Alphonsus Liguori Penney
| Alphonsus Liguori Penney | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of St. John's | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland |
| In office | 28 March 1979 – 2 February 1991 |
| Predecessor | Patrick James Skinner |
| Successor | James Hector MacDonald |
| Previous post | Bishop of Grand Falls (1972-1979) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1949 |
| Consecration | 18 January 1973 by Guido del Mestri[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1924 St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, British Empire |
| Died | 12 December 2017 (aged 93) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Archbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney (17 September 1924 – 12 December 2017) was a Canadian Catholic priest who was Archbishop of St. John's from 1979 to 1991. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Sexual abuse scandal
The Winter Commission was appointed in 1989 by Archbishop Penney and released its report during the following year. Its final report, submitted in 1990, was entitled The report of the Archdiocesan Commission of Enquiry into the Sexual Abuse of Children by Members of the Clergy.[2]
Archbishop Penney resigned on February 2, 1991, following the release of the commission's report, which placed some of the blame for cover-ups of the abuse on him.[3][4]
References
- Back to citation "Archbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- Back to citation Lead us not into temptation: Catholic priests and the sexual abuse of children, Jason Berry, 1992, reprinted 2000
- Back to citation Sexual abuse by Catholic clergy: the Canadian situation
- Back to citation Ulbrich, Jeffrey. "Archbishop offers resignation in sex abuse scandal". The Free Lance-Star, 21 July 1990, p. 13. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.