Fr. Jerome Bouska – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

On Behalf of | Sep 2, 2020 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

Father Jerome Bouska

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Ordained: 1956

Died: 2010

Assignment History:

  • 1956-1962:  Stephen’s (Monterey Park, CA)
  • 1962-1965:  Robert Bellarmine (Burbank, CA)
  • 1965-1966:  Peter’s (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1966-1971:  Frances Xavier Cabrini (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1970s: Cathedral High School (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1971-1974:  Bernard’s (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1974-2000:  Helen’s (South Gate, CA)
  • 2000-2001: Unknown
  • 2001-2010:  Basil’s (Los Angeles, CA)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Jerome Bouska:

Fr. Jerome Bouska was ordained a priest in 1956, and served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Los Angeles.  He was a Parish priest and a high school chaplain from 1963-2009. According to media reports, in 2013, he was publicly named, along with 23 others, to the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s Final Addendum as Credibly Accused Clergy of Child Sexual Abuse. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the alleged abuse occurred, or the victim’s age/gender, are unknown.

Fr. Bouska died in 2010.

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