Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Ordained |
| 1953—1956 | Our Lady of Comforter of the Afflicted Church, Waltham, MA |
| 1957—1962 | St. James' Church, Medford, MA |
| 1963—1967 | Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, MA |
| 1968—1973 | St. Charles Borromeo's Church, Waltham, MA |
| 1974—1979 | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Carver, MA |
| 1980—1997 | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church, Scituate, MA |
| 1998 | Index: Oblates Foreign Missions: "U.S. Religious Serving in Brazil" |
| 1999—2009 | Archdiocese of Boston: "Retired," Index: Oblates Foreign Missions: "U.S. Religious Serving in Brazil" |
| 2010 | Died August 21, 2009 |
Source:
- The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
- Father James M. Gibbons was accused of sexually abusing a female minor child on at least one occasion in approximately 1961 when the female child was approximately twelve years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Gibbons was assigned to St. James’s Church in Medford, Massachusetts, and the female child was a student at the school. The sexual abuse took place inside St. James’s Church.
- The sexual abuse by Father Gibbons included the following: Father Gibbons fondled the girl’s breasts over her clothes.
- The claim settled in November 2022 in the mid-five figures.
