Boston priests list

This section includes the names of deceased clergy accused of sexual abuse of a minor for whom criminal or canonical proceedings were not completed, but the existence of allegations has been publicized. In most cases, allegations were received only after the priest's death.

In others, the priest died before the conclusion of the proceedings. There has been no formal determination of guilt in these cases. Rather, the Archdiocese has decided to list these names in the interest of transparency and healing.

Skip to main navigation. Share this:. Barrett, Robert E. Assigned to Life of Prayer and Penance ; Deceased Buchette, Anthony L. Dismissed Charest, Edmund P. Coughlin, Richard T. Permanently Restricted.

Crowley, Jr. Pled Guilty to Criminal Charges ; Laicized Dempsey, Thomas F. Fay, Robert D. Gale, Robert V. Gaudreau, James E. Assigned to a Life of Prayer and Penance Geoghan, John J. Dismissed ; Convicted on Criminal Charges ; Deceased Guthrie, Frederick L.

Pled Guilty to Criminal Charges involving attempted solicitation of a minor over the Internet ; Laicized Hanlon, John R. Convicted on Criminal Charges ; Laicized ; Deceased Hurley, Paul W. Convicted on Criminal Charges ; Dismissed Iguabita-Rodriguez, Kelvin E. Johnson, Harold J.

Keane, John F. Kelley, Edward T. Lane, Bernard J. Laurano, Anthony J. Dismissed ; Deceased Lyons, John P. Maguire, Thomas H. Mahan, Paul J. McLaughlin, Paul J. McMahon, Gerard T. Pled Guilty to Criminal Charges ; Deceased Menna, F. Do you want award-winning journalism with a Christian worldview , delivered to your inbox?

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Biden State Dept. The Redemptorists have not released a list of clergy accused of molesting children and did not respond to inquiries regarding Buckley. Terry McKiernan, founder of Bishop-Accountability. Recent high-profile investigations into clergy sexual abuse and court settlements have prompted more dioceses and religious orders to release lists identifying abusers. Shelley Murphy can be reached at shelley. Follow her on Twitter shelleymurph. Some are accused of offending elsewhere, but worked in the Boston archdiocese as well.

Note that the Boston archdiocesan and Boston Globe lists do not together provide a complete accounting of accused priests who have worked in the Boston archdiocese.

Those ommitted names currently total 47, but the actual number is certainly higher.