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 Paterson, New Jersey

Francis Dennehy

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names Of Those Determined To Be Credibly Accused”

Birth Year: 1925

Ordination year: 1950

Reported assignment history:

Our Lady of Victories, Paterson
Chaplain U.S. Navy
Assumption, Morristown
Chaplain, St. Joseph Hospital, Paterson
St. Nicholas, Passaic
St. Vincent DePaul, Stirling
St. Therese, Paterson
St. Pius X, Montville
St. Thomas, Ogdensburg
St. Christopher, Parsippany
Immaculate Conception, Franklin
Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii
Chaplain, Wayne General Hospital and Chilton Hospital, Wayne

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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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