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 Boston, Massachusetts

John J Lane

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - E. Cases Involving Deceased Clergy for Whom Criminal or Canonical Proceedings Were Not Completed But The Existence of Allegations Has Been Publicized.”

Birth Year: 1894

Ordination year: 1925

Reported assignment history:

Assistant pro tem,St Joseph,Ipswich, 06/10/25 - 08/29/26
Assistant pro tem,St Bridget Parish,Framingham, 08/30/26 - 07/04/27
Assistant,St John the Evangelist Parish,Canton, 07/05/27 - 06/18/29
Assistant,St Peter,Lowell, 06/19/29 - 01/30/49
Chaplain,Sanatorium,North Reading, 01/31/49 - 06/01/71
Pastor,St Theresa Parish,North Reading, 01/31/49 - 06/01/71

Other results for “John J Lane” in released lists

John H. Lane - Jesuits Midwest Province

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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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