Father Patrick M. Mulewski – Archdiocese of Newark

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1980-1992 St. Paul’s Church, Jersey City, NJ
1993-1999 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Ridgewood, NJ
2000-2014 St. Pius X Church, Old Tappan, NJ
2015-2023 Corpus Christi Church, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
2024 Retired
 
Sources
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father Patrick M. Mulewski was accused of sexually abusing an adult male approximately 1995 when the victim was approximately 25 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Mulewski was assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Ridgewood, NJ, and the male victim was a seminarian at Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange Village, NJ studying to become a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. The sexual abuse occurred in the rectory of the church.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Mulewski included the following: Father Mulewski putting his hand inside the adult male’s pants and fondling the adult male’s genitals.
  • The claim settled in 2025 in the low six figures.