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 Baltimore, Maryland

Francis Sweeney

Status: Deceased (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests and Brothers Accused of Child Sexual Abuse”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Served in campus ministry at the University of Maryland Baltimore County from 1972 to 1976 and in 1983
He served at the Catholic Community at Relay from 1982 to 1992
Chaplain at the Charlestown Retirement Community and Our Lady of the Angels Chapel (Baltimore) from 1992 to 1993

Other results for “Francis Sweeney” in released lists

Francis Sweeney - Diocese of Columbus, Ohio

Francis Michael Sweeney - Paulist Fathers

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

Francis M. P. Sweeney - Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California

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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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