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Father Daniel Mentesana, IVE, a priest of the religious order the Institute of the Incarnate Word and a former chaplain at the National Shrine Grotto and the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton both located in Emmitsburg, MD, has been accused of an inappropriate relationship with an adult female that occurred outside of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Archdiocese of Baltimore has withdrawn the canonical faculties of Father Mentesana so he cannot engage in ministry in the Archdiocese. He no longer resides in the Emmitsburg area.