Malone acknowledged last November that they will not publicly identify all priests accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

The diocese revealed that it had received complaints against 176 diocesan and religious order priests. But Malone released the names of less than half of those priests.

Kept off the list, for example, were 48 deceased priests who each had a single allegation against them. Diocese officials said the bishop didn’t want to tarnish a dead priest’s legacy when the priest had no chance to defend himself against a claim. If the diocese gets a second credible allegation against a priest, the priest’s name will then be added to the list, according to diocesan officials.

"The diocese presents all reports of child sexual abuse (and other kinds of reports) to the Review Board," said Quinlan. "If, after a thorough investigation it is determined that that claim is substantiated, then the priest’s name is added to the public list. Even if a claim cannot be investigated because, for example, the priest is deceased or belongs to a religious order, then the priest’s name will still be added to the list if the diocese becomes aware of more than one claim against the priest."