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Fr. J. Patrick Foley – Diocese of Oakland

Home  >  Sexual Abuse Law Blog  >  Fr. J. Patrick Foley – Diocese of Oakland

December 7, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. J. Patrick Foley – Diocese of Oakland

Ordained: 1973

Removed: 2010

Assigned as follows:

  • 1973-1974: St. Michael (San Diego, CA)
  • 1974: Our Lady of Grace (El Cajon, CA)
  • 1974-1977: University High School (San Diego, CA)
  • 1977: St. Therese (San Diego, CA)
  • 1977-1978: University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)
  • 1982-1983: Blessed Sacrament (San Diego, CA)
  • 1983-1984: St. Mary Magdalene (San Diego, CA)
  • 1984-1990: St. Francis Seminary (San Diego, CA)
  • 1990-1991: University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)
  • 1991: Leave of Absence (family and personal issues)
  • 1991-1994: Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, CA)
  • 1998-1999: Diocese of Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, CA)
  • 2000-2009: Unknown
  • 2010: Suspended from Ministry
  • 2011: Unknown
  • 2012: Faculties Restored (San Diego, CA)
  • 2013-2014: Unknown
  • 2015: Faculties Restored
  • 2015-2020: (Northern CA)

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father J Patrick Foley:

Fr. J Patrick Foley was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of San Diego in 1973. He worked in parishes, campus ministry, and in high schools and colleges as a teacher. According to media reports, in 1989, he was first accused of inappropriately touching a child while he provided emergency medical care. Former Bishop Robert Henry Brom sent him for treatment at a mental health facility in Connecticut and he later returned to the ministry.

In 2010, Foley was suspended from ministry amidst another allegation that he molested two young Sacramento boys. A canonical trial resulted in an “unclear” verdict by three priests who were unable to reach a finding of any wrongdoing. In 2012, his faculties were restored.

In 2015, Foley was once again removed from the ministry. As of 2017, he continued to work as a retreat leader, advertising himself as a preacher online.

In September 2018, he was named in the Diocese of San Diego’s list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors.

In 2019, Foley was included the Diocese of Santa Rosa list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse, in addition to the Diocese of Sacramento list several months later. In addition, he was named on the Diocese of Oakland list.

In September 2019, he filed a lawsuit alleging the Roman Catholic Diocese published “false and defamatory material” in a “reckless disregard for the truth.”

In 2020, Foley was included on the Diocese of Stockton list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse.

He currently lives in Northern California.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Oakland. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest or other Catholic clergy in California State, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Oakland now have legal options, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us. Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Oakland and nationwide. We can help.

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

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