ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON

Father Paul E. Lavin Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1969 Removed: 2002 Laicized: 2004 Assigned as follows: Encountering Christ Through Others – Youth retreat program (MD) American University (Washington, DC) Mother Seton Parish (Germantown, MD) St. Joseph’s Church (Washington, DC) Mount Calvary Parish (Forestville, MD) Bishop McNamara High School (Forestville, MD) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Paul E. Lavin: According…

Father William Walsh Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1954 Removed: 1996 Died: 2018 Assigned as follows: 1956 – 1961      Maryland Province Office (Baltimore, MD) 1961 – 1965      Bishop’s Latin School (Pittsburgh, PA) 1966 – 1967      Georgetown University (Washington, DC) 1967 – 1978      Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues (Wernersville, PA) 1971 – 1978   …

Father Walter D. Salisbury Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1959 Removed: 1993 Assigned as follows: 1959 – 1963       St. Nicholas Church (Houston, TX) 1963 – 1973       St. Martin de Porres (Prairie View, TX) 1963 – 1968       A & M College Catholic Newman Center (Prairie View, TX) 1968 – 1979       Texas Southern Catholic Newman…

Father Arthur J. Long, s.j. Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1955 Removed: 1995 Died: 2004 Assigned as follows: 1963 – 1964   Bishop’s Latin School (Pittsburgh, PA) 1965 – 1968   Gesu School (Philadelphia, PA) 1974               Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital (Harrisburg, PA) 1975 – 1987   Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, PA) and 1975 – 1987   Villa Sacred Heart (Danville,…

Father Paul T. Twiddy Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1952 Died: 2009 Assigned as follows: Our Lady Queen of Peace (Washington, DC) St. Jerome’s (Hyattsville, Maryland) St. Matthew’s Cathedral ( St. Mark’s (Hyattsville, Maryland) St. Matthew’s Cathedral (Washington, DC) Diocese of Monterey (California) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Paul T. Twiddy According to media reports, in 1968, the Archdiocese of…

Father James A. Scott Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1966 Removed: 1995 Laicized: 1996 Died: 2013 Assigned as follows: Paul VI High School (Clifton, NJ) Our Lady Star of the Sea (Lake Hopatcong, NJ) Pope John High School (Sparta, NJ) DePaul High School (Wayne, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father James A. Scott: According to media reports, an allegation that…

Father James V. Lannon Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1931 Removed: 1958 Died: 1984 Assigned as follows: 1933 – 1939 St. Rose of Lima (Baltimore, MD) 1940 – 1943 All Saints (Baltimore, MD) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father James V. Lannon: According to media reports, in 2002, a woman alleged that she was sexually abused by Father James V. Lannon…

Father Urbano Vazquez Ortega Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 2014 Removed: 2018   Assigned as follows: Shrine of the Sacred Heart (Washington, DC) Our Lady of the Mountains (Cumberland, Maryland) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Urbano Vazquez Ortega According to media reports, in October 2018, the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin reported to the Archdiocese of Washington allegations that Father…

Father Arthur J. O’Brien Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1983 Removed: 1984 Died: 2011 Assigned as follows: 1983 – 1984      St. Pius X (Bowie, MD) 1984 – 1985      Christ the King (Daphne, AL) 1985 – 1987      Kalihi parish 1987 – 1988      St. John Apostle and Evangelist (Mililani Town, HI) 1988 – 1989   …

Father William McSherry Stock Archdiocese of Washington Ordained: 1969 Abandoned: 1985 Assigned as follows: 1969 – 1973         St. Jane Frances de Chantal (Bethesda, MD) 1973 – 1974         Mt. Calvary (Forestville, MD)   1974 – 1983         St. Peter’s  (Olney, MD) 1984                    Our Lady…