John Crowley

Status / Diocesan Response: Removed from ministry in 1988. Deceased in 2011.
Year and Place of Birth: 1946, Ireland
Seminary Attended: St. Kieran's College, Ireland
Date Ordained / Connection to Diocese: Ordained 1971 as priest of the Diocese of Sacramento

Assignments in Diocese of Sacramento

  • 1971-1976: St. Joseph, Redding
  • 1976-1982: St. John the Baptist, Chico
  • 1982-1988: St. Thomas, Oroville
  • 1988: Newman Center, Chico

Reporting Victims

Date range of alleged abuse: Specific dates not known; believed to be between 1965 and 1985

  1. Female, under the age of 14
    • Nature of accusation(s): Sexual touching and fondling
    • Year reported to diocese: 1988
  2. Female, between the ages of 18-25
    • Nature of accusation(s): Sexual touching and sexual intercourse
    • Year reported to diocese: 2019