Rev. David J. Landry-Assignment

Rev. David J. Landry

Removed from ministry due to an accusation of abuse.

Ordained: 1987

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1987 Fall River bishop was Daniel Anthony Cronin (1970-1991)	1991	St. Anne's (French)	Fall River	MA	4/7	St. Anne's had a school with 437-518 students, and 1990-1991 it had a religious education program with 339 students.
1991 Replacing Cronin as Fall River bishop was Sean Patrick O'Malley (1992-2002)	1996	St. Mary's	Taunton	MA	2/2 In residence	St. Mary's had a school with 508-477 students, and in 1994-1995 it had a religious education program with 214 students. Landry is indexed and listed as in residence at two different Taunton parishes in the 1996 Directory.
1995	1999	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Taunton	MA	3/3 In residence.	Parish had a religious education program with 271-300 students. Landry is indexed and listed as in residence at two different Taunton parishes in the 1996 Directory.
1999	2000	St.Pius X	South Yarmouth	MA	2/3	Parish had a religious education program with 666 students.
2000	2002	Absent on sick leave	• Landry's name was on a list made public in 2002 of 21 Fall River priests who had been removed from ministry due to allegations of sexual abuse. O'Malley was criticized by the Bristol County D.A. for not releasing the names sooner. According to the list, Landry was accused by one person. (Boston Herald September 27, 2002)			Landry no longer appears in the Directories after 2002.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1988-2002).

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