Jesuit Priest James Monaghan

James T. Monaghan

Ordained: 1946

In 1992, James T. Monaghan pleaded no contest when he was charged with the 1988 molestation of a 7-year-old girl he was counseling at St. Ignatius Parish in Sacramento, CA. He was sentenced to 120 hours of community service and five years’ probation. He died in 2004.

Father Monaghan's Assignments

PlacementCity/StateDate(s)
Alma CollegeAlma, CA1946..1947
Manresa Hall Port Townsend, WA1947..1948
St. Ignatius High SchoolSan Francisco, CA1948..1952
Bellarmine College Preparatory SchoolSan Jose, CA1952..1955
Brophy College Preparatory SchoolPhoenix, AZ1955..1962
St. Ignatius ChurchSacramento, CA1962..1963
St. Ignatius High SchoolSan Francisco, CA1963..1971
St. Clare'sSanta Clara, CA1971..1975
St. Ignatius ParishSacramento, CA1975..1991
Sacred Heart Jesuit CenterLos Gatos, CA1992..2004