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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Diocese of Richmond, Virginia

Dennis Paul Murphy

Status: Suspended

Appeared under the heading: “Priests of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond”

Birth Year: 1948

Ordination year: 1974

Reported assignment history:

Federal Reformatory, Petersburg
Ferrum College, Ferrum
Holy Comforter, Charlottesville
Our Lady of Nazareth, Roanoke
Roanoke College, Salem
Saint Ann, Ashland
Saint Ann, Colonial Heights
Saint James, Hopewell
Saint John, Dinwiddie
Saint Mary, Richmond
Saint Thomas More, Lynchburg
VA Hospital, Salem

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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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