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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Diocese of Richmond, Virginia

John Rea

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Priests ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, alleged to have committed abuse in the present-day territory of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond and later incardinated to the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, or alleged to have committed abuse in both dioceses.”

Birth Year: 1918

Ordination year: 1945

Assignment history not reported

Other results for “John Rea” in released lists

John W. Rea - Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia

John W. Rea - Diocese of Arlington, Virginia

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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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