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 Nashville, Tennessee

Franklin T. Richards

Status: Dismissed

Appeared under the heading: “Priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing a minor.”

Birth Year: 1947

Ordination year: 1973

Reported assignment history:

Associate Pastor of Christ the King Church
Assistant Vocations Director of the Diocese of Nashville
Director of Camp Marymount
Associate Pastor of St. Henry Church
Vocations Director of Nashville Deanery
Pastor of St. Patrick Church in Nashville
Principal of Knoxville Catholic High School
Pastor of the Seymour Catholic Community
Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Clarksville.

Other results for “Franklin T. Richards” in released lists

Franklin T. Richards - Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee

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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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