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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Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire

Denis Downey

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Cases Involving Deceased Priests for Whom Criminal or Canonical Proceedings Were Not Completed.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1936

Reported assignment history:

St. Kieran, Berlin (6/24/36)
Blessed Sacrament, Manchester (4/13/38)
United States Army (5/9/42)
Immaculate Conception, Portsmouth (1/19/46)
St. Patrick, Newport (3/19/48)
St. Charles Orphanage, Rochester (11/7/49)
Our Lady of Mercy, Merrimack (6/25/54)

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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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