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

C. Melvin Surette

Status: Dismissed

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - A. Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically, Either By Dismissal or Sentence to Life of Prayer and Penance, or Criminally, Either By Plea or Conviction.”

Birth Year: 1931

Ordination year: 1956

Reported assignment history:

Assistant,St Mary Parish,Randolph, 02/14/56 - 06/21/60
Assistant,St Louis De France Parish,Lowell, 06/22/60 - 09/12/61
No Assignment, 09/13/61 - 08/05/62
Assistant,St Philip Neri Parish,Waban, 08/06/62 - 02/11/63
Chaplain,Matignon HS,Cambridge, 02/12/63 - 06/11/68
Technical Assistant,Immaculate Conception Parish,Cambridge, 02/12/63 - 09/02/91
Newman Ctr Apostolate, 06/12/68 - 09/02/71
Non-Parish Ministry,Life Resources, Inc,Wollaston, 09/03/71 - 09/03/91
Com.Juv. Ct. Chaplain,Immaculate Conception Parish,Cambridge, 02/22/80 - 10/01/85
Technical Assistant,Immaculate Conception Parish,Cambridge, 10/01/85 - 09/03/91
Pastor,St Joseph Parish,Waltham, 09/03/91 - 03/03/95
No Assignment, 03/03/95 - 01/01/96
Non-Parish Ministry,Chancery,Brighton, 01/01/96 - 01/31/02

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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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