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Timeline for Fr. Frederick A. Loyd

Loyd, Frederick A.                          Diocese of Columbus           --1970—

Associate Pastor, St. Catharine Church, Columbus (1970-1974);

Teacher, Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus (1970-1974);

On duty outside the diocese in 1973-74 in Trier, Germany

Assistant Pastor, St. Augustine Church, Columbus (1974-1975);

Teacher, St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus (1974-1975);

Assistant Pastor, St. Agnes Church, Columbus (1975-1977);

Part-time Counselor, Talbot Hall at the former St. Anthony Hospital, Columbus (1975-1978);

In Residence, Corpus Christi Church, Columbus (1977-1978);

Chaplain with residence, St. Anthony Hospital, Columbus (1978-1983);

Associate Pastor, St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark, Ohio (1983-1987);

Associate Pastor, St. Anthony Church, Columbus (1987-1989);

Pastor, St. Stephen the Martyr Church, Columbus (1989-1995);

Sabbatical studies (1995-1996);

Associate Pastor, St. Joan of Arc, Powell, Ohio (1996-1997);

Leave of absence (1997-1998);

Chaplain, Doctors Hospital North, Columbus (1998-2001);

Residence at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Columbus (1998-2000);

Chaplain, Children’s Hospital, Columbus (1998);

Chaplain, Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus (1999-2001);

Residence, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus (2000-2001);

Associate Pastor, St. Mary, Delaware (2001);

Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Cathedral (2002-2004).

Loyd retired from active ministry in (2006)

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Diocese of Columbus Statement regarding Frederick Loyd

Local News Coverage

Press Release February 3,  2009

Letter to Bishop Campbell Regarding Fr. Frederick A. Loyd

 Feb. 3, 2009

Dear Bishop Campbell,
 
We are writing for two simple but compelling reasons: to prod you to do more to find and help victims of two Columbus-area priests who face credible child sex abuse allegations or charges, and to prod you to do more to protect other children from them.
 
They are Fr. Aaron (A.J.) Cote and Fr. Frederick A. Loyd.
 
Cote has been accused of molesting in at least three states (Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts). He has been suspended and sued. At least one civil lawsuit against him has been settled. But most important, he faces a criminal trial next month.
 
Cote worked in your diocese and is accused of molesting in your diocese. For decades, in these situations, Americas Catholic bishops have almost always done one of two irresponsible patterns. Bishops have either passively sat back and done nothing to help police and prosecutors (which often means the priest is deemed innocent or is convicted but not jailed and kids are put at risk again). Or bishops have actively worked to keep clergy sex crimes hidden, again with devastating results.
 
We urge you to chart a new, responsible course. We respectfully but emphatically urge you to use your considerable resources (diocesan website, diocesan newspaper, dozens of parish bulletins, and pulpit announcements) to announce Cotes upcoming trial and beg victims and witnesses to call law enforcement immediately so that he can be effectively prosecuted, convicted and locked up. Your prompt action would make a real difference, Bishop.
 
You know that kids are safest when predators are jailed. You can help make that happen. Or, you can emulate the timid, passive and irresponsible actions of your colleagues and do nothing.
 
Regarding Loyd, were disturbed by several parts of this situation. For the sake of public safety, parents need and Catholics deserve clear information and more action from you.
 
In November, you evidently suspended Loyd because of a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in 1985. But it was disclosed on your website on Dec. 18th.

Since weeks elapsed between when you received the abuse report and when you disclosed it,  Loyd had weeks to fabricate alibis, destroy evidence, intimidate witnesses and molest more kids. We believe you should publicly explain and apologize for this inexcusable delay.

In addition, were troubled by your vague claim that this is the first time the Diocese of Columbus has received a specific allegation of this nature against Father Loyd.  The obvious implication is that you have, in fact, had other reports of sexual abuse or misconduct by Loyd, though not perhaps this specific. Again, your flock and Columbus citizens deserve the truth, not carefully-crafted public relations spin. 

For the safety of kids, we urge you to put Loyd in a secure, remote, professionally run treatment center so that kids will be safe and so that hell get help.
 
If you wont do that, make public where Fr. Loyd is located now. He could still be a danger to kids.

Finally, we urge you to more aggressively and effectively reach out to other victims who might be too afraid to speak up about Fr. Loyd. We urge you to let your parishioners know that SNAP, "Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests" is available to anyone who has been harmed by this priest.

Please do your pastoral duty. Please personally visit each parish where these two predators worked. Look your flock in the eye. Tell them its their moral and civic duty to come forward, get help and call the police with any information they may have (no matter how small or old or second hand or irrelevant it may seem) about their misdeeds. That 's what a man of integrity would do.

We await your response.

Judy Jones
SNAP director Southeastern Ohio, snapsteubenville@gmail.com
636-433-2511

Carol Zamonski
SNAP leader Columbus  doro@copper.net
614-447-2084

David Clohessy
National Director of SNAP SNAPclohessy@aol.com
314-566-9790

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