1922

Cleveland bishop was Joseph Schrembs (1921-1945)

3/3, 4/4

1961

Edward Francis Hoban replaced Schrembs as bishop (1945-1966)

1955

Following Hoban was Clarence George Issenmann (1966-1974)

Parma

• In 1999, a woman told the diocese that she had been molested by Kickel when she was a student in the 1960s at St. Francis De Sales. She asked the diocese to pay for her counseling, and auxilliary bishop Quinn turned her down. Dozens of other women told the Plain Dealer when this story broke in 2002 that they had been molested by Kickel as young schoolgirls in the late 1950s and 1960s as well. (Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio]
March 30, 2002) They said Kickel would put his hands up girls dresses at his desk during the religion classes he taught. All who have come forward about the abuse told of this same modus operandi. A former St. Francis De Sales teacher told of a meeting in 1969 at the parish of parents and teachers concerned about Kickel's behavior, and to discuss how to protect their children from him. Quinn was diocesan chancellor in 1969 and has denied knowing about the meeting or concerns about Kickel, despite the insistence of those who said they repeatedly called Quinn at the time, and even met with him about Kickel. (Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio]
May 5, 2002) The parish priest in 1969, Rev. Paul Lehner, acknowledged Kickel's "problem", but ordered the parents and teachers to keep quiet or "they would be guilty of a mortal sin and go to hell." (Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio]
March 28, 2002)

Parish had a school with 384-2,544 students.

Kickel is referred to as "Monsignor" beginning in 1957.

Kickel died Dec. 13, 1972