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 Boston, Massachusetts

John J Geoghan

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - A. Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically, Either By Dismissal or Sentence to Life of Prayer and Penance, or Criminally, Either By Plea or Conviction.”

Birth Year: 1935

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

Parochial Vicar,Blessed Sacrament Parish,Saugus, 02/13/62 - 09/26/66
Parochial Vicar,St Bernard Parish,Concord, 09/27/66 - 04/19/67
Parochial Vicar,St Paul Parish,Hingham, 04/20/67 - 06/04/74
Parochial Vicar,St Andrew,Forest Hills, 06/04/74 - 02/11/80
Health Leave, 02/12/80 - 02/14/81
Parochial Vicar,St Brendan Parish,Dorchester, 02/25/81 - 09/17/84
No Assignment, 09/18/84 - 11/12/84
Parochial Vicar,St Julia Parish,Weston, 11/13/84 - 05/23/89
Health Leave, 05/24/89 - 11/16/89
Parochial Vicar,St Julia Parish,Weston, 11/17/89 - 01/11/93
Associate Director,Office for Senior Priests,Boston, 01/12/93 - 01/22/96
No Assignment, 01/23/96 - 07/27/96
Health Leave, 07/28/96 - 01/02/97
Senior Priest/Retired, 01/03/97 - 04/26/98

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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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