New Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial looms
Anthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in Waco Plans are under way for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans to remove a priest’s name from a chapel he helped build outside the city as a criminal trial looms in Texas for the clergyman on criminal charges that he sexually abused three spiritually vulnerable female congregants there, the Guardian has learned. Anthony Odiong had reportedly raised $600,000 to build and then open Our Lady
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Anthony Odiong after his arrest in Florida on 16 July 2024. Photograph: Waco policeView image in fullscreenAnthony Odiong after his arrest in Florida on 16 July 2024. Photograph: Waco policeNew Orleans clergy abuseNew Orleans archdiocese plans on removing priest’s name from chapel as his Texas sexual abuse trial loomsAnthony Odiong is accused of sexually abusing three spiritually vulnerable female congregants in WacoRamon Antonio VargasFri 1 May 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 1 May 2026 07.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePlans are under way for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans to remove a priest’s name from a chapel he helped build outside the city as a criminal trial looms in Texas for the clergyman on criminal charges that he sexually abused three spiritually…
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