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Fr. Joseph F. Fitzpatrick – Diocese of Rockville Centre

Home  >  Sexual Abuse Law Blog  >  Fr. Joseph F. Fitzpatrick – Diocese of Rockville Centre

January 9, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Joseph F. Fitzpatrick – Diocese of Rockville Centre

Father Joseph Fitzpatrick 

Ordained: 1965

Removed: 2002 

Assigned as follows:

  • 1958-1962      Loyola School (New York, NY)
  • 1963-1966      Unknown 
  • 1967-1969      St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) 
  • 1969-1971      Brooklyn Prep (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1971-1983      St. Mary's (Manhasset, NY) 
  • 1984-1986      Unknown
  • 1987-1997      St. Mary (Marlboro, NY) 
  • 1997-2002      St. Anastasia, (Newton Square, PA) 
  • 2003-2012      Merray-Weigel Hall (New York, NY) 
  • 2013-2019      Unknown

Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father Joseph Fitzpatrick:

Father Joseph F. Fitzpatrick worked as a Jesuit priest in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. According to media reports, in January 2019, his name appeared in the Northeast Province Jesuits list of "Credible Allegations of Sexual Abuse of a Minor."  It noted a report received in 1999 of child sexual abuse in the 1980s. After a 2002 investigation into the allegations, he was permanently removed from ministry. That same year, he was labeled as "impeded from acting as a priest" by the Jesuit order. 

In August 2019, Father Fitzpatrick was accused in a lawsuit filed under the NY Child Victims Act, of sexually abusing a 10-year old altar server at St. Mary's in Manhasset from 1982 to 1983. His current whereabouts are unknown. 

Fitzpatrick is listed on the Diocese of Rockville Centre's 2021 List of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. The list states that the alleged sexual abuse occurred while Fitzpatrick worked at St. Mary's Church in Manhasset, sometime between 1971-1983. The list also says that abuse took place at a St. Ignatius Retreat House and in Fr. Fitzpatrick's car.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York.  If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in New York, contact our office today. In October 2020, the Rockville Centre Diocese filed for federal bankruptcy protection.  The Court will resolve all claims of sexual abuse in this process but strict filing deadlines will apply and no late claims will be considered, so contact us today.  Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in New York and nationwide. We can help. 

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

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