Msgr. John J. O'Connor Summary of Case: A prominent San Francisco priest, O'Connor was removed from active ministry in August 2002 after an allegation surfaced that he had had "improper contact" with a boy more than 30 years previously. O'Connor died March 15, 2013. Ordained: 1960 Died: March 15, 2013 |
Start | Stop | Parish/Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1960 San Francisco archbishop was John Joseph Mitty (1935-1961) |
1961 | St. Stephen's | San Francisco | CA | 2/2 | St. Stephen's had a school with 201 boys and 188 girls. |
1961 Washington DC archbishop was Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle (1947-1973) |
1963 | Catholic University | Washington | DC | ||
1963 Joseph Thomas McGucken succeeded Mitty as San Francisco archbishop (1962-1977) |
1964 | Sacred Heart | San Francisco | CA | 3/3 In residence. |
Sacred Heart had a school with 151 boys and 215 girls. |
1963 1974 |
1971 1979 |
Social Services/Catholic Charities |
San Francisco • O'Connor was accused in 2002 of having "improper contact" with a boy more than 30 years previously. |
CA | Assistant Director | The 1972 and 1973 Directories do not list O'Connor in the San Francisco archdiocesan pages in a chancery position. O'Connor had a master's degree in social work (M.S.W.). |
1964 | 1971 | St. Isabella | San Rafael | CA | 3/3, 4/4 In residence. |
St. Isabella's had a school with 159-122 boys and 195-138 girls. |
1967 | 1971? | St. Patrick's Seminary | Menlo Park | CA | O'Connor is indexed in the 1971 Directory as at St. Patrick's, but he is not listed as there in the San Francisco archdiocesan pages. | |
1971 | 1977 | St. Kevin's | San Francisco | CA | 3/3, 4/4 In residence. |
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1977 McGucken was replaced by John Raphael Quinn (1977-1995) |
1981 | Sacred Heart | San Francisco | CA | 3/4, 3/3 In residence. |
Sacred Heart had a school with 259-241 students. |
1979 | 1983 | Catholic Charities | San Francisco | CA | Director | |
1983 | 1985 | Archdiocesan Secretary of Social Ministry | San Francisco | CA | ||
1981 | 1983 | St. Stephen's | San Francisco | CA | 3/3 In residence. |
St. Stephen's had a school with 266-269 students. |
1983 William Joseph Levada succeeded Quinn (1995-2005) |
1997 | Mission Dolores Basilica | San Francisco | CA | 1/4, 1/3, 1/5, 1/2 O'Connor was elevated to Monsignor status in 1991. |
Mission Dolores had a school with 195-290 students, and a religious education program with 75-81 students. |
1986 | 1993 | Dean of SF Mission Deanery | San Francisco | CA | ||
1987 | 1993 | Diocesan Consultor |
San Francisco | CA | ||
1997 2000 |
1998 2002 |
Dean of Deanery 3 | San Francisco | CA | ||
1997 | 2002 | Cathedral of St. Mary (Assumption) | San Francisco | CA | 1/4, 1/5 | O'Connor announced to his congregation on Aug. 18, 2002 that he would be going on a leave of absence for "health and personal reasons". What he didn't say was that he had been accused in a lawsuit that year of having had improper contact with a boy over 30 years before. |
2002 | 2005 | O'Connor is not indexed in the 2003, 2004 or 2005 Directories. | ||||
2005 George Hugh Niederauer replaced Levada (2005-) |
2013 | Absent on Leave | O'Connor died March 15, 2013. |
Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1961-2010)
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