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 Camden, New Jersey

John P. Bernard

Status: Removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy Disclosure List- Diocesan Priests”

Birth Year: 1939

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

Blessed Sacrament, Margate
Annunciation, Bellmawr
Assumption, Pomona
St. Margaret, Woodbury Heights
Holy Savior, Westmont
Sts. Peter & Paul, Washington Township
Chaplain Pomona Air Base
Veteran's Administrative Hospital, Batavia NY

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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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