Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John E. Gillespie

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Deceased Archdiocesan Clergy with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1953

Reported assignment history:

  • Assistant Pastor, Holy Family-New Phila 06/1953 - 10/1954
  • Assistant Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Levittown 10/1954 - 06/1962
  • Chaplain, Norristown State Hospital 06/1962 - 09/1967
  • Residence: St. Francis of Assisi, Norristown 06/1962 - 09/1967
  • Spiritual Director, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook 09/1967 - 06/1978
  • Residence: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook 09/1967 - 03/1978
  • Residence: Our Lady of Lourdes, Phila 03/1978 - 06/1984
  • Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes, Phila 06/1978 - 06/1984
  • Parochial Administrator, Our Lady of Calvary, Phila 06/1984 - 06/1985
  • Pastor, Our Lady of Calvary, Phila 06/1985 - 06/2000
  • Chaplain, Motherhouse, Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart 06/2000 - 04/2002
  • Leave of Absence 04/2002 - 02/2005
  • Life of Prayer and Penance, Villa St. Joseph 02/2005 - 08/2008
  • SECONDARY POSITION(S)
  • Student Priest, Catholic University of America, Washington DC 07/1962 - 08/1962
  • Spiritual Director, Legion of Mary (Norristown Curia) 03/1963 - 05/1965
  • Director, Priests Eucharistic League 09/1970 - 03/1987
  • Parochial Administrator, Our Lady of Lourdes, Phila 03/1978 - 06/1978
  • Spiritual Director, Legion of Mary (Mater Dolorosa Curia) West Phila. 03/1981 - 06/1984
  • Deputy for Spiritual Admin., St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook 12/1981 - 11/1983