Father William Winston Diocese of Paterson Ordained (as a Catholic priest): 1986 Removed: 2004 Laicized: 2007 Assigned as follows: Corpus Christi (Chatham, NJ) St. Patrick (Chatham, NJ) Assumption (Morristown, NJ) St. Virgil (Morris Plains, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William Winston: Fr. William Winston was a married Episcopal priest with children when he was allowed by the Vatican…
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Fr. Julian Varettoni – Diocese of Paterson
Father Julian Varettoni Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1955 Elevated to Monsignor: 1994 Accused: 2004 Retired voluntarily: 2007 Assigned as follows: St. Anthony Parish (Hawthorne, NJ) St. Mary Parish (Dover, NJ) Chaplain, Dover General Hospital (Dover, NJ) St. George Parish (Paterson, NJ) Morris Catholic High School (Denville, NJ) DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, NJ) St. Joseph Hospital (Paterson, NJ) Sacred Heart…
Fr. Peter McBride – Diocese of Paterson
Father Peter McBride Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1960 Removed: 1994 Assigned as follows: St. Virgil (Morris Plains, NJ) St. Clare (Clifton, NJ) St. Peter (Parsippany, NJ) St. Andrew the Apostle (Clifton, NJ) St. Christopher (Parsippany, NJ) St. Rose of Lima (Clifton, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Peter McBride: In 1994, with multiple victims’ allegations surfacing, the Diocese of…
Fr. Gregory White – Diocese of Paterson
Father Gregory White Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1996 Died: May 10, 2002 Assigned as follows: 1997-1998 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (Sparta, NJ) St. Anthony (Hawthorne, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Gregory White: Fr. Gregory White’s name first appeared publicly on the Diocese of Paterson’s list of accused priests published in February 2019. It released almost no information on the…
Fr. William McCarthy – Diocese of Paterson
Father William McCarthy Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1963 Removed: 2003 Reinstated: 2008 Assigned as follows: 1980-2003 St. Rose of Lima (East Hanover, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father William McCarthy: In April 2002, Fr. William McCarthy was accused of the sexual abuse of two sisters. The girls, ages 6 and 8 when the abuse began, were allegedly molested between…
Fr. Joseph Molloy – Diocese of Paterson
Father Joseph Molloy Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1953 Left priesthood (voluntarily): 1978 Died: 2000 Assigned as follows: St. Nicholas (Passaic, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Joseph Molloy: In March 2002, an adult male disclosed to the Diocese of Paterson his experience of being sexually abused as an altar boy by Fr. Joseph Molloy decades earlier. In 1959, the…
Fr. Thomas Rainforth – Diocese of Paterson
Father Thomas Rainforth Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1973 Removed: 2002 Reinstated: 2003 Named in a civil lawsuit (later settled): 2004 Died: 2019 Assigned as follows: St. Joseph’s (Mendham, NJ) St. Philip the Apostle (Clifton, NJ) St. Joseph Medical Center (Paterson, NJ) Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (St. John, U.S.V.I) St. James the Greater (Montague, NJ) St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital…
Fr. James A. Smith – Diocese of Paterson
Father James A. Smith Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1956 Died: 2015 Assigned as follows: St. Anthony (Hawthorne, NJ) Holy Family (Florham Park, NJ) St. Joseph Hospital ( NJ) St. Monica (Sussex, NJ) Our Lady of Victories (Paterson, NJ) Sacred Heart Church (Clifton, NJ) St. Monica (Sussex, NJ) St. Christopher (Parsippany, NJ) St. Rose of Lima (East Hanover, NJ) St. Patrick…
Fr. John Pisarcik – Diocese of Paterson
Father John G. Pisarcik Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1970 Removed: 1991 Assigned as follows: Morris Catholic High School (Denville, NJ) St. Pius X (Montville, NJ) St. Cecelia (Rockaway, NJ) Neumann Prep Wayne, NJ) Christ the King Seminary (E. Aurora, NY) Bayley-Ellard High School (Madison, NJ) St. Francis Health Resort Complex (Denville, NJ) Sacred Heart (Rockaway, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations…
Fr. Donald Sella – Diocese of Paterson
Father Donald Sella Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1983 Died: 2018 Assigned as follows: St. Anthony (Hawthorne, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Donald Sella: According to media reports, in January 2004, Fr. Donald Sella was named in a civil lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Paterson by 27 people claiming to have been abused by priests of the Diocese, including…