Fr. Joseph Maffei

Order: SDB
Ordained: 1958
Status: Settled

Died: 12/29/2009
Diocese: Archdiocese of New York NY

From Italy. Arrived in the U.S. in 1952. Attorney Garabedian announced a settlement in 9/2013 on behalf of a plaintiff who alleged abuse by Maffei as a 12-year-old boy, when Maffei was assigned to Sacred Heart Retreat House in Ipswich, MA. The abuse allegedly took place at the Marian Shrine in New Rochelle, NY. Died 12/29/2009. Included on the Salesians list of credibly accused in 3/2020.


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