Rev. Edmund Power, s.j.-Assignment

Rev. Edmund P. Power, s.j.

Ordained: 1968

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1962 Bridgeport Bishop was Walter W. Curtis (1961-1988).	1965	Fairfield College Preparatory School	Fairfield • Allegations of sexual misconduct by Power revealed in 2003.	CT	Chaplain and teacher	Power does not appear in the Official Catholic Directories for this time period. Information is based on a news report.
1965	1968					Not indexed or listed in the Directory.
1968	1976	Fairfield College Preparatory School	Fairfield	CT	Chaplain and teacher	Fairfield Prep. had 799-763 students, all male. Power died Oct. 23, 1976.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1969-1976).

• 2 Ex-Prep Teachers Accused of Sex Misconduct, By Genevieve Reilly, Connecticut Post [Bridgeport], March 21, 2003

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This assignment record was last updated on February 25, 2020.