Fr. Carroll Howlin
Ordained: 1961
- 1962-1965: SS. Peter and Paul, Naperville, IL (JOL)
- 1966-1967: Holy Trinity, Westmont, IL (JOL)
- 1968-1975: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary High School and College, Lockport, IL (JOL)
- 1976-1977: St. Paul the Apostle, Joliet, IL (JOL)
- 1978-1983: On Duty Outside the Diocese (JOL)
- 1984-2000: On Duty Outside the Diocese (JOL); Good Shepherd Catholic Service, Whitely City, KS
- 1983-2002: St. Peter, Monticello, KY (LEX)
- 2003-2012: Unknown
- 2013-2015: Leave of Absence (JOL)
- 2015: Died
Fr. Carroll Howlin was ordained for the Diocese of Joliet in 1961 and served in several parishes throughout Illinois. Beginning in 1978, Fr. Howlin began serving at Good Shepard in Whitely, KY but remained a priest of the Diocese of Joliet. In 1993, a survivor accused Fr. Howlin of child sexual abuse in the 1970s while at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary High School and College. Fr. Howlin was subsequently sent to St. Luke’s, an institution known for treating priests accused of child sexual abuse, but was allowed to stay in ministry. In 2002, another former St. Charles Borromeo student came forward accusing Fr. Howlin of sexual abuse during the 1970s. In 2003, two brothers came forward accusing Fr. Howlin of child sexual abuse in Kentucky. Fr. Howlin has been named in at least four clergy sexual abuse lawsuits. In 2002, Fr. Howlin was officially removed from ministry and the Vatican banned him from unsupervised contact with minors. Fr. Howlin has been named on the Diocese of Joliet’s list of “Diocesan Priests with Credible Allegation(s) of Sexual Misconduct with Minors Made Against Them While Serving in the Diocese of Joliet” with “Substantiated Allegations.” In 2013, Fr. Howlin was reportedly living unsupervised in Kentucky and remained in church-related jobs and activities, however his exact location and whether he had access to children from 2003 until his death in 2015 are unknown.