Fr. James Wolfe – Diocese of Rochester

| Feb 22, 2021 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

Father James Wolfe

Diocese of Rochester

Ordained: 1955

Retired: 1996

Died: 2002

Assignment History:

  • St. Rita (Webster, NY)
  • Holy Spirit (Rochester, NY)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes (Brighton, NY)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father James Wolfe:

Father James Wolfe served the Diocese of Rochester through his ministry at a number of parishes in Rochester, Corning, Canandaigua, Nunda, Greece, Pittsford, Avon, and Webster. In 2020, Fr. Wolfe was accused in a lawsuit filed under the NY Child Victims Act of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy while serving at Our Lady of Lourdes in Brighton, NY, in 1963. Fr. Wolfe retired in 1996. He died in 2002 at the age of 72.

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