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 Scranton, Pennsylvania

Raymond Deviney

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “List Of Individuals For Whom Allegations Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor Have Been Admitted, Established Or Determined To Be Credible - Diocesan Clergy”

Birth Year: 1932

Ordination year: 1959

Reported assignment history:

Saint Mary of the Mount, Mount Pocono, 6/3/1959
Saint John, Susquehanna, 10/1/1959
Saint Thomas More, Lake Ariel, 10/14/1960
Saint Gabriel, Hazleton, 3/5/1964
Saint Bridget, Throop, 12/15/1966
Saint John the Evangelist, Pittston, 9/10/1968
Saint John the Evangelist, Wilkes-Barre, 9/3/1969
Christ the King, Blakeslee, 9/7/1976
Pastor Emeritus, Christ the King, Blakeslee, 7/10/2007

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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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