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

George J Rosenkranz

Status: Dismissed

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - A. Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically, Either By Dismissal or Sentence to Life of Prayer and Penance, or Criminally, Either By Plea or Conviction.”

Birth Year: 1936

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

Assistant (pro tem),St John the Evangelist Parish,Canton, 02/13/62 - 05/16/62
Technical Assistant,St Gerard Majella Parish,Canton, 05/15/62 - 02/22/65
Assistant,Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish,Marblehead, 02/23/65 - 06/18/70
Assistant,Our Lady of Grace Parish,Chelsea, 06/19/70 - 03/21/71
Headmaster (temp),Cardinal Cushing Academy,West Newbury, 03/22/71 - 03/15/72
Assistant,Blessed Sacrament Parish,Saugus, 03/16/72 - 06/18/84
Associate Pastor,St Mary Star of the Sea Parish,Beverly, 06/19/84 - 02/16/85
Parochial Vicar,St Theresa Parish,North Reading, 02/17/85 - 02/04/86
Parochial Vicar,St Joseph Parish,Salem, 02/05/86 - 12/03/89
Health Leave, 12/04/89 - 12/26/98
No Assignment, 12/27/98

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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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