Father Eugene Riordan, S.M.A. – Society of African Missions

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
Approx. 1953 Ordained
1955 – 1970 Queen of Apostles Seminary, Dedham, MA
1971 – 1978 Cape Palmas Liberia Catholic Mission, Liberia
1979 – 1986 Not indexed
1987 Society of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ
1988 Not indexed
1989 – 2002 Society of African Missions Formation Program, Takoma Park, MD
2003 – 2004 ociety of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ
2005 – 2011 “Retired” – residing at Society of African Missions Provincialate, Tenafly, NJ
Sources:

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Father Riordan is not indexed after the 2011 Official Catholic Directory.

Summary:
  • Father Eugene Riordan, S.M.A., was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child at least three times from approximately 1961 to 1962 when the girl was approximately 13 to 14 years old. During the period of sexual abuse, according to the Official Catholic Directory, Father Riordan was assigned to Queen of Apostles Seminary in Dedham, Massachusetts, though the girl did not know Father Riordan through his affiliation with the seminary.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Riordan included the following: Father Riordan kissed the girl on the lips and fondled her breasts over her clothing.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.