Father Michael J. Regan

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1962 Ordained
1962—1966 Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Concord, MA
1967—1968 Sick Leave
1969—1972 Academy of the Assumption in Wellesley Hills, MA
Elizabeth Seton High School in Wellesley Hills, MA
Mount St. Vincent Center in Wellesley Hills, MA
1973—1976 St. Joseph's Church in Malden, MA
1977—1981 Liturgical Commission in Lynn, MA (Regional Director)
In residence at St. Joseph's Church in Malden, MA
Pope John XXIII Central High School in Everett, MA
1982—1984 St. Joseph's Church in Malden, MA
Pope John XXIII Central High School in Everett, MA
1985—1986 In residence at St. Joseph's Church in Malden, MA
1987—1988 St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Bridgewater, MA
1989—1992 (Brockton Vicariate, Very Rev.) Vicars – Central Region
(V.F., Very Rev.) St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Bridgewater, MA
1993—1997 St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Bridgewater, MA
1998—2001 St. Bridget's Church in Abington, MA
Permanent Disability
2002—2005 St. Bridget's Church in Abington, MA
Senior Priests (Retired)
2006—2019 Senior Priests (Retired)
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(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.)

Summary:
  • Father Regan died May 4, 2020.
  • Father Regan was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on at least 100 occasions from approximately 1978 to approximately 1980 when the girl was approximately 14 to 16 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Regan was assigned to Pope John XXIII Central High School in Everett, Massachusetts.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Regan included the following: Father Regan fondling the girl’s genitals, skin on skin, Father Regan having the girl fondle his genitals skin on skin, and Father Regan having the girl perform oral sex on him.
  • The Archdiocese of Boston agreed to settle the claim in the high five figures 2021.