mark Wolfe, O.F.S.

Fr. Philip Mark Wolfe, O.F.S.

1980: Ordained

1981-1982: Unknown

1983-1984: St. Anthony Seminary, Santa Barbara, CA

1985: Unknown

1986-1987: St. Anne, Santa Ana, CA

1988-1989: St. Barbara, Santa Ana, CA

1990-1993: Unknown

1994: Died

Notes: According to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, at least three survivors have come forward alleging child sexual abuse by Fr. Philip M. Wolfe, O.F.S., a member of the Franciscan Order, between approximately 1975 and 1989. Fr. Wolfe was convicted in 1989 of sexually abusing a boy while he worked as a boys’ choir teacher at St. Anthony’s Seminary in Santa Barbara. He was sentenced to one year in jail and five years’ probation. The Franciscans defrocked Fr. Wolfe after his conviction. He committed suicide in 1994. Fr. Wolfe has been named in several civil lawsuits. One suit was filed in 2001 alleging Fr. Wolfe sexually abused a boy in Portland, Oregon, in approximately 1982. Fr. Wolfe was included in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ list of priests accused of sexual misconduct involving minors.

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