UNITED STATES
BishopAccountability.org – Assignment Record
Summary of Case: Joseph Vincent Sullivan was ordained a priest of the Kansas City, MO diocese in 1946. He was elevated to auxiliary bishop in 1967, then went on to become Bishop of Baton Rouge in 1974, where he served until his death in Sept. 1982. Sullivan was accused in three separate lawsuits in 2004, 2005 and 2007 of the sexual abuse of three different minors. The abuse is said to have occurred from 1969 through 1982. Two of Sullivans accusers said he sexually abused them on trips to Hawaii, where Sullivan owned a condo with other Kansas City priests. At least one of the accusers was a minor seminary student. All three suits resulted in settlements.
Ordained: 1946
Ordained Bishop: April 3, 1967
Appointed Bishop of Baton Rouge: Aug. 8, 1974
Died: Sept. 4, 1982
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