Priest List

Below is the list of priests with substantiated allegations of abuse of a minor while serving in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City between 1960-2019

Fr. Thomas Behnke, O.C.D.
Born: Oct. 21, 1922
Ordained: 1949
Died: Nov. 9, 2008

Fr. David Cowden
Born: Oct. 30, 1950
Ordained:  May 29, 1982
Removed from ministry: Oct. 31, 2006
Died: March 23, 2015

Fr. Steven Cude
Born: Dec. 31, 1943
Ordained: May 31, 1969
Faculties removed: May 15, 1998

Fr. Matthias Faue, O.S.B.
Born: Jan. 26, 1923
Ordained:1951
Died: Jan. 30, 1988

David Imming  
Born: Aug. 23, 1939
Ordained: May 27, 1965
Faculties Removed: May 13, 2002
Laicized: June 10, 2011

Fr. Albert Mantica, Diocese of Albany
Born: Nov. 28, 1927
Ordained: May 24, 1959
Served in Oklahoma: 1965-1967
Died: Feb. 16, 1997

Fr. Jim Mickus
Born: Dec. 16, 1944
Ordained: June 1, 1972
Suspended from Ministry: June 24, 2002
Returned to Ministry: March 14, 2003
Suspended from Ministry: Nov. 2, 2018

Fr. Rocco Perone, C.S.P.
Born: May 1, 1920
Ordained: May 3, 1949
Conducted parish mission in Oklahoma but never assigned to Oklahoma
Died: May 5, 1992

Fr. Edd Prather
Born: Jan. 16, 1945
Ordained: May 22, 1971
Without assignment in the Archdiocese after: May 1988
Died: Nov. 26, 1996

Fr. James Rapp, O.S.F.S.
Born: May 21, 1940
Ordained: Oct. 21, 1967
Faculties Revoked: May 10, 1999
Currently incarcerated

Ben Zoeller
Born: 1938
Ordained: 1965
Faculties Removed: 2002
Laicized: Dec. 16, 2011