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 Boston, Massachusetts

Ernest E Tourigney

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - B. Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically By Laicization.”

Birth Year: 1934

Ordination year: 1961

Reported assignment history:

Assistant,Immaculate Conception Parish,East Weymouth, 02/14/61 - 06/08/70
Assistant,St Mary Parish,Holliston, 06/09/70 - 07/04/77
Chaplain/Residence,Matignon HS,Cambridge, 07/05/77 - 06/14/83
Parochial Vicar/Team Ministry,Immaculate Conception Parish,Revere, 06/14/83 - 06/13/89
Parochial Vicar,Immaculate Conception Parish,Revere, 06/14/89 - 06/08/92
Health Leave, 06/09/92 - 04/30/97
Permanent Disability, 05/01/97 - 08/07/00
Senior Priest, 08/08/00

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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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