Father Francis Reilly
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Ordained: 1932
Died: 1991
Assigned as follows:
- 1933-1934: St. Frances of Assisi (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1935-1936: Immaculate Conception (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1937-1938: St. Mary Star of the Sea (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1939-1948: Immaculate Conception (Long Island City, NY)
- 1949-1955: Notre Dame (New Hyde Park, NY)
- 1956-1962: St. Michael (Flushing, NY)
- 1963-1966: St. Monica (Jamaica, NY)
- 1967-1977: St. Mary Mother of Jesus (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1978-1991: Retired; (Brooklyn, NY)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Francis Reilly:
According to media reports, Father Francis X. Reilly was named on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s 2019 “List of Diocesan Clergy for Whom the Diocese Received Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor,” in the subsection “Diocese of Brooklyn Clergy Who Were Deceased/Or Resigned Prior to a Finding of Credibility.” The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the abuse occurred, are unknown.
“In April 2021 the official committee of abuse survivors in the Diocese’s bankruptcy identified Father Reilly as a person accused of abuse who has some connection to the Rockville Centre Diocese.” According to the committee, the people on this list, “…have been accused of committing sexual abuse. These people have served within the territorial limits of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. A religious order and/or diocese outside of the Diocese of Rockville Centre found sexual abuse accusations against these people to be credible or sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed against these people.”
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