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 Paterson, New Jersey

Stanislaus Durka

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names Of Those Determined To Be Credibly Accused”

Birth Year: 1914

Ordination year: 1939

Reported assignment history:

St. Virgil, Morris Plains
St. Joseph, Passaic
St. Stephen, Paterson
St. Joseph, Passaic
St. Thomas, Ogdensburg

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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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