Rev. Joseph L. DiGregorio—Assignment Record

Ordained: 1966

     

Start Stop Parish Town State Position Notes
1966 1970 Our Lady of Loreto (Italian)

Philadelphia

• According to the 2011 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report, accused of abusing a girl at this parish.

 PA 3/4, with one priest in residence, Rev. William L. Santry, who is also accused. Philadelphia archdiocese. Parish school had 206 boys and 208 girls in 1966-1967.
1970 1971 St. Anthony of Padua Ambler PA DiGregorio was in residence, 3/3. Philadelphia archdiocese. Parish school had 110 boys and 124 girls.
1971 1976 St. Thomas Aquinas Philadelphia PA 3/3. The pastor to start with, Rev. Louis A. Eltz, was also a prosynodal judge in the tribunal. Then 2/4. Philadelphia archdiocese. Parish school had 494 boys and 482 girls.
1976 1977 St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (Italian) Philadelphia PA 2/3, including one priest in residence. Philadelphia archdiocese. Parish school had 187 students.
1977 1982 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Philadelphia PA 2/3; 3/3 in 1980 Directory. Philadelphia archdiocese. Parish school had 610 students in 1977-1978. In the 1979-1982 Directories' indexes, DiGregorio is to be alphabetized differently, as Di [space] Gregorio.
1982 1987 St. Paul's Philadelphia PA 2/2. Then 2/3 with a Norbertine priest in residence. Philadelphia archdiocese. The parish school (Missionary Service and CCD Kindergarten) had 288 pupils in 1982-1983. In the 1983 Directory, he begins to be indexed as DiGregorio.
1987 1988 Epiphany of Our Lord Philadelphia PA 3/5. Another priest here, Rev. Nicholas V. Cudemo, is also accused. Philadelphia archdiocese. The parish school had 415 students.
1988 1997 Army Reserve on Active Duty     Military chaplain.  
1997 1998 Regular Army Chaplain     Military chaplain.  
1998 1999 Status uncertain       Indexed as a military chaplain in the 1999 Directory, but not listed in the pages of the Archdiocese for the Military Services
1999 2004 Regular Army Chaplain     Military chaplain.  
2004 2005 Status uncertain       Indexed as a military chaplain in the 2005 Directory, but not listed in the pages of the Archdiocese for the Military Services
2005 2010 St. Martin of Tours Philadelphia PA 2/5, including one priest in residence. Then 3/4 in 2008 including a priest in residence. Philadelphia archdiocese. In 2005-2006, the parish school had 684 students; the CCD had 96.
2010 2011 Stella Maris Rectory

 Philadelphia PA   Listed here as of 2/13/11 on the archdiocesan website. By 1/30/11 DiGregorio was no longer at St. Martin of Tours, though he is listed there in the 2010 Directory.

 

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1967-2010).

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This assignment record was last updated on 2/13/11.