Edward Lawrence Ball
Ordained: 1966
Edward Lawrence Ball became a registered sex offender in 1992 after he was convicted of sexual offenses involving the abuse of two altar boys. The boys’ families filed civil lawsuits that settled out of court in 1994. In 1999, Ball was arrested in Aurora, IL on charges that he molested other boys and girls in San Bernardino County throughout the 1980s. Ball was laicized in 2002 and has since passed away.
Father Ball's Assignments
| Placement | City/State | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| St. John the Baptist | Haycock Run, PA | 1966..1967 |
| St. Joseph's | Marienstein, PA | 1966..1967 |
| St. Lawrence | Riegelsville, PA | 1966..1967 |
| Sacred Heart Novitiate | Youngstown, OH | 1967..1968 |
| Sacred Heart Seminary | Center Valley, PA | 1968..1971 |
| MSC Center | Shelby, PA | 1971..1980 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption | San Bernardino, CA | 1978..1984 |
| Bishop's Council | San Bernardino, CA | 1980 |
| Straling Institution | San Bernardino, CA | 1981 |
| Unknown, but listed in Diocese of San Bernardino in Catholic directories | San Bernardino, CA | 1983..1986 |
| Not listed in Catholic directories | 1986..1989 | |
| Our Lady of Fatima | San Bernardino, CA | 1989..1993 |
| Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Community | Aurora, IL | 1993..2001 |
| Laicized | 2002 |
