Stephen Placa
Ordained: 1995
Stephen Placa left active ministry in 2002. After leaving active ministry, he got his pilot’s license and founded a flight school in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, called the Heritage Flight Academy. Seven years later, he was convicted in Suffolk County of the sexual abuse of two boys, ages 8 and 10. Placa was laicized in 2011. In 2017, claims against Placa were included in the Brooklyn diocese’s 2017 Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.
Father Placa's Assignments
| Placement | City/State | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Xavier | ||
| St. Francis de Sales | Belle Harbor | |
| St. Gregory the Great | Bellerose |
