Rev. Bruce E. Ball-Assignment

Assignment Record– Rev. Bruce E. Ball

Ordained: 1978
Died: September 15, 2002

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
mid 1970s Bishop of Baltimore archdiocese was William Donald Borders (1974-1989).		St. Mary's Seminary	Baltimore • In 1993 the Diocese of La Crosse informed the Archdiocese of Baltimore that there were two claims that Ball sexually abused while he was a seminarian in Baltimore. (Baltimore Sun August 21, 2002)	MD	seminarian
1974	1975	Villa Maria School	Timonium	MD		Ball worked at Villa Maria as a seminarian during this time, per news reports. (Baltimore Sun September 26, 2002)
1975	1978	Shrine of the Sacred Heart School	Mount Washington	MD		Ball worked at this school while a seminarian, per news reports (Baltimore Sun September 26, 2002)
1978 Bishop of La Crosse was Frederick William Freking (1964-1983).	1980	Our Lady of Peace	Marshfield	WI	2/2 Pastors were Rev. Lawrence Berger and Rev. Walter J. Dillenburg.	Parish had a school with more than 200 students.
1980	1981	Immaculate Conception	Eau Claire	WI	2/2 Pastor was Rev. Daniel J. O'Reilly.	Parish had a school with 280 students.
1981	1982	St. Thomas More	La Crosse	WI	2/2 Pastor was Rev. James J. Falconer	Parish had a school with 166 students.
1982 La Crosse Bishop was John Joseph Paul (1983-1994).	1987	St. Vincent De Paul	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	2/2 Pastor was Rev. Carl J. Dockendorff. Ball and pastor lived in separate residences, in the same town.	Parish had a school with 200-300 students.
1987	1991	St. Mary Help of Christians/ St. Mary-St. Kilian	Colby • Removed from St. Mary's in late 1991 due to accusations of sexual abuse of boys, ages 12-14. Convicted of sexual abuse of a boy and sentenced to five years in prison. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [Neillsville Wisconsin] March 17, 1996)	WI	1/1	Parish had a school with 150-200 students. Parish name changed to St. Mary-St. Kilian from St. Mary Help of Christians after 1987.
1991	1992	Absent on Leave	Richmond?	VA?		Official Catholic DIrectory gives a Richmond, VA phone number for Ball.
1992 Raymond Leo Burke was Bishop of La Crosse (1994-2003).	1997	Absent on Leave	Oskosh • Ball was in prison beginning in Oct. 1992 at the Oshkosh Correctional Facility , and released in March 1996. (Chicago Tribune [Neillsville Wis] October 14, 1992, Wisconsin State Journal [La Crosse] March 22, 1996	WI		Ball's name no longer appears in the Directories after 1997. He died September 15, 2002.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1979-1997).

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