Father Anthony Sidoti
Diocese of Albany
Ordained: 1940
Retired: 1990
Died: 2004
Assignment History:
- 1940-1942: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Gloversville, NY)
- 1942-1946: Army Chaplain
- 1946-1948: NY Army National Guard Chaplain
- 1948-1970: St. Anthony’s (Albany, NY)
- 1970-1990: St. James (Albany, NY)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Anthony Sidoti:
A decorated veteran and Army chaplain, Fr. Anthony Sidoti, was named in a civil lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Albany in June 2020. Sidoti was accused of sexually abusing a minor from 1970 to 1971 while serving at St. Anthony’s in Albany, NY. No information on the allegation regarding the age/gender of the victim was given.
Fr. Sidoti retired in 1990, after serving 50 years in the priesthood. He died in 2004 at the age of 89, 16 years before allegations surfaced.
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