Fr. John M. Huels, O.S.M.
Ordained: 1976
Assignments Within the Archdiocese/Diocese(s) in New Jersey: Trenton
Assignments:
- 1977-1979: St. Joseph, Carteret, NJ (TR)
- 1980: Unknown
- 1981-1982: Divine Word College, Washington, D.C. (WDC)
- 1983-1989: St. Philip Priory, Chicago, IL (CHI)
- 1990-1992: St. Philip Priory, Chicago, IL; The Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, Chicago, IL (CHI)
- 1993: St. Philip Priory, Chicago, IL; Servite Provincial Office, Chicago , IL (CHI)
- 1994: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chicago, IL; Servite Friars, Eastern Province, Chicago, IL (CHI); Assumption Priori, Chicago, IL (CHI)
- 1995: The Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, Chicago, IL (CHI); Servite Friars, Eastern Province, Chicago, IL (CHI); Monastery of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago, IL (CHI)
- 1996: Servite Friars, Eastern Province, Chicago, IL (CHI); Monastery of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago, IL (CHI)
- 1997: Servite Friars, Eastern Province, Chicago, IL (CHI); Zululand, South Africa
- 1998-1999: Servite Friars, Eastern Province, Chicago, IL (CHI); Ottawa, Canada
- 2000-2002: Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) United States of America Province, Inc. (CHI); Ottawa, Canada
- 2003-2019: Unknown
Fr. John M. Huels, O.S.M., member of the Servite Order, completed his studies and was ordained a priest in 1976. In 1994, Fr. Huels was forced to step down as leader of the Servite Order and was barred from work with minors after two allegations of child sexual abuse were made against him. Fr. Huels admitted he sexually abused a boy while he worked at St. Joseph’s Church in Carteret, New Jersey, sometime in the late 1970s. Fr. Huels went on to teach in Africa for several years and subsequently taught graduate courses in canon law at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. In 2002, Fr. Huels resigned as Vice Dean at St. Paul University and asked for medical leave to be treated for severe depression. He also announced his intention to leave the Servite Order and seek laicization. In September 2018, Fr. Huels was removed from his position at St. Paul University after it was discovered he had maintained a position as a full-time professor there. Fr. Huels’ clerical status, whereabouts, and whether he has access to children are unknown.