Also indexed as “Father Karl Huller” and “Father E. Karl Huller”
Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Ordained |
| 1955 – 1978 | St. Mary’s Church, Springfield, MA |
| 1959 – 1970 | Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA |
| 1976 – 1978 | “Director of Education,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1976 – 1983 | “Diocesan Consultors,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1979 – 1991 | St. John the Evangelist Church, Agawam, MA |
| 1985 – 1991 | “Representative of the Bishop,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1986 – 1996 | “Catholic Stewardship Appeal,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1992 – 1998 | “Episcopal Vicars, Vicar for Finance,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1992 – 1998 | “Representative of the Bishop at Mercy Hospital,” Diocese of Springfield |
| 1992 – 1998 | St. Michael’s Cathedral, Springfield, MA |
| 1997 – 1998 | “Annual Catholic Appeal,” Diocese of Springfield |
Source:
- The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
- Mass Live, February 12, 2021, “Cathedral High School graduate finds validation after Springfield diocese hears her sexual abuse claim against late Rev. Karl Huller”
(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)
Summary:
- Father Huller died in 1997.
- Father Ernest Karl Huller was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on two occasions in approximately 1964 when the girl was approximately 17 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Huller was assigned to Cathedral High School in Springfield,
Massachusetts, as a teacher and guidance counselor, and the girl was a student at the school. - The sexual abuse by Father Huller included the following: Father Huller fondled the girl’s breasts and squeezed her buttocks, over her clothing.
- The claim settled in 2021 in the low five figures.
