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 Manchester, New Hampshire

John Nolin

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically (by Laicization, Dismissal, or Sentence to Life of Prayer and Penance) or Criminally (by Plea or Conviction).”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1960

Reported assignment history:

St. Mary, Newmarket (6/15/60)
St. Kieran, Berlin (9/7/60)
St. Joseph, Salem (9/3/63)
Our Lady of Mountains, North Conway (8/30/65)
Our Lady of the Lakes, Lakeport (1/3/68)
Our Lady of the Mountains, North Conway (3/6/68)
Immaculate Conception, Penacook (7/15/69)
St. James, Portsmouth (10/15/69)
All Saints, Lancaster (6/11/75)
St. Joseph, Woodsville (1/19/83)

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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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