Rev. John J. Castaldo-Assignment

Rev. John J. Castaldo

Ordained: 1987

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1987 Bishop of Bridgeport diocese was Walter W. Curtis (1961-1988), followed by Edward M. Egan (1988-2000)	1992	St. Teresa's	Trumbull • Accused in 2001 of molesting a 14 year old boy in the early 1990s, while at St. Teresa's. (NBC 30 [Stamford CT] Downloaded January 19, 2005.)	CT	2/6	Parish had a school with 280 students and a CCD program with 637-650 students.
1992	1994	St. Mark's	Stratford	CT	2/2	Parish had a CCD program with 674-680 students.
1994	1998	St. Edward the Confessor	New Fairfield	CT	3/3	Parish had a CCD program with 1,083-1,219 students. See also a news article, on this assignment (Associated Press State & Local Wire May 1, 2002).
1998	2000	St. Rose of Lima	Newtown	CT	3/5, 3/6	Parish had a CCD program with 1,266 students.
2000	2001	St. Maurice's	Stamford	CT	3/3 In residence	Parish had a CCD program with 198 students.
1999 William E. Lori became Bishop of Bridgeport in 2001	2001	Trinity Catholic High School	Stamford • Arrested for having sexually explicit internet conversations with an undercover police agent posing as a 14 year old boy, and arranging to meet him at a motel. (Associated Press State & Local Wire May 29, 2001.)	CT	Spiritual Director	After 2001, Castaldo is no longer listed in Official Catholic Directories.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1988-2001).

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