List of Christian Brothers

The bottom of this webpage includes a link to a list of Christian Brothers who they indicate served in the United States, as well as a growing list of the assignments of certain schools and Christian Brothers.

Who Are the Christian Brothers?

The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide order of lay religious men.  The first members of the Congregation arrived in the United States in the late 1800s. Over the next century, they spread across the United States and Canada and became involved with a large number of schools and other institutions.

Christian Brother Edward Courtney

The Christian Brothers transferred Brother Edward Courtney between six different schools because he sexually abused children at each school.  In 1978, a Provincial of the Christian Brothers wrote a summary of those transfers that details their knowledge of his abuses.  You can read the summary of Edward Courtney’s transfers and assignments between Brother Rice High School, in Chicago, Brother Rice High School in Michigan, Leo High School in Chicago, St. Laurence High School in Chicago, and then O’Dea High School in Seattle.

How Did It Happen?  A Dangerous Mind

We have uncovered many documents showing how the Christian Brothers failed to protect children from being sexually abused.  A couple of documents regarding Edward Courtney illustrate how it happened.

In March 1974, after they had removed Courtney from three schools in Illinois and one in Michigan, the Christian Brothers voted that he should have “no contact with Rice, Leo or Laurence in any way, shape or form.  His sole contact man is to be Bernie Rohan, who will keep us informed of his developments.”  View of a copy of their decision regarding Brother Edward Courtney and Brother Rohan by clicking here.

Four years later, that same Brother Rohan recommended Courtney for a teaching certificate so he could teach in Washington.  He told the Washington authorities that Courtney “maintained good order in his classes without being harsh or rigid” and “approached the task with a basic fairness and sensitivity to the individual student.”  You can read a copy of Brother Rohan’s glowing letter of recommendation for Brother Edward Courtney.

List of Christian Brothers

The following is a partial list of the names of Christian Brothers who served at one or more school that harbored alleged sexual abusers.  While this list includes the names of many Brothers who are alleged to have sexually abused children, this is not an exhaustive list and not every one of these Brothers abused children.  Again, this is not an exhaustive list, and we believe it will grow as more and more survivors come forward.  You can also read the list of Christian Brothers who they have indicated ever served in the United States.

If you were abused by a Christian Brother, or by someone associated with a Christian Brother school or institution, please contact us to make sure your rights are protected.  Even if the person’s name does not appear on the list below, or if their school does not appear on the list of schools, your claim may be covered by this bankruptcy and you must come forward by the upcoming bankruptcy deadlines in order to preserve your rights.

Briscoe Memorial School

Not all of the people listed below have been accused of physical or sexual abuse.  While many have, this is merely a list of Christian Brothers who served at Briscoe Memorial School.