Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey

Gerald Sudol

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “List of Credibly Accused Clergy”

Birth Year: 1954

Ordination year: 1980

Reported assignment history:

Holy Family, Nutley
St. Francis of Assisi, Ridgefield Park
St. Ann (Polish), Jersey City
Chaplain - St. Francis Community Center, Jersey City
Holy Rosary, Jersey City
Mount St. Andrew Villa, Paramus
Padre Pio Friary, Hoboken

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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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