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 Boston, Massachusetts

Allan E Roche

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - E. Cases Involving Deceased Clergy for Whom Criminal or Canonical Proceedings Were Not Completed But The Existence of Allegations Has Been Publicized.”

Birth Year: 1919

Ordination year: 1946

Reported assignment history:

Assistant,St Mary of the Assumption Parish,Brookline, 06/26/46 - 09/10/46
Lend Lease,Diocese of Raleigh,Wilmington, NC, 09/11/46 - 05/24/49
Assistant,Immaculate Conception Parish,Marlboro, 05/25/49 - 01/17/50
Assistant,Sacred Heart Parish,Medford, 01/18/50 - 03/17/53
Assistant,St Mary Parish,Franklin, 03/18/53 - 06/08/54
Assistant,St Michael Parish,Lowell, 06/09/54 - 11/06/55
Assistant,St James the Greater Parish,Boston, 11/07/55 - 03/12/73
Pastor,St Monica Parish,Methuen, 03/13/73 - 03/12/85
Administrator,St Monica Parish,Methuen, 03/13/85 - 06/30/86
Pastor,St Monica Parish,Methuen, 07/01/86 - 04/02/90
Senior Priest/Retired, 04/03/90

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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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