Statement by the Archdiocese regarding Fr. Mitchell

STATEMENT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS REGARDING FATHER DARELL J. MITCHELL

ST. LOUIS
Father Darell J. Mitchell, a priest of the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, who has been residing in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, has decided to leave his pastoral assignment at St. Ambrose Parish in St. Louis and to leave the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Father Mitchell has made this decision for personal reasons.

Father Mitchell resided in the Archdiocese of St. Louis for two years. Prior to his assignment at St. Ambrose Parish, Father Mitchell was in residence at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clayton, Missouri.

After careful evaluation of Father Mitchell’s background, Archbishop Raymond Burke found him suited for parochial ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and, with the permission of the Most Reverend Carlos A. Sevilla, S.J., Bishop of Yakima, gave Father Mitchell an assignment in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. As required by Article 14 of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, adopted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002, the archdiocese received from Bishop Sevilla a signed and notarized certificate of aptitude for priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, which certifies without qualification that there is nothing in Father Mitchell’s background or service that would raise questions about his fitness for ministry.

Any queries regarding Father Mitchell’s history of service in the Diocese of Yakima should be directed to Monsignor John Ecker, Vicar General of the Diocese of Yakima, at (509) 575-3713.

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