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

Frederick L. Barr

Status: Case in Process

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - C. Cases Involving Living Archdiocesan Clergy That Already Have Been Publicized, But Where The Canonical Proceedings Against Those Clergy Have Not Yet Been Resolved.”

Birth Year: 1950

Ordination year: 1976

Reported assignment history:

Assistant,St. Clements,Somerville, 05/25/76 - 06/02/81
Assistant,Our Lady of Good Counsel,Quincy, 06/03/81 - 09/10/85
Parochial Vicar,St. Luke,Belmont, 09/10/85 - 06/26/90
Parochial Vicar,St. James the Great,Wellesley, 06/27/90 - 06/01/96
Administrator,St. John,Townsend, 06/02/96 - 09/23/96
No Assignment, 09/24/96 - 12/01/97
Parochial Vicar (Temporary),St. Patrick,Natick, 12/02/97 - 07/10/00
Pastor,Star of the Sea,Quincy, 07/11/00 - 10/24/04
Administrator,St. Mary of the Annunciation,Cambridge, 10/25/04 - 06/20/06
Health Leave, 06/21/07 - 12/01/07
Emergency Response Group, 12/01/07 - 04/01/08
Pastor,St. Patrick,Watertown, 04/01/08

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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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