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 Burlington, Vermont

Leo J. Courcy Jr.

Status: Living, Laicized (2009)

Appeared under the heading: “Priests that were assigned in Vermont and abused children here.This would include both those considered Diocesan priests and those from other Religious Orders (i.e. Edmundites, Maryknoll, Paraclete) that accepted assignment in the Vermont Diocese.”

Birth Year: 1935

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

Burlington, St. Anthony, 1962-February 1965
"Leave of absence for health reasons" until February 1966
Burlington, Don Bosco Home, February 1966 - September 1966
Winooski, St. Francis Xavier, September 1 - September 10, 1966
Burlington, St. Mark, September 11- December 1966
Sent by Burlington Diocese to Servants of the Paraclete in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, N.M., January 1967 to June 1970
Amarillo, Texas, June 1970 to December 1970
South Burlington, St. John Vianney, (Assistant), January 1971- March 1971
Cambridge/Johnson, St. Mary, (Assistant), March 1971-May 1971
Ottawa Archdiocese May 1971 to (unknown date). No other known assignments within Vermont.

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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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