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

Francis Michael Sweeney

Status: Date of Death: 08/30/2013

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: 1934

Ordination year: 1961

Reported assignment history:

New York Arch. Good Shepherd Parish 1961
Boston Arch. Park Street Center 1961-1962
Minneapolis Arch. St. Lawrence Church 1962-1964
Los Angeles Arch. St. Paul the Apostle Church 1964-1967
Washington Arch. Studies 1967-1971
Columbus Diocese Newman Center 1971-1972
Baltimore Arch. Johns Hopkins Campus Min. 1972-1976
Los Angeles Arch St. Marks University Parish UCSB 1976-1978
Washington Arch St. Paul's College/Vocations 1978-1982
Baltimore Arch Univ. of Maryland Base Comm./Relay MD 1982-1994
New York Arch. In Residence/Unassigned 1994-1995
Boston Arch. In Residence/Unassigned 1995-2004
New York Arch. In Residence/Unassigned 2004-2013

Other results for “Francis Michael Sweeney” in released lists

Francis Michael Sweeney - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

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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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