Break-in at the Portland cathedral Priests encounter criminal disturbance early Ash Wednesday Msgr. Gerard OâConnor, pictured in St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Northwest Portland, is the new rector of the archdioceseâs mother church. He interrupted an intruderâs foray into the Cathedral rectory in the early morning hours of Ash Wednesday. (Courtesy St. Mary Cathedral)
By Kristen Hannum and Katie Scott, Of the Catholic Sentinel 2/17/2021 9:04 PM
select No one was hurt during a recent break-in at the St. Mary Cathedral rectory, though some items were stollen and windows smashed. Christopher Colletta, 44, was arrested and charged with burglary, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. (Courtesy Multnomah County Jail)