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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Franciscans – St. Barbara

Ed Byrom "Byron"

Status: Never took vows as a friar; left the novitiate program in 1988

Appeared under the heading: “List of Credibly Accused Franciscan Friars - FORMER PROVINCE OF ST. BARBARA FRIARS WHO HAVE BEEN CREDIBLY ACCUSED WHO HAVE LEFT THE ORDER:”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Pre-novitiate candidate at St Anthony Seminary in Santa Barbara. 1983 - 1988

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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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