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 Louisville, Kentucky

J. Donald Gallagher

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FILES PROVIDED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE - CONCLUSION - "In the following cases, there was not enough information to fully investigate and confirm the report."”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1940

Reported assignment history:

June 1940, Cathedral of the Assumption Parish
September 1940, Associate Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish
May 1944, Administrator, Saint John Parish, Rineyville, KY
November 1945, Associate Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish
February 1951, Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
September 1953, Pastor, Saint Barnabas Parish

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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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