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 Baltimore, Maryland

James Dowdy

Status: Removed

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests and Brothers Accused of Child Sexual Abuse”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

St. John (Hydes) in 1969
Outside of the Archdiocese at St. Thomas Seminary (California) from 1969 to 1971
Annunciation from 1971 to 1972
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Woodlawn) from 1972 to 1975
St. Mark (Catonsville) from 1975 to 1980
St. Jerome from 1980 to 1989
He was on education leave from 1989 to 1990
St. Matthew in 1990
St. Elizabeth of Hungary from 1991 to 1992
St. Joseph (Cockeysville) from 1992 to 1993

Other results for “James Dowdy” in released lists

James Gowdy - Diocese of Brooklyn, New York

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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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