Diocese of Burlington, Vermont

Paul M. Bresnahan

Status: Deceased (2003), Retired (2002)

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: 1928

Ordination year: 1954

Reported assignment history:

  • Burlington, Cathedral, (Assistant), 1954-56 and Cathedral High School (Assistant Principal), 1955 56
  • Bennington, Sacred Heart, (Assistant), and Bennington Catholic High School, (Assistant Principal), 1956-57
  • Enosburg Falls, St. John the Baptist, (Temporary Administrator), 1957
  • Washington, D.C., Catholic University, Social Services, 1957-59
  • Burlington/Rutland, Vermont Catholic Charities, (Assistant Director), 1959-66 and Colchester, Camp Tara (Director), 1959-62
  • Burlington, Vermont Catholic Charities, (Director), 1966-1983 and St. Joseph Child Center, (Chaplain), 1966- 77
  • Malletts Bay, Holy Cross, (Assistant), 1977-1983
  • Middlebury, St. Mary, (Assistant & Pastor), 1983-96
  • Proctor, St. Dominic (Pastor), 1996-2002