Credibly Accused

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

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Albert T. Kostelnick

Status: Deceased

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

Birth Year: 1927

Ordination year: 1954

Reported assignment history:

Assistant Pastor, All Saints Chapel-Phila 05/1954 - 05/1956
Assistant Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Phila 05/1956 - 09/1956
Faculty, Cardinal Dougherty High School, Phila 09/1956 - 06/1982
Residence: St. John of the Cross, Roslyn 09/1956 - 06/1982
Pastor, St. Mark, Bristol 06/1982 - 06/1997
Senior Priest, Assumption B.V.M., Feasterville 06/1997 - 05/2002
Residence: Villa Saint Joseph 05/2002 - 03/2009
Life of Prayer and Penance, Villa St. Joseph 02/2005 - 03/2009
SECONDARY POSITION(S)
Newman Chaplain, Hahnemann University 12/1959 - 10/1963
Assistant Pastor, Sacred Heart-Palmerton 02/1961 - 05/1961

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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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