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Bertrand W. Horvath

Ordained: 1970
Timeline Date Description [see key to color and bolding]
03/13/31      Born.
05/02/70      Ordained as Convent[u]al Franciscan in Youngstown, Ohio.
09/07/71      Temporary faculties granted to teach at Mater Dei High School. In residence, St. Kilian, Mission Viejo, California.
11/10/72      Accepted "ad experimentum" into the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
07/31/74      "Ad experimentum" assignment terminated.
08/01/74       Leaves Archdiocese.


Last First Ord T Status D/O Notes Diocese Source/Assignments
Horvath Bertrand W. 1970 P Sued Franciscan Sued 2002. Accused of abuse of altar boy at Mission Viejo in early 1970s. Order turned around and sued Archdiocese to force them to share responsibility. Left Archdiocese 1974. Worked in several dioceses. Ended up in Amarillo Diocese in Texas for many years. Retired (placed on leave) in 2001 after Orange Diocese notified Amarillo about abuse.
Deceased.		 Orange, CA Source:
OC Register 6.04.02;
USA Today 11.11.02;
LA Times 4.05.03;
LA Archdiocesan Report 2.17.04 page 6;
LA Times 2.18.04; OC Weekly 3.04.05;
OC Weekly 10.28.05;
District Weekly 7.27.07
Assignments:
LA Archdiocesan Report Addendum 11.15.05;
LA Times Database 4.20.06;
OC Weekly 3.04.05

As listed on:  http://bishop-accountability.org/priestdb/PriestDBbylastName-H.html

The columns in the database are labeled as follows:
- Last = Last Name
- First = First Name
- T = Type. P=Priest, B=Brother, S=Seminarian, D=Deacon, N=Nun
- Status = Status of legal action if one exists
- D/O = Diocesan or Order employee. D=Diocesan O=Order
- Notes = Notes about legal action or allegation.
- Diocese = Primary diocese in which the individual worked
- ST = State in which the diocese is located
- Source = newspaper citation or docket number of legal action

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