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 Nashville, Tennessee

William Floyd Davis

Status: Deceased (10/26/2011)

Appeared under the heading: “Priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing a minor.”

Birth Year: 1929

Ordination year: 1956

Reported assignment history:

Assistant Pastor of Christ the King Church in Nashville
Middle Tennessee Deanery Area Scout Chaplain
Administrator of the Church of the Assumption in Nashville
Director of the Catholic Youth Office of the Diocese of Nashville
Director of the Kentucky-Tennessee Region of the National Council of Catholic Youth
Pastor of the Church of the Assumption
Administrator of St. William Church in Millington
Assistant Pastor of St. Louis Church in Memphis and Teacher at Catholic High School for Boys in Memphis
Pastor of Notre Dame Church in Greeneville and its Rogersville mission
Pastor of St. Patrick Church in McEwen and St. Christopher Church in Dickson.

Other results for “William Floyd Davis” in released lists

William Floyd Davis - Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee

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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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