Fr. Francis Verngren, F.S.C
Ordination: 1936
Assignments:
- 1937-1939 Unknown
- 1940-1959 St. Peter’s High School and Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco, CA (SFR)
- 1959-1969 St. Mary’s College High School, Berkeley, CA (OAK)
- 1969-1984 St. Mary’s College High School, Napa, CA
- 1984 Justin-Siena High School, Napa, CA
- 1985-1988 Unknown
- 1989 Began retirement- Holy Family Community, Napa, CA
- 1990-2001 Unknown
- 2002 Full retirement
- 2003 Died
Br. Francis Verngren was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Christian Brothers religious order. A man filed a civil lawsuit in 2003 alleging that Br. Verngren sexually abused the man when he was a minor from 1966 until 1970 while Br. Verngren was principal and head dorm resident at a Catholic school in Berkeley. The lawsuit was settled later in 2003.