Father Thomas Bettencourt
Archdiocese of San Francisco/Diocese of San Jose
Ordained: 1976
Retired: 1988
Dead: 1990
Assignment History:
- 1974-1975 Mater Dolorosa Parish (South San Francisco, CA )
- 1975-1976 Santa Teresa Parish (San Jose, CA)
- 1976-1979 St. Lucy Parish (Campbell, CA)
- 1979-1981 O’Connor Hospital (San Jose, CA)
- 1981-1982 St. Justin Parish (Santa Clara, CA)
- 1982-1988 St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Los Gatos, CA)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Thomas Bettencourt:
In 2018, Fr. Thomas Bettencourt was included on the Diocese of San Jose list of priests who were named as being credibly accused of child sex abuse. Information about the age/gender of his alleged victims or the nature of the alleged sexual abuse is unknown.
It is only noted that there was a report received in 1997 against Bettencourt in reference to sexual misconduct with a child that took place in 1982 while he was assigned to St. Justin’s Parish in Santa Clara, California.
Bettencourt died in 1990.
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