CHARLOTTE — Father Patrick Hoare will remain out of ministry for now, following the conclusion of an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, the Diocese of Charlotte has announced.
In a July 1 letter to parishioners of St. Matthew Church, where Father Hoare has served as pastor since 2017, Bishop Peter Jugis said he had accepted the recommendation of the diocese’s independent Lay Review Board “that Father Hoare remain out of active ministry at this time.”
Father John Allen will continue serving as the parish’s administrator, the bishop said.
Read the full text of the bishop's letter
Ordained in 2007, Father Hoare served for about two years at St. Mark Church in Huntersville before being appointed pastor of St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte in 2009 and then pastor of St. Matthew Church in 2017.
— Catholic News Herald