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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Xaverian Brothers

Thomas Morrissey "Gabriel"

Status: Placed on a safety plan in 2002

Appeared under the heading: “Current Xaverian Brothers with a credible or established offense against a minor (anyone under the age of 18)”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

1965-67 St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers, MA
1967-79 Xaverian Brothers HS, Westwood, MA
1979-80 St. John's HS, Shrewsbury, MA
1980-87 Principal, St. Patrick's HS, Watertown, MA
1987-1998 St. John's HS, Shrewsbury
1998-2002 internal ministry, Xaverian Brothers Generalate, Baltimore
2002-2012 Placed on a safety plan with no contact with minors, performed supervised office work

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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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