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Frank Joseph Caggiano (born March 29, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport in Connecticut since 2013. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City from 2006 to 2013.
In 1993, during Cardinal Egan's time as Bishop of Bridgeport, 23 lawsuits were filed against the diocese, alleging sexual abuse by priests. [2] The 23 claims were settled in 2001, [2] which was one year after Egan left the Diocese of Bridgeport after being appointed Archbishop of New York. [3] Five priests were evicted from the ministry. [2]
In 2014, Caggiano convoked the 4th Synod of the Diocese of Bridgeport, the first in 32 years (themed "Building Bridges to the Future Together"). [24] In an interview with America Magazine, Caggiano said that one of his first priorities as bishop was reaching out to the high percentage of Catholics in the diocese who no longer attend mass. [25]
In October 2019, former Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robert Holzberg released the results of his investigation, commissioned by Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano, into the diocese's handling of accusations of sexual abuse by its priests. Holzberg found that all three of Bridgeport's bishops, including Curtis, had consistently failed to ...
Bishop(s) Frank Caggiano: St. John Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Darien, Connecticut. It is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. History.
Following his installment in December, Bishop of Bridgeport, Frank Caggiano immediately spoke with VOTF members, [10] He met with them again on March 13, 2014 in a meeting he described as "the beginning of a conversation.' [11] On March 19, members of VOTF joined with SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) demonstrated outside the ...
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Bishop(s) Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano: Pastor(s) Rev. Victor T. Martin: St. Thomas Aquinas is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the Diocese of ...