Father John Donohue Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1973 Assigned as follows: 1988: Immaculate Heart of Mary/St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ) 1992-2015: St. Valentine (Bloomfield, NJ) 2011-2015: Clara Mass Medical Center (Belleville, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father John Donohue: Father John Donohue was ordained a priest in 1973 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According…
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Fr. Thomas Duffy – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Thomas Duffy Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1933 Assigned as Follows: Our Lady of Peace (North Arlington, NJ) St. Michael’s Church (Palisades Park, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Thomas Duffy: Father Thomas Duffy was ordained a priest in 1933 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to media reports, in February 2019, his name was included on its list of…
Fr. Hadmels DeFrias – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Hadmels DeFrias Archdiocese of Newark Ordained:1999 Removed from church: 2002 Assigned as Follows: 1999-2002: St. Mary’s of the Assumption (Elizabeth, NJ) 2019: Celtic Private school (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Hadmels DeFrias: Father Hadmels DeFrias was ordained a priest in 1999 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to media reports, in…
Fr. John X. Bergeur – Archdiocese of Newark
Father John X. Bergeur Archdiocese of Newark Ordained:1945 Deceased: 2005 Assigned as Follows: 1946: St. Anthony’s, Silver Lake, NJ 1947-1948: Holy Rosary, Jersey City, NJ 1949-1953: Sacred Heart, Lyndhurst, NJ 1954-1973: Chaplain, U.S. Navy (Including Newport, RI) 1974-1976: Our Lady of the Visitation, Paramus, NJ 1977-1978 On Duty Outside Diocese 1977-1982: Damien Memorial High School, Honolulu, HI 1983-1987: Assignment Outside…
Fr. John Bouton – Archdiocese of Newark
Father John Bouton Archdiocese of Newark Ordained:1949 Died: 1986 Assigned as Follows: St. Aloysius Church (Caldwell, NJ) Our Lady of Peace (New Providence, NJ) Holy Rosary Church (Edgewater, NJ) Immaculate Conception Church (Secaucus, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father John Bouton: Father John Bouton was ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Newark in 1949. He served…
Fr. Arturo Crespo – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Arturo Crespo Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1994 Assigned as Follows: St. Teresa of Avila (Summit, NJ) St. Bridget (Resurrection) (Jersey City, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegation against Father Arturo Crespo: Father Arturo Crespo was ordained a priest in 1994 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to media reports, in February 2019, his name was included on its list of 63…
Fr. James T. Benedetto – Archdiocese of Newark
Father James Benedetto Archdiocese of Newark Ordained:1970 Removed: Unknown Assigned as Follows: St. Antoninus Catholic Church (Newark, NJ) St. Catherine of Siena (Cedar Grove, NJ) St. Michael’s Church (Cranford, NJ) Our Lady of Lourdes (Mountainside, NJ) Church of Assumption (Emerson, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father James Benedetto: Father James Benedetto was ordained to the priesthood in 1970.…
Fr. Peter Cheplic – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Peter Cheplic Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1972 First Accused: 2002 Voluntary Leave: 2005 Retired: 2006 Assigned as Follows: St. Henry’s Roman Catholic Church (Bayonne, NJ) St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church (Weehawken, NJ) St. Aloysius Catholic Church (Jersey City, NJ) Holy Spirit/Our Lady Help of Christians (East Orange, NJ) St. Matthew’s Catholic Church (Ridgefield, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations…
Fr. Dennis Cocozza – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Dennis Cocozza Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1975 Removed: 2002 Died: 2017 Assigned as Follows: Assumption (Roselle Park, NJ) St. Anthony of Padua (Newark, NJ) (St. Henry, Bayonne, NJ) St. Mary (Dumont, NJ) Sacred Heart (Rochelle Park, NJ) Paramus Catholic HS (Paramus, NJ) St. Cassian (Upper Montclair, NJ) Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Dennis Cocozza: Father Dennis Cocozza was ordained…
Fr. Absalom Coutinho – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Absalom Coutinho Archdiocese of Newark / Diocese of Paterson Born: 1944 Ordained:1972 Permanently removed from ministry: April 20, 2002 Assigned as Follows: Holy Cross Catholic Church (Palmetto, FL) “on loan” from 1999 – 2002 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Wayne, NJ) St Jude Parish (Budd Lake, NJ) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Boonton, NJ) Immaculate Heart of Mary…