Fr. George Pirrung
Fr. George Pirrung
Ordained: 1954
Assignments:
- 1955: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Miami, AZ (TUC)
- 1956-1957: Sacred Heart, Nogales, AZ (TUC)
- 1958-1959: Queen of Peace, Mesa, AZ (TUC)
- 1960-1962: Immaculate Conception, Douglas, AZ (TUC)
- 1963-1968: St. Catherine of Sienna, Phoenix, AZ (TUC)
- 1969-1977: Holy Family, Phoenix, AZ (TUC/PHX)
- 1978-1997: Immaculate Conception, Cottonwood, AZ (PHX)
- 1998-2010: Retired (PHX)
- 2011-2016: Unknown
- 2016: Died
Fr. George Pirrung was ordained in the Diocese of Tucson. In 2003, Fr. Pirrung was accused of sexually abusing a minor boy in approximately the mid-1950s at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Miami, Arizona. The Diocese received two additional allegations in approximately 1966. Fr. Pirrung is listed on the Diocese of Tucson’s list of “Clergy and other Church personnel identified by the Diocese of Tucson with assignments, employment or ministry service within the Diocese about whom the Diocese is aware of credible allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor.” He is also included on the Diocese of Phoenix’s list of “Diocese of Phoenix priests and deacons who have been laicized and/or removed from ministry due to sexual misconduct with a minor.” Fr. Pirrung’s status as a priest, current whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 1997 until his death are unknown.