Fr. Rene D. Messier: Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors 

Fr. Rene D. Messier

Ordained: 1945
Assignments:
  • 1946: St. Thomas’ Seminary, Bloomfield, CT (HRT)
  • 1947-1953: Sacred Heart, Taftville, CT (HRT)
  • 1954-1957: Sacred Heart, Taftville, CT (NOR)
  • 1954-1957: Sacred Heart, Taftville, CT (NOR)
  • 1958-1960: St. Mary’s, Jewett City, CT (NOR)
  • 1961-1964: Retired (NOR)
  • 1961-1963: St. Mary Mediatrix of All Graces, Yarnell, AZ (GLP)
  • 1963: St. Anne, Ash Fork, AZ (GLP)
  • 1964: Unknown
  • 1965-1975: Sick Leave (NOR)
  • 1976-1999: Unknown
  • 1999: Died

Fr. Rene D. Messier was ordained in the Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut. Fr. Messier was named on the Diocese of Gallup’s “List of priests, religious and other persons who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors and who have served in parishes or institutions of the church located within the territorial limits of the Diocese of Gallup.” Fr. Messier’s status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 1963 until his death are unknown.