Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts

W. James Nyhan

Status: Dismissed

Appeared under the heading: “Categories of Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child - A. Cases That Have Been Concluded Canonically, Either By Dismissal or Sentence to Life of Prayer and Penance, or Criminally, Either By Plea or Conviction.”

Birth Year: 1945

Ordination year: 1973

Reported assignment history:

  • Associate Pastor,St Ambrose Parish,Dorchester, 12/11/73 - 06/04/79
  • Chaplain,Juvenile Court,Dorchester, 01/01/75 - 06/04/79
  • Lend Lease,Diocese of Charleston, SC,Charleston, SC, 06/05/79 - 07/07/80
  • Associate Pastor,St Brendan Parish,Dorchester, 07/08/80 - 07/31/83
  • Chaplain,Bishop Fenwick HS,Peabody, 08/01/83 - 03/12/87
  • Technical Assistant,St Mary's,Salem, 03/12/87 - 05/31/94
  • Non-Parish Ministry,High School Chaplain,, 08/01/83 - 06/30/94
  • Chaplain,Bishop Fenwich HS,Peabody, 03/12/87 - 07/01/94
  • Parochial Vicar,Blessed Sacrament Parish,Saugus, 07/01/94 - 05/31/95
  • Parochial Vicar,Sacred Heart Parish,East Boston, 06/01/95 - 10/24/95
  • No Assignment, 10/25/95 - 01/31/96
  • Non-Parish Ministry,Priestly Renewal,, 02/01/96 - 05/08/96
  • Priestly Renewal,St Mary,Salem, 02/01/96 - 05/08/96
  • Administrator,Nativity Parish,Merrimac, 05/09/96 - 08/12/96
  • No Assignment, 08/13/96 - 08/31/96
  • Technical Assistant/In Residence,Immaculate Conception Parish,Cambridge, 09/01/96 - 08/02/99
  • Pastor,St Mary Parish,Billerica, 08/02/99 - 02/20/04
  • Administrative Leave, 01/01/01 - 02/23/07