Joseph M. Murphy
Priest, Archdiocese of Toronto. Ordained 25 May 1929. 2010 lawsuit launched alleging abuse of 13-year-old boy – abuse began in early 1973 (The boy was also molested by Father John O’Donnell)
12 September 2016: Lawsuit settled out of court
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TRIAL date for above civil action has been set for 11 October 2016
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Archbishops of Toronto from time of Father Murphy’s ordination:Neil McNeil (10 April 1912 – 26 May 1934 ); James Charles McGuigan (22 December 1934 – 30 March 1971); Philip Francis Pocock (30 March 1971 – 29 April 1978); Gerald Emmett Carter (29 April 1978 – 17 March 1990) ; Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (17 March 1990 – – 16 December 2006 ) ; Thomas Christopher Collins (16 December 2006 – – )
Auxiliary Bishops of Toronto from time of Father Murphy’s ordination: Francis Valentine Allen (02 Jul 1954 – 07 October 1977) ; Francis Anthony Marrocco (01 Dec 1955 – 10 June 1968); Thomas Benjamin Fulton (28 December 1968-August 1978;) Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (26 March 1976 – Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 May 1986); Michael Pearse Lacey (03 May 1979 – 31 May 1993); Robert Bell Clune (03 May 1979 to 27 December 1995); Leonard James Wall (03 May 1979 — 25 February 1992); John Stephen Knight (27 Apr 1992 – 9 Apr 2000); Anthony Giroux Meagher (30 April 1997 – 27 Apr il2002) Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 April 1992 to 28 December 2002);: Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. ( 22 February 1995 – 30 June 1998); Richard John Grecco (27 April 2002 – 11 July 2009) Peter Joseph Hundt ( 11 February 2006 – 01 March 2011); Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick (18 May 2012 – )
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The following information is drawn from the copies of the Canadian Catholic Church Directories (CCCD) which I have on hand, the 1980 Ontario Catholic Directory (OCD80), and the Amended Statement of Claim (SOC)
29 January 1981: Died (SOC)
1980: In index listed as “Retired.” Address for St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario (Priests at St. Anne – Fathers A. Morasse csc, B. McCarthy csc, and “”In res” Father A. Grasso) (OCD80)
1973-74: St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario (Pastor, Father L.T.McGough) (CCCD)
sex abuse of 13-year-old boy began early 1973 (SOC)
1971-72: “In res,” St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario (Pastor, Father L.T.McGough)
1968-69: “In residence” St. Cecilia’s roman Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario (Pastor. Father M.J. McGrath)(CCCD)
1967: Pastor, Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Wexford (Toronto), Ontario (CCCD)
1959: Pastor, Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Wexford (Toronto), Ontario (assistants Fathers W.J. O’Leary and L. Dugo) (CCCD)
25 May 1929: ORDAINED