Father Edward J. Byington – Diocese of Fall River

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1971-1972 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Attleboro, MA
1973-1975  Sacred Heart Church, Taunton, MA
1976  St. Patrick’s Church, Fall River, MA
1977-1982 St. Paul’s Church, Taunton, MA (Diocese of Fall River)
1983-1984 St. George’s Church, Westport, MA (Diocese of Fall River)
1985-1986 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk, MA (Diocese of Fall River)
1987-1994 In res. – Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, MA (Diocese of Fall River)
1995  Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, MA
1996-2000 St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Hyannis, MA (Diocese of Fall River)
2001-2004 St. Thomas More Church, Somerset, MA
2005 Unlisted in Directory
2006  St. Thomas More Church, Somerset, MA
2007-2009  Retired
2010-2015  St. Augustine Church, Providence, RI; Retired
2016-2021  Retired, P.O. Box 571, Taunton, MA 02780
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father Edward J. Byington was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least two occasions in approximately 1971 when the male child was approximately seventeen years old.The sexual abuse took place inside the rectory of Sacred Heart Church in Taunton, Massachusetts.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Byington included the following: Father Byington sodomized the boy.
  • The claim settled in May 2022 in the mid-to-high five figures.