Fr. Rudolph Grosser

Also known as Rudolph, this individual was originally from Czechoslovakia but grew up in Wisconsin. According to the 6/18/13 Report of the Audit and Review of the Files of the Capuchin Province of St. Joseph, he was identified as a deceased friar who had confirmed reports of sexual abuse of minors. Grosser’s name appeared on the list without any additional information regarding the claims against him, except for the fact that he transferred to the New York Province in 1952. As per his obituary, he began his career teaching at Mt. Calvary minor seminary in Wisconsin before serving at various parishes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as Yonkers, Brooklyn, and Manhattan in New York. He was also assigned to friaries in Hudson, New Hampshire, and Garrison, New York, before being stationed at a chapel in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1974, he semi-retired and resided at the novitiate in Milton, Massachusetts, and later at the friary in Abington, Massachusetts. He passed away on 5/13/89.