J. Patrick Foley
Ordained: 1973
In 2018, the Diocese of San Diego released a list of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse, and this list included Father J. Patrick Foley, who was still in active ministry at the time hosting religious retreats. In 2010, Foley had been accused of the molestation of two young Sacramento boys. The Diocese of Sacramento, in which he had been working since 1991, stripped Foley of priestly faculties in 2015, but Foley had continued to work as a retreat leader, advertising himself as a preacher online.
Father Foley's Assignments
| Placement | City/State | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| St. Michael | San Diego, CA | Sep. 1973..Jul. 1974 |
| Our Lady of Grace | El Cajon, CA | Jul. 1974..Sep. 1974 |
| University High School | San Diego, CA | Sep. 1974..Aug. 1977 |
| St. Therese | San Diego, CA | Aug. 1977..Nov. 1977 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Nov. 1977..Sep. 1978 |
| Blessed Sacrament | San Diego, CA | Jun. 1982..Jan. 1983 |
| St. Mary Magdalene | San Diego, CA | Aug. 1983..Jul. 1984 |
| St. Francis Seminary | San Diego, CA | Jul. 1984..Aug. 1990 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Aug. 1990..Jan. 1991 |
| Leave of absence | Jan. 1991..Sep. 1991 | |
| Christian Brothers High School | Sacramento, CA | Sep. 1991..Oct. 1994 |
| Santa Rosa Diocese | May 1998..Aug. 1999 | |
| Suspended from ministry | Jun. 2010 | |
| Faculties restored | Jan. 2012 | |
| Faculties removed | Aug. 2015 |
