Catholic Priest

Philip Mark Wolfe

Ordained: 1980

Philip Mark Wolfe was a boys choir leader and teacher at St. Anthony’s Seminary.  He was convicted in 1989 of sexual abuse of a boy.  He was sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation.  He committed suicide in 1994. According to the Los Angeles Archdiocesan report, Wolfe has three accusers and incidents from 1975-1989.  Wolfe was the subject of civil lawsuits filed in 1991, 2001, and two suits in 2009.

Father Wolfe's Assignments

PlacementCity/StateDate(s)
St. Anthony's Seminary Santa Barbara, California1983..1984
St. Anne ChurchSanta Ana, California1986..1987
St. Barbara Church Santa Ana, California1988..1989