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'''Hubert Patrick O'Connor''' (1928-2007) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George|Prince George]] in British Columbia who was forced to |
'''Hubert Patrick O'Connor''' (1928-2007) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George|Prince George]] in British Columbia who was forced to resign following sex abuse charges filed against him. |
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==Church career== |
==Church career== |
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Revision as of 11:29, 10 October 2009
Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1928-2007) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop of Prince George in British Columbia who was forced to resign following sex abuse charges filed against him.
Church career
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1955 and became bishop of Whitehorse in Yukon in 1971. In 1986, he was named bishop of Prince George, resigning in 1991.
Abuse affair
He was convicted in 1996 of committing rape and indecent assault on two young aboriginal women during the 1960s when he was a priest. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison by Mr. Justice Wally Oppal, who is now British Columbia's attorney general. After serving six months, the disgraced clergyman was released on $1,000 bail. [1]