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Summary of Case: Patrick J. O’Reilly was a priest of the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, ordained in 1906. A native of Ireland, he had emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 18. Most of O’Reilly’s ministry was spent traveling around the U.S. and abroad as a missionary preacher. He also served as a parish pastor and as a college and hospital chaplain. After his tertianship year in Poughkeepsie NY, O’Reilly was based at various times in what are now the dioceses of Spokane and Portland OR, Fairbanks AK, Boston MA, Helena MT and Seattle WA. He died May 26, 1958 in Sheridan OR. O’Reilly’s name was included in 2011 on the Oregon Province’s list of its members who have been identified as perpetrators of sexual abuse.
Ordained: May 31, 1906
Died: May 26, 1958
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