Bishop Fisher Suspends Reverend Patrick T. O’Keefe of Wyoming County parishes

O’Keefe was suspended in 2019 for prior sexual misconduct

From the Diocese of Buffalo, pictured is O’Keefe from WNYCatholic.org

(Buffalo, NY) — Bishop Michael W. Fisher has removed the Reverend Patrick T. O’Keefe from active ministry and suspended his priestly faculties due to allegations of sexual harassment of adults, as well as inappropriate workplace and ministerial conduct.

Fr. O’Keefe, ordained in 1996, has most recently served as Parochial Vicar of Ascension Parish (Batavia); St. Brigid Parish (Bergen); Resurrection Parish (Batavia); and Our Lady of Mercy Parish (LeRoy)…

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