Ordained: 1949
Removed: 1989
Died: 2008
Assignment History:
- 1950-1953: St. Mary, Poughkeepsie (New York, NY)
- 1954-1956: St. Matthew (Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY)
- 1957-1958: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Elmsford, NY)
- 1958-1963: Guardian Angel (New York, NY)
- 1964-1969: Our Lady of the Rosary (New York, NY)
- 1970-1971: St. Margaret’s (Bronx, NY)
- 1971-1975: St. Joseph’s (Yonkers, NY)
- 1976-1978: St. Christopher (Staten Island, NY)
- 1979-1982: St. Joseph’s Church (Spring Valley, NY)
- 1983-1988: Assumption Church (Peekskill, NY)
- 1989-1997: Leave of Absence
- 1998: Retired
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Robert J Brennan:
Fr. Robert J Brennan, a priest in the Archdiocese of New York, was named on the Archdiocese of New York’s 2019 List of Archdiocesan Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor or the Subject of Eligible IRCP Compensation Claims. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the abuse occurred, are unknown.
According to the Archdiocese of New York, Brennan was removed from ministry in 1989. He died in 2008. No information was released on whether Brennan had access to children from 1989 until his death.
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