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

Charles J. Siegele

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, St. Joseph-Jim Thorpe 06/1953 - 02/1957
Assistant Pastor, St. Jerome-Tamaqua 02/1957 - 09/1958
Faculty, Cardinal Dougherty High School, Phila 09/1958 - 10/1967
Residence: St. Veronica, Phila 09/1958 - 06/1961
Residence: Our Lady Help of Christians, Phila 06/1961 - 10/1963
Residence: St. Bonaventure, Phila (Closed 1993) 10/1963 - 09/1967
Residence: Most Precious Blood, Phila (Closed 1993) 09/1967 - 10/1967
Leave of Absence 10/1967 - 06/1968
Residence: Saint John Vianney Center 10/1967 - 06/1968
Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Pompeii, Phila (Closed 1993) 06/1968 - 06/1973
Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of the Assumption, Strafford 06/1973 - 03/1979
Pastor, Holy Child, Phila (Closed 1993) 03/1979 - 07/1983
Parochial Administrator, St. Barnabas, Phila 07/1983 - 06/1984
Pastor, St. Barnabas, Phila 06/1984 - 01/1989

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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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