Father Placid Hennessey Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1929 Death: 1959 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Placid Hennessey In December 2021, the Diocese of Scranton added Fr. Placid Hennessey’s name to its list of clergy credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor. Additional details about the nature of the abuse and when it took place are publicly unavailable.…
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SCRANTON SEXUAL ABUSE
Msgr. Thomas Jordan – Diocese of Scranton
Monsignor Thomas Jordan Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1948 Died: 1990 Assigned as follows: 1949-1950: Ascension Church, Williamsport, PA 1951: St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton, PA 1952-1964: St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, PA 1959-1967: “Procuratores et Advocati” 1965-1968: Central Catholic High School, Kingston, PA 1967-1968: Holy Saviour Church (in residence), Wilkes-Barre, PA 1969-1970: St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA 1971-1977: Gate of Heaven…
DIOCESE OF SCRANTON: EIGHT MORE ADDED TO LIST OF PERSONS CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE
POPULAR PRIEST ONE OF EIGHT MORE ADDED TO DIOCESE OF SCRANTON LIST On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton added eight more people to the list of dozens of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse. The Diocese list was first published in August 2018 on the Diocese of Scranton’s website. In January…
Fr. James Gormley (Jesuit) – Diocese of Scranton
Father James Gormley Diocese of Scranton (Jesuit) Ordained: 1954 Died: 2005 Assigned as follows: 1948-1951: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1956-1959: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1959-1960: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia, PA) 1960-1965: Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues (Wernersville, PA) 1965-1972: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia, PA) 1973-1975: Georgetown Preparatory School (N. Bethesda, MD) 1975-1981: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia,…
DIOCESE OF SCRANTON PRIEST RESIGNS FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION
SCRANTON PRIEST ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the Diocese of Scranton announced the resignation of Father James J. Walsh, pastor of Saint Maria Goretti Parish in Laflin, following an investigation into an allegation of sexual assault that occurred in 1979. The alleged abuse occurred while Father Walsh was serving as assistant pastor at the Church of…
Fr. Joseph Bonner – Diocese of Scranton
Fr. Joseph Bonner Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1953 Retired: 1998 Removed: 2002 Died: 2007 Assigned as follows: 6/1953 – 9/1954: St. Ann’s (Freeland, PA) 9/1954 – 3/1964: St. Nicholas (Wilkes -Bane, PA) 3/1964 – 6/1964: Ascension (Williamsport, PA) 6/1964 – 1/1970: St. Francis (Nanticoke, PA) 1/1970 – 9/1970: St. Cecilia (Wyoming, PA) 9/1970 – 1/1972: St. Juliana (Rock Lake, PA)…