Fr. Robert Guiry – Diocese of Brooklyn

On Behalf of | Feb 10, 2020 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

  Father Robert Guiry  

Diocese of Brooklyn

Ordained: 1960

Left priesthood: 1991

Laicized: 2006

Assigned as follows:

  • Queen of All Saints (Brooklyn, NY) 
  • 1960-1978: St. Raphael (Long Island City, NY)  
  • 1979-1981: St. Thomas Apostle (Woodhaven, NY) 
  • 1982-1993: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Queens, NY) 
  • 1994-2008: Unknown
  • 2009-2018: On Leave/Unassigned

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Robert Guiry:

According to media reports, Fr. Robert Guiry worked at St John’s University as a professor. He left the priesthood in 1991 and was laicized in 2006.

Guiry’s name appeared publicly on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. The details of the allegations, including when and where the abuse occurred, are unknown. His current whereabouts and whether he has access to children are unknown.

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