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The bishops who lead the dioceses of Columbus and Steubenville in Ohio could present a merger plan to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops next year.
There’s nothing wrong with booking stays in hotels. There’s nothing wrong with a bonus for work well done. There’s nothing wrong with taking flying lessons. There’s nothing wrong with any of those items — as long as you are able to pay for them with your own money. Monsignor Kurt Kemo, the former vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville, was reminded of that in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, when he admitted to diverting nearly $300,000 in diocesan funds for his own use, including the things mentioned above. And, while stealing from his employer was bad enough, t...
lharris@ehraldstaronline.com MAKING CHANGES â The Diocese of Steubenville, was rocked by the discovery that a former vicar general and comptroller had diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for church projects and charitable endeavors into their own pockets. Bishop Jeffrey Monforton said it was âwas disappointing, it was discouraging â but at the end of the day, I have to remember what Iâm here to do as bish STEUBENVILLE — The past four years have tested the patience and faith of the 31,000 parishioners of the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville, still in recovery ...
Staff writer Michael D. McElwain SIGNED â Former Diocese of Steubenville Vicar General Kurt Kemo, right, signs his guilty plea Wednesday in Jefferson Common Pleas Court while his attorney, Chris Amato of Wellsville, looks on. Kemo, 64, admitted diverting nearly $300,000 in diocesan funds for his own use. He made full restitution to the diocese during the proceedings. STEUBENVILLE — Monsignor Kurt Kemo, vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville for well over a decade, bought expensive clothes, took flying lessons and booked hotel stays on his credit card. On Wednesday, Kemo admitt...
lharris@herldstaronline.com PLEADS GUILTY â Monsignor Kurt Kemo, former vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville, listened to proceedings Wednesday in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court. â Michael D. McElwain STEUBENVILLE — Monsignor Kurt Kemo, former vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Jefferson Common Pleas Court to pocketing nearly $300,000 in diocesan funds. Kemo, 64, was sentenced to six months in the Eastern Ohio Correction Center followed by six years of community control — two years for aggravated theft by control without consen...