Fr. John Higson – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

On Behalf of | Sep 9, 2020 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

Father John Higson

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Ordained: 1980

Assigned as follows:

  • 1980-1984      St. Gregory the Great, Parish with school (Whittier, CA)
  • 1984-1991      Our Lady of the Rosary, Parish with school (Paramount, CA)
  • 1991-1993      Holy Spirit, Parish with school (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1993-1994      Not indexed in the 1994 Directory, not listed in its diocesan pages
  • 1994-1999      St. John Neumann, Hispanic parish with CCD classes (Santa Maria, , CA)
  • 1997-1998      Santa Clara (Oxnard, CA)
  • 1999-2001      Sick Leave

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father John Higson:

Father John Higson was ordained a priest in 1980, who served in multiple parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, his name was quietly added, along with 23 others, to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Final Report Addendum posted on its website in January 2013. The 24 names were disclosed in a report posted on the archdiocese’s website along with 12,000 pages of internal records detailing how the church dealt with child sexual abuse claims. BishopAccountability.org, a non-profit group that researches and archives documents related to clergy sex abuse, originally uncovered the list and published the names of the suspected offenders.

Father Higson’s name is not listed in the 2002-2009 Directories. His current whereabouts are unknown.

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