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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Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

James Noel

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Diocese Of Harrisburg List Of Clergy & Seminarians Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of A Child - B. Cases Where Abuse Was First Alleged After The Accused'S Death - Cases Involving Allegations Of Indecent Behavior”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Saint Joseph, BERWICK, 1978-1980
St Joseph (1913), COAL TOWNSHIP, 1956-1959
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, ELYSBURG, 1965-1968
Saint Catherine Laboure, HARRISBURG, 1968-1970
Saint Joan of Arc, HERSHEY, 1964-1965
Assumption BVM, LANCASTER, 1964-1965
Our Lady of Fatima Mission, LEBANON, 1959-1963
Our Lady Help of Christian, LYKENS, 1970-1977
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1886), MOUNT CARMEL, 1954-1955

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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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