Fr. James Francis Benedict

Ordained: 1939
Status: Accused

Died: 01/5/1984
Diocese: Archdiocese of New Orleans LA

First named publicly as accused on the archdiocese’s list 11/2/2018. It noted allegation was received in 2003 of abuse in the late 1950s. Benedict died in 1984.


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