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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Paulist Fathers

Edward Augustine Sheehy

Status: Date of Death: 10/03/1988

Appeared under the heading: “List of Paulist Fathers with Credible Claims of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - DECEASED AND FORMER PAULIST FATHERS WITH CREDIBLE CLAIMS”

Birth Year: 1912

Ordination year: 1940

Reported assignment history:

Boston Arch. Park Street Center 1953-1955
San Francisco Old St. Mary's Cathedral 1955-1957
Missions 1957-1958
Johannesburg, S.A. Blessed Sacrament Church 1958-1962
San Francisco In Residence (sick leave) 1962-1963
Los Angeles Missions 1963-1964
New York St. Paul the Apostle Church 1964-1968
Baltimore St. Peter's Minor Seminary 1968-1969
New York St. Paul the Apostle 1969-1984
Senior Ministry Status 1984-1988

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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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