Fr. Patrick J. Conway – Diocese of San Jose

On Behalf of | Dec 23, 2020 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

Father Patrick Conway

Diocese of San Jose (Jesuits)

Ordained: 1934

Dismissed: 1950

Assignment History:

  • 1927-1929: St. Ignatius High School (San Francisco, CA)
  • 1929-1931: Loyola High School (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1931-1934: St. Mary’s College (St. Mary’s, KA)
  • 1934-1935: Alma College (Alma, CA)
  • 1935-1937: St. Francis Xavier’s (Missoula, MT)
  • 1937-1938: St. Stanislaus’ (Lewiston, ID)
  • 1938-1946: Bellarmine High School (Tacoma, WA)
  • 1946-1947: Gonzaga University High School (Spokane, WA)
  • 1947-1951: St. Francis Xavier Mission (Crow Indian Reservation/St. Xavier, MT)
  • 1947-1951: Our Lady of Loretto (Lodgegrass, MT)
  • 1947-1951: St. Anthony’s (Wyola, MT)
  • 1947-1951: St. Denis (Crow Agency, MT)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Patrick Conway:

Fr. Patrick Conway was a priest of the Jesuits’ Oregon Province, ordained in 1934. He was assigned to parishes in Missoula, Montana and Lewiston, Idaho, high schools in Tacoma and Spokane, Washington, and briefly served in the Diocese of San Jose. According to media reports, in His whereabouts after 1951 are unknown. Conway’s name was included on the Province’s 2011 list of “perpetrators of sexual abuse”. The Jesuits agreed to post the list on its website as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan.

In 2018, Fr. Patrick Conway was included on the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings list of priests credibly accused of child sex abuse. He was also included on the Jesuits West Province list, which noted an allegation of abuse occurring from 1945-1949, was reported in 2009 .

Fr. Conway was dismissed from the Jesuits circa 1950. His status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 1951 and on, is unknown.

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