Fr. George Zatarga

Diocese:  Diocese of Brooklyn

Summary of Assignments:

  • 1969 — St. Frances de Chantal
  • 1970-1971 — St. Gertrude
  • 1972-1978 — Queen of All Saints
  • 1979 — On leave
  • 1980 — Corpus Christi
  • 1981-1987 — St. Gregory the Great
  • 1988 — Released from Diocesan assignment
  • 1989 — St. Gregory the Great
  • 1990 — St. Bernard
  • 1991-1999 — Christ the King
  • 2001 — Monsignor Bishop Mugavero Residence
  • 2003-2006 — Monsignor Bishop Mugavero Residence
  • 2007 — American Martyrs

Notes:  Zatarga was placed on leave by Diocese 12/07 after admitting to “inappropriate behavior” with as many as 5 youths in 1970s. Victims included 3 brothers. Latest allegations involve an 18 yr old youth and events in 2007. Zatarga has been sent for counseling. Police are asking other victims to come forward. Zatarga kept a “travel log” of his 1976 trips with teenage boys and often mentioned the “unique physiques” of the different boys.

Sources:  New York Daily News 12.04.07; Daily News 01.06.08; Brooklyn Daily Eagle 01.07.08; Times Union 01.08.08; Post-Star 01.09.08; Daily News 01.11.08; Post-Star 02.14.08; Albany Times Union 02.15.08; NY Daily News 04.06.08http://bishop-accountability.org/