Ordained: June 7, 1958
Died: January 3, 2012
Rev. Adalbert J. Wolski, T.O.R. Summary of Case: Aldabert Wolski was ordained a Third Order Regular of St. Francis priest in 1958. He was assigned to parishes, seminaries and at least one high school in dioceses including Altoona-Johnstown PA, Coronel Oviedo in Paraguay, St. Cloud MN, St. Paul and Minneapolis MN, Washington DC, Youngstown OH and Wheeling-Charleston WV. He died in 2012 at his order's monastery in Hollidaysburg PA. In January 2014 Adalbert's name was included on a list released by the St. Cloud MN diocese of clergy with likely claims against them of sexual abuse of minors. Wolski was assigned to St. Cloud's Cathedral High School 1964-1965. |
| Born: February 13, 1931 Ordained: June 7, 1958 Died: January 3, 2012 |
| Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State/ Country | Position | Notes |
| 1958 | 1959 | Wolski is not indexed in the 1959 Directory. | ||||
| 1959
Altoona-Johnstown bishop was Howard Joseph Carroll (1957-1960), followed by Joseph Carroll McCormick (1960-1966). |
1961 | Franciscan Preparatory Seminary | Hollidaysburg | PA | This high school seminary had 38 students. | |
| 1961 Coronel Oviedo bishop was Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. (1961-1976). |
1964 | Prelatura de Coronel Oviedo | Paraguay/S.A. | |||
| 1964 St. Cloud bishop was Peter William Bartholome (1953-1968). |
1965 | Cathedral High School | St. Cloud
• Adalbert's name was included on a list released by the diocese in January 2014 of clergy with likely claims against them of sexual abuse of minors. |
MN | Cathedral High had 719 boys and 903 girls. Wolski lived at St. Louis Monastery in St. Cloud. | |
| 1965 McCormick was succeed as Altoona-Johnstown bishop by James John Hogan (1966-1986). |
1970 | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Altoona | PA | 3/3 | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel had a school with 266-220 students, and two vacation schools with 175 students. |
| 1965 | 1970 | Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel | Pleasant Valley | PA | This was a mission of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Altoona. | |
| 1970 St. Paul and Minneapolis archbishop was Leo Binz (1961-1975). |
1974 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | St. Paul | MN | 1/2, 1/1 | Our Lady of Guadalupe had a school until 1972 with 114-92 students. |
| 1974 | 1977 | St. Joseph's | Delano | MN | 1/1 | |
| 1977 | 1979 | Wolski is not indexed in the 1978 or 1979 Directories. | ||||
| 1979 Washington D.C. archbishop was William Wakefield Baum (1973-1980), follwed by James Aloysius Hickey (1980-2000). |
1983 | Third Order Regular of St. Francis Provincial House | Silver Spring | MD | In residence. Referred to in the 1981 Directory as "Very Rev." | |
| 1983 Youngstown bishop was James William Malone (1968-1995). |
1986 | St. Michael's | Windham | OH | 1/1 | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Wolski is not indexed in the 1987 Directory, nor is he listed in the diocesan pages as at his previous or next assignments. | ||||
| 1987 Altoona-Johnstown bishop was Joseph Victor Adamec (1987-2011). |
1990 | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Barnesboro | PA | 1/2, 1/1 | |
| 1990 Wheeling-Charleston bishop was Bernard William Schmitt (1989-2004). |
1991 | Our Lady of Grace | Romney | WV | 1/1 | |
| 1990 | 1991 | Epiphany of the Lord | Moorefield | WV | 1/1 | . |
| 1991
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1993 | Wolski is not indexed in the 1992 or 1993 Directories, nor is he listed in the diocesan pages as at his previous or next assignments. | ||||
| 1993 Altoona-Johnstown diocese |
2011 | St. Joseph Friary | Hollidaysburg | PA | Wolski retired in 2005. | |
| 2011 Mark Leonard Bartchak succeeded Adamec as Altoona-Johnstown bishop (2011-). |
2012 | St. Bernardine Monastery | Hollidaysburg | PA | Wolski died January 3, 2012. |
Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1960-2013)
• Rev. Adalbert Wolski Obituary, Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 7, 2012
• Press Release from +Donald J. Kettler Bishop of Saint Cloud, Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud via WJON, January 3, 2014
• The Diocese of St Cloud Release Their List of 33 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors, By Mike Bryant, Legal Examiner, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Reveals Names of Priests Accused of Abusing Children, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Bishop Releases Names of 33 Accused Priests, By Alex Svejkovsky, WJON, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Releases List of Clergy Accused of Abuse, By Frank Lee, St. Cloud Times, January 4, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Issues Revision to Clergy Abuse List, St. Cloud Times, January 31, 2014
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