Rev. James D. Campbell-Assignment

Rev. James D. Campbell, m.s.c.

Summary: Worked at parish in West Warwick, RI from 7/75 to 11/77 and as chaplain at Rhode Island Medical Center for Diocese of Providence at the same time. Placed on leave by Order in 2002 after allegations of abuse of boy in Worcester, MA received. Indicted 9/03 and convicted 2004 of rape of 2 teens. One victim was a girl. Sentenced 1/05 to 90 days in house of correction and 10 yrs probation. Laicization announced 3/05.

Ordained: 1972

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1972	1974	?	?			Campbell not indexed or listed in the Official Catholic Directories.
1974 Bishop of Toledo was John A. Donovan (1967-1980)	1975	Shelby Ohio Religious Center	Shelby	OH		The Center is listed as the Adult Religious Education Center and Novitiate- Brothers' Juniorate of US Province of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
1975 Bishop of Providence was Louis E. Gelineau (1971-1997)	1978	St. Joseph's	West Warwick • Pleaded guilty in 2004 to molesting a teen boy and a teen girl, both St. Joseph parishioners, in MA in 1975 and 1978 (Worcester Telegram & Gazette December 23, 2004).	RI	2/4 , 2/5 Pastor was Rev.Rev. Gerald J. Sommer, m.s.c. Listed after Campbell are Revs. Marcel Du Pont, m.s.c and Ronald Leinen, m.s.c. A fifth priest, Rev. Andrew J. Torma, m.s.c., joined them in 1976-1977.	St. Joseph's had a school with 253 students.
1975	1978	Institute of Mental Health	Cranston	RI	4/4 Revs. Marcel Du Pont, m.s.c; Ronald Leinen, m.s.c, Andrew J Torma, m.s.c , James D. Campbell, m.s.c.
1978		St. Margaret Mary Parish Center	Barrio of Ciudad Kennedy, Bogota	Colombia	2/3 Revs. Howard Fath, m.s.c., James Campbell, m.s.c., Joseph Jablonski, m.s.c.	The Directories index and list Campbell as in Bogota, but he is still also listed at St. Joseph's in West Warwick and the Institute of Mental Health in Cranston RI.
1978	1980?	Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Center	Barrio of Nueva Floresta, Cali, Valle	Colombia	3/3; Revs. Thomas Carney, m.s.c.,Leo Petit, m.s.c., James Campbell, m.s.c.
1980	1982	?	?			Campbell is not indexed or listed in the Directories.
1982 Rockford Bishop was Arthur Joseph O'Neill (1968-1994)	1991	St. Therese of Jesus	Aurora	IL	1/1	St. Therese's had a school with 128-221 students.
1991 Thomas George Doran replaced O'Neill as bishop (1994 -)	2000	Sacred Heart Monestery	Aurora	IL		Sacred Heart is listed in the Directories as the Provincial Administrative Office of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
2000	2002	M.S.C. Foreign Missions	Marshall Islands			Removed from active ministry in 2002, due to accusations (Providence Journal-Bulletin March 21, 2005).
2002 The Bishop of Allentown was Edward Peter Cullen (1997- 2009)	2003	Sacred Heart Villa	Center Valley	PA		Sacred Heart Villa is a Retirement and Health Care Facility, and part of the Pennsylvania regional community of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
2003			?	?		Campbell no longer appears in Directories after 2003. Campbell requested and was granted laicization in February 2005 (Pawtucket Times [West Warwick RI] March 22, 2005).

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1973-2004).

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