Fr. Arthur G. Minichello: Diocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct With a Minor

Fr. Arthur G. Minichello

Ordained: 1973
Assignments:
  • Unknown: Chaplain, Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1974-1983: St. Dominic, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1984-1988: St. Rosalia, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1989-1998: St. Dominic, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1999-2011: St. Fidelis, Queens, NY (BRK)
  • 2012-2017: SS. Simon and Jude, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 2018-2019: Unknown

Fr. Arthur Minichello was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Fr. Minichello allegedly sexually abused a minor boy while at St. Rosalia in Brooklyn, New York. In 2018, Fr. Minichello was removed from ministry. Fr. Minichello was included in the Diocese of Brooklyn’s 2019 “List of Diocesan Clergy for Whom the Diocese Received Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor,” in the subsection “Clergy Members of the Diocese of Brooklyn With Credible Allegations: Credibility Deemed by Diocesan Review Board Determination and/or Admission on Behalf of the Cleric.” Fr. Minichello is believed to be living at Queen of Peace Residence in Queens Village, New York. His current status as a priest and whether he has access to children are unknown.