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 Camden, New Jersey

Walter Smith

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy Disclosure List- Diocesan Priests”

Birth Year: 1940

Ordination year: 1968

Reported assignment history:

St. Casimir, Woodbine
Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House
St. Luke, Stratford
Immaculate Conception, Camden
Immaculate Conception, Bridgeton
St. Mary, Williamstown
Most Holy Redeemer, Westville Grove
St. Anthony of Padua, Hammonton
St. Ann, Wildwood
St. Mary, Gloucester
Sacred Heart, Vineland
St. Michael, Gibbstown
St. Patrick, Woodbury
Chaplain Cooper University Hospital, Camden
Chaplain Newcomb Hospital, Vineland
Chaplain Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury

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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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