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 Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas Bevan

Status: Removed

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests and Brothers Accused of Child Sexual Abuse”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1963

Reported assignment history:

St. John from 1974 to 1979
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Middle River) as an Associate from 1963 to 1974
St. Mark (Fallston) as Pastor from 1979 to 1991
St. Mary (Cumberland) as a Temporary Administrator from 1991 to 1992
St. Patrick (Mount Savage) as a Temporary Administrator in 1992
St. Patrick (Cumberland) as Pastor from 1997 to 2009
Executive Director of the Secretariat for Priestly Life & Ministry for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the USCCB) from 1992 to 1997
Served in the Office of Clergy Education for the Archdiocese from 1976 to 1991

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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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