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Msgr. John Doherty – Diocese of Orange

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September 3, 2019 | By Horowitz Law
Msgr. John Doherty – Diocese of Orange

Monsignor John Doherty (Dougherty)

Ordained: 1939

Died: 2002

Assigned as follows:

  • 1940-1941      St. John Chrysostom (Inglewood, CA)
  • 1942-1944      St. Agnes' (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1944                Los Angeles County General Hospital (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1945-1946      Sacred Heart (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1947-1948      St. Basil's (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1949-1950      St. Mary Magdalen (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1951                St. Kevin's (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1952                St. Matthew (Long Beach, CA)
  • 1953                St. Robert Bellarmine (Burbank, CA)
  • 1954                Our Lady of Peace (Sepulveda, CA)
  • 1955-1956      St. Finbar (Burbank, CA)
  • 1957                St. Raymond (Downey, CA)
  • 1957                Rancho Los Amigos (Downey, CA)
  • 1958                St. John Chrysostom (Inglewood, CA)
  • 1959-1960      St. Joseph Hospital (Orange, CA)
  • 1961-1973      St. Gerard Mejella (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1974                Mary Health of the Sick Hospital (Newbury Park, CA)
  • 1975                St. John's Seminary (Camarillo, CA)
  • 1976-1988      St. Mary Magdalen Church (Camarillo, CA)
  • 2001                Nazareth House (Los Angeles, CA)

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Monsignor John Doherty:

Monsignor John Doherty (Dougherty) was ordained a priest in 1939, who served in the Diocese of Orange. According to media reports, he was accused of sexually abusing a minor from approximately 1967 to 1969. He was named in a civil lawsuit in 2003. He is believed to have lived at a private residence in Dana Point, California, for some time following his retirement in 1989. He was included in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' list of priests accused of sexual misconduct involving minors.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Orange in California.  If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in one of California's Catholic dioceses, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Orange now have legal options due to a temporary change in California law, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us.  Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in California and nationwide. We can help.

Contact us at 888-283-9922 or adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.



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