Assignment Record– Rev. James E. Connelly
Summary of Case: Connelly's name was included on a list of accused priests
posted by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian on January 19, 2011. At least one claim settled against Connelly. No other details released. Connelly died in 1985.
Born: 1917
Ordained: 1943
Died: October 8, 1985
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Stop |
Assignment |
Town/Accusations |
State |
Position |
Notes |
1/18/43
Boston archbishop was William Henry O'Connell (1907-1944),
followed by Richard James Cushing (1944-1970). |
3/27/45 |
Mary, Star of the Sea |
Boston |
MA |
3/3 |
Indexed as James E. Connelly. Parish had a school with
225-215 boys and 246-228 girls. |
| 3/28/45 |
7/09/45 |
St. Anne's |
Boston (Readville) |
MA |
assistant |
|
| 7/10/45 |
1/15/46 |
St. Mary of the Annunciation |
Cambridge |
MA |
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| 1/16/46 |
4/23/46 |
St. Joseph's |
Boston (Roxbury) |
MA |
4/4 |
Parish had a grade school with 378 boys and 398 girls,
and a high school with 144 girls. |
| 4/24/46 |
9/29/46 |
House of the Angel Guardian |
Boston (West Roxbury) |
MA |
chaplain |
This was an orphanage and school. |
| 9/30/46 |
5/14/47 |
Blessed Sacrament |
Walpole |
MA |
assistant |
|
| 5/15/47 |
3/27/49 |
St. Francis of Assisi |
Medford |
MA |
3/4 |
|
| 3/28/49 |
1/21/52 |
St. Brigid's |
Framingham |
MA |
2/3 |
|
| 1/22/52 |
2/26/52 |
St. Rita's |
Haverhill |
MA |
assistant |
|
| 2/27/52 |
2/13/55 |
Most Blessed Sacrament |
Quincy |
MA |
2/3 |
|
| 2/14/55 |
7/04/55 |
St. Francis De Sales/St. Philip |
Boston (Roxbury) |
MA |
assistant |
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| 7/04/55 |
9/14/55 |
Immaculate Conception |
Everett |
MA |
|
|
| 9/15/55 |
2/17/57 |
St. James' |
Salem |
MA |
3/4 |
Parish had a grade school with 345-332 boys and 519-362
girls, and a high school with 169-150 girls. |
| 2/18/57 |
2/15/60 |
St. Edward's |
Brockton |
MA |
4/4 |
Parish had a school with 127-162 boys and 121-163 girls.
|
| 2/16/60 |
10/17/60 |
St. Jerome's |
Arlington |
MA |
2/2 |
|
| 10/18/60 |
5/06/63 |
St. Patrick's |
Watertown |
MA |
3/5, 2/5, 3/5 |
Parish had a grade school with 333-282 boys and 38-310
girls, and a high school with 118-106 boys and 164-143 girls. |
| 5/07/63 |
4/08/64 |
St. Joseph's |
Holbrook |
MA |
2/3 |
Parish had a school with 133 boys and 122 girls. |
| 4/09/64 |
6/05/69 |
St. Patrick's |
Lowell |
MA |
2/5, 2/4 |
Parish had a school with 177-160 boys and 179-145 girls.
|
| 5/06/69 |
2/09/70 |
Christ the King |
Hudson |
MA |
1/2 |
Parish had a school with 94 boys and 70 girls. |
2/10/70
Cushing was succeeded by Humberto Sousa Medeiros
(1970-1983). |
1/08/75 |
St. John Vianney |
Revere |
MA |
1/1, 2/2 |
|
| 1/07/75 |
11/08/76 |
Sick Leave |
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| 11/09/76 |
12/10/78 |
St. Patrick's |
Stoneham |
MA |
2/5 |
Parish had a school with 284 students. |
12/11/78
Bernard Francis Law replaced Medeiros (1984-2002). |
10/08/85 |
Sick Leave |
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Connelly is not indexed in the 1979 or 1980 Directories.
Connelly died October 8, 1985. |
Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J.
Kenedy and Sons, 1943-1986)
• Rev. James E. Connelly, findagrave.com
• Publication With Respect to Archdiocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child, bostoncatholic.org
• Lawyer Reveals List of 19 Priests Accused of Sex Abuse, Metrowest Daily News, January 19, 2011
• Boston Priests Not Previously Identified As Accused, BishopAccountability.org, January 19, 2011
• Church's Accused Abusers Named Online, Boston Channel, January 19, 2011
• Boston Archdiocese Posts Sex-Abuse Database Online, By Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, August 25, 2011
• North Shore Priests on List, Salem News, August 26, 2011
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