Father Francis X. Dennehy Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1950 Died: 1995 Assigned as follows: Our Lady of Victories (Paterson, NJ) Chaplain U.S. Navy Assumption (Morristown, NJ) Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital (Paterson, NJ) St. Nicholas, (Passaic, NJ) St. Vincent DePaul (Stirling, NJ) St. Therese (Paterson, NJ) St. Pius X (Montville, NJ) St. Thomas (Ogdensburg, NJ) St. Christopher (Parsippany, NJ) Immaculate Conception…
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Deacon Carlos Guzman – Diocese of Paterson
Deacon Carlos Guzman Diocese of Paterson Ordained (diaconate): 1981 Removed: 1991 Assigned as follows: St. John Cathedral (Paterson, NJ) Our Lady of Victories Summary of Abuse Allegations against Deacon Carlos Guzman: The Diocese of Paterson removed Dn. Carlos Guzman from a diaconate training program after multiple allegations of abuse surfaced. In 1993, Guzman was convicted and served eight months of a nine-month…
Fr. Absalom Coutinho – Diocese of Paterson
Father Absalom Coutinho Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1972 Arrived in the United States: 1970 Began working in Paterson: 1984 Transferred to Florida: 1998 Removed: 2002 Assigned in New Jersey as follows: St. Jude (Budd Lake, NJ) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Boonton, NJ) Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wayne, NJ) Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Wayne, NJ) St. Nicholas (Jersey…
Fr. Patrick Erwin – Diocese of Paterson
Father Patrick Erwin Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1967 Removed: 2004 Died: 2017 Assigned as follows: St. Gerard Majella (Paterson, NJ) St. Joseph (Paterson, NJ) Director, Catholic Community Center Social Action Department (in residence – Our Lady of Victories Paterson) Director, Office for Pastoral Planning Service outside the Diocese Our Lady of Fatima (Highland Lakes, NJ) St. Mary (Paterson, NJ) Service…
Fr. Charles V. Bradley – Diocese of Paterson
Father Charles V. Bradley Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1968 Removed: 1995 Assigned as follows: St. John Cathedral (Paterson, NJ) Neumann House (Wayne, NJ) Paterson Catholic High School (Paterson, NJ) Bayley-Ellard High School (Madison, NJ) Our Lady of Consolation (Wayne, NJ) Faculty, DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Fr. Charles Bradley: According to media reports, Fr.…
Msgr. Stanislaus Durka – Diocese of Paterson
Msgr. Stanislaus Durka Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1939 Died: 1983 Assigned as follows: St. Virgil (Morris Plains, NJ) St. Joseph (Passaic, NJ) St. Stephen (Paterson, NJ) St. Joseph (Passaic, NJ) St. Thomas (Ogdensburg, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Msgr. Stanislaus Durka: Msgr. Stanislaus Durka’s name first appeared publicly on the Diocese of Paterson’s list of accused priests published in…
Fr. John Henry Derricks – Diocese of Paterson
Father John Henry Derricks Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1941 Removed: 2004 Died: 2010 Assigned As Follows: St. Joseph (Paterson, NJ) Holy Spirit (Pequannock, NJ) Assumption (Morristown, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father John Henry Derricks: In 1993, an adult female went to the Diocese of Paterson accusing Fr. John Henry Derricks (a.k.a Dericks) of fondling her as a teenage…
New Jersey Set to Become the Latest State Adopting Longer Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse
New Jersey is set to become the latest state to expand its statute of limitations for survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice against those who have harmed them. The law will apply not only to abusers themselves, but to any persons or organizations that were negligent in allowing the abuse of a child to occur, such as a school,…
Former Boca Raton Priest John Sutton On List of Priests “Credibly Accused” of Abusing Minors
John Sutton, a former Catholic priest who served for a time at Saint Joan of Arc in Boca Raton, Florida is included by the Diocese of Paterson (New Jersey) in its list of 28 priests who have been “credibly accused” of illegal sexual abuse involving minors. John Sutton was born in 1943 and ordained in 1970. Sutton served in the following…
What You Need to Know About New Jersey Catholic Diocese Victim Compensation Program
All five of the Catholic Dioceses in New Jersey have created a unified compensation fund to provide money to people who were sexually abused as children by their clergy. Victims will be eligible for the funds regardless of whether the statute of limitations has passed on their ability to file a lawsuit against the Diocese or priests. Payouts will be…