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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Holy Cross Order

John Fitzgerald

Status: Allegation received 1992 Removed from ministry 1992 Left Holy Cross 1997

Appeared under the heading: “List of Those Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Congregation of Holy Cross”

Birth Year: 1943

Ordination year: 1969

Reported assignment history:

Andre House - Oakland, CA
Andre House - Phoenix, AZ
Notre Dame High School - Niles, IL
University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

Other results for “John Fitzgerald” in released lists

John Fitzgerald - Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

John J. Fitzgerald - Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona

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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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