Father Edward Stapleton
Diocese of Burlington
Ordained: 1948
Died: 1983
Assigned as follows:
- St. Michael’s College (Cochester, VT)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Edward Stapleton:
Father Edward Stapleton, an Edmundite priest, served in parishes in Florida, Alabama, Connecticut and in Vermont. According to media reports, in 2004, he was accused of child sexual abuse in Vermont in 1974. He died in 1983.
In August 2019, his name appeared publicly on the Edmundite order’s list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors.
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