Father Augustine M. Giella – Diocese of Harrisburg

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1950 Ordained
1951-69 Holy Trinity Church, Hackensack, NJ
1970 Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Italian), Hoboken, NJ
1971-76 Epiphany Church, Cliffside Park, NJ
1977-80 St. Catherine’s Church, Glen Rock, NJ
1981-82 St. Joseph’s Church, Hanover, PA
1983 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Enhaut, PA
Indexed as “Assignment outside Archdiocese”
1984 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Enhaut, PA
Indexed as “Assignment outside Archdiocese” St. Joseph’s Rectory, Hanover, PA”
1985-86 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Enhaut, PA
1987-88 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Enhaut, PA
Indexed as “On duty outside Archdiocese” St. Joseph’s Rectory, Hanover, PA
1989 Indexed as “On duty outside Archdiocese” 832 Mill Creek Rd. Manhawken NJ
1990-1993 Retired
1993 Died on May 27, 1993
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father Augustine M. Giella was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1984 when the male child was approximately eleven years old until approximately 1986 when the male child was approximately thirteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Giella was assigned to St. John the Evangelist Church in Enhaut, Pennsylvania, and the male child attended religious services at the church. The sexual abuse took place inside the rectory of St. John the Evangelist’s Church and inside St. John the Evangelist Church.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Giella included the following: Father Giella fondled the boy’s buttocks skin on skin; Father Giella exposed his penis to the boy; Father Giella had the boy expose the boy’s penis to Father Giella; Father Giella fondled the boy’s penis skin on skin; and Father Giella made the boy fondle Father Giella’s penis, skin on skin.
  • The claim settled in July 2023 in the low-to-mid six figures.