Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey

John Komar

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List of Credibly Accused Clergy”

Birth Year: 1937

Ordination year: 1964

Reported assignment history:

St. Matthew, Ridgefield
Chaplain - Englewood Hospital, Englewood
St. Joseph, Bayonne
Chaplain - Valley Hospital, Ridgewood
St. Margaret of Cortona, Little Ferry
Our Lady of Fatima, North Bergen
Chaplain - Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City
St. Philip the Apostle, Saddle Brook

Other results for “John Komar” in released lists

John Praveen Kumar Itukulapati - Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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