Fran Hoefgen was a monk at Saint John’s Abbey until he was laicized in 2012.<\/p>\n
Fran’s Brother<\/strong><\/p>\n Associated Press State & Local Wire:<\/p>\n A Roman Catholic priest from the Upper Peninsula is on a leave of absence from active ministry following a substantiated allegation of sexual misconduct with minors “dating back many years ago,” said a spokeswoman from the Diocese of Marquette.\u00a0The Rev. Raymond J. Hoefgen, pastor of Precious Blood Parish in Stephenson and St. Bruno Parish in Nadeau, will receive an independent assessment at a treatment facility to help determine the future of his ministry, diocesan spokeswoman Loreen Zeno Koskey said in a statement.<\/em> \u00a0–\u00a0May 8, 2002<\/p>\n Eureka:<\/p>\n Father Fran Hoefgen’s brother, Rev. Raymond J. Hoefgen (ordained 1963, Diocese of Marquette, Michigan) was permanently removed from ministry in May 2002 [\u00a0Detroit Free Press<\/a>\u00a0]\u00a0after the diocese received substantiated allegations he molested two minors approximately 25 years previously.<\/em> [ Eureka as PDF<\/a> ]\n Raymond died on January 17, 2012.<\/p>\n Fran’s Mother<\/strong><\/p>\n Father Fran Hoefgen’s mother, Elva Hoefgen, spent the last 16 years of her life as Sister Elva Hoefgen, a monastic at Saint Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota.<\/p>\n Sister Elva died on August 13, 1997.<\/p>\n
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