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 Louisville, Kentucky

Joseph T. Herp

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Overview And Analysis Of Files Provided By The Archdiocese Of Louisville - Conclusion”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1973

Reported assignment history:

June 1973, Associate Pastor, Saint Pius X Parish
June 1975, Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
August 1978, Associate Pastor/Part Time Chaplain, Part Time Chaplain, Sacred Heart Academy while continuing on as Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
August 1978-June 1980, Part Time Chaplain, Sacred Heart Academy
March 1980, Associate Pastor/Chaplain/ Part Time Chaplain, Chaplain, Louisville Police while continuing on as Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish and Part Time Chaplain, Sacred Heart Academy
June 1980, Administrator/Chaplain, Administrator, Saint William Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Louisville Police
March 1980-1992, Chaplain, Louisville Police
November 1981, Administrator/Chaplain, Administrator, Saint Ann Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Louisville Police and Administrator, Saint William Parish
June 1983, Pastor/Chaplain, Pastor, Saint Ann Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Louisville Police
March 1988, Leave of Absence,
June 1990, Associate Pastor/Chaplain, Associate Pastor, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Louisville Police
February 1992, Administrator/Chaplain, Administrator, Saint George Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Louisville Police
June 1992, Proposed Pastor, Ascension Parish
June 1992-July 1992, In Residence, Carmelite Monastery
July 1992-June 1993, In Residence, Saint Philip Neri Parish
June 1993, Pastor, Incarnation Parish
July 1994, Pastor/Region Representative, Elected to Priests' Council while continuing as Pastor, Incarnation Parish
September 1994, Pastor/Region Representative/Co-Chaplain, Co-Chaplain, Holy Cross High School, while continuing on as Pastor, Incarnation Parish and Region Representative
September 1994-June 2000, Co-Chaplain, Holy Cross High School
1999, Pastor/Chaplain, Pastor, Incarnation Parish and Chaplain, Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office
1999-May 2002, Chaplain, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
June 2000-May 2002, Pastor/Chaplain, Pastor, Saint Leonard Parish while continuing on as Chaplain, Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office

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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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