Rhode Island Clergy Credibly Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
All 72 names from Appendix A of the Attorney General's report on the Diocese of Providence — searchable by parish, town and decade
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha named 72 clergy in Appendix A of his March 2026 report on child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence, each with the parishes and schools they were assigned to and in which years. Three further individuals were identified but are awaiting trial, so the report does not summarise the allegations against them. Below you can search the 72 by name, by parish or by decade — and the institutional revival window means expired claims can still be brought until June 30, 2028.
From the Attorney General’s report
Unless otherwise noted, the details in this Appendix are only allegations, not facts proven in a courtroom or otherwise admitted by the accused individuals, and so the named subjects are generally entitled to a presumption of innocence.
⚠ Rhode Island's revival window is open until June 30, 2028. Claims that had already expired can be filed against institutions — the diocese, a school, a youth organisation — but not against the abuser personally.
The Attorney General's Office and the Rhode Island State Police ask anyone with information about child sexual abuse to call the State Police Special Victims Unit clergy abuse hotline at 401-764-0142.
Search the 72 named clergy
72 clergy and 522 assignments, taken from Appendix A. Search a surname, or type a parish or school to see who was assigned there and when.
72 clergy members listed in Appendix A
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What this list is, and what it is not
In March 2026 the Rhode Island Attorney General published a report on child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence, the result of an investigation that ran for almost seven years with the Rhode Island State Police. The office identified 75 credibly accused clergy — 61 diocesan priests and deacons, 13 members of religious orders and one extern priest — and Appendix A sets out a summary for 72 of them. The remaining three are awaiting trial, and the report deliberately does not summarise the allegations against them.
Everything on this page comes from that appendix: the names, the ordination and suspension dates, and the assignment histories. We have not added an allegation, a name or a date of our own. What we have changed is the shape: in the original the 72 are separate entries and a 370-page PDF, which cannot answer the question most people actually arrive with — who was at my parish, in the years I was there?
The Attorney General is explicit that the details in the appendix are allegations rather than facts proven in court, and that the named individuals are generally entitled to a presumption of innocence. He is equally explicit in the other direction: a clergy member not appearing in the appendix does not mean allegations against them were found untrue — only that the office did not have enough information to deem them credibly accused when the report went to print.
Survivors' names were omitted from the report, except where a survivor expressly asked to be included.
Questions people ask about the list
Does being on this list mean the person was convicted?
No. The Attorney General states that, unless noted otherwise, the details in Appendix A are allegations, not facts proven in a courtroom or admitted by the accused. Four criminal prosecutions came out of the investigation; one defendant, Father Edward Kelley, died while his case was pending. The others are presumed innocent unless they are convicted or plead guilty.
The priest at my parish is not on the list. What does that mean?
It means the Attorney General did not have enough information to deem that person credibly accused at the time the report was published — not that any allegation was found untrue. The report says so in as many words. If you have information, the State Police clergy abuse hotline is 401-764-0142.
I recognise a parish here. Can I still bring a claim?
Rhode Island's revival window runs from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028 and reopens claims that had already expired — but only against institutions that failed to prevent or concealed the abuse, not against the abuser personally. Claims that never expired follow the ordinary deadlines. Institutional cases take months to investigate and plead, so the practical deadline is well before June 2028.
Where do these assignment histories come from?
From Appendix A itself, which lists each accused clergy member's assignments by year and parish. We read the appendix as the Attorney General published it and re-arranged it so it can be searched. Every entry links back to its page in the original appendix so you can check it.
Sources
- Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Providence, Appendix A — Office of the Attorney General, State of Rhode Island
- Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Providence — full report