Father Richard J. Orlando
Diocese of Rochester
Ordained: 1947
Retired: 1993
Died: 2006
Assigned as follows:
- 1947-1954: St. Francis Xavier; Rochester, NY
- 1955: Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Rochester, NY
- 1956-1958: St. Anthony of Padua; Rochester, NY
- 1959-1963: Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Rochester, NY
- 1964-1966: Holy Rosary; Rochester, NY
- 1967-1968: St. Helen; Gates, NY
- 1969-1993: St. Michael; Lyons, NY
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Richard J. Orlando:
Father Richard J. Orlando was one of eight priests accused of sexually abusing minors in a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Rochester in 2018. At the time, the Diocese of Rochester said Orlando had no other allegations against him. No details were made public by the Diocese about the allegation, such as the age/gender of his alleged victim or Orlando’s assignment at the time of the abuse.
Orlando died in 2006. At the the time of his death, he was residing in the rectory of St. Thomas More.
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