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Father Richard Ahern – Diocese of Richmond

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February 19, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Father Richard Ahern – Diocese of Richmond

Father Richard Ahern (Stigmatine)

Diocese of Richmond

Ordained: 1954

Died: 2001

Assigned as follows:

  • 1955                Sacred Heart Retreat House (Waltham, MA)
  • 1956-1957      Mission St. Ann's (West Springfield, MA)
  • 1958                Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (White Plains, NY)
  • 1959                Sacred Heart Retreat House (Waltham, MA)
  • 1960-1962      Our Lady of the Angels (Woodbridge, VA)
  • 1963-1965      Sacred Heart Retreat House (Waltham, MA)
  • 1966-1967      Holy Family Mission St. Francis of Assisi (Lynn, MA) 
  • 1968-1969      St. Anthony's (North Agawam, MA)
  • 1970-1975      Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mission of All Souls (Pittsfield, MA) 
  • 1976                St. Anthony (Springfield, MA) 
  • 1977-1979      Holy Family (Lynn, MA) 
  • 1980                Unknown
  • 1981-1984      Sacred Heart (Feeding Hills, MA)
  • 1985                Unknown
  • 1986                St. Charles Church (Woburn, MA)
  • 1987-2001      Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers, St. Joseph's Hall (Waltham, MA)

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Richard Ahern:

Father Richard Ahern was ordained a Stigmatine priest. He was the director of a summer camp for boys, Camp Elm Bank, in the 1960s in Wellesley, Massachusetts. According to media reports, he was accused of sexually abusing at least four minor boys, both from the camp and from 1959 to 1961, while he was working at Our Lady of the Angels in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Stigmatines were reportedly aware of child sexual abuse allegations against Father Ahern as early as 1979. In 1988, his faculties were restricted. Whether he had access to children from 1987 until his death in 2001 is unknown.

Though he worked in the Diocese of Richmond for part of his career, his name does not appear on the Diocese of Richmond's list of credibly accused religious order priests who are accused of abuse in another diocese.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Richmond.  If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in Richmond, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Richmond now have legal options to recover damages due to a compensation fund created for victims.  Call us at 888-283-9922 or send an email to adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.

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