Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Ordained in the Diocese of Brooklyn |
| 1961 – 1968 | Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians Church, Woodside, NY |
| 1969 – 1970 | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Springfield Gardens, NY |
| 1971 – 1977 | Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1976 – 1977 | “Diocesan Priests Senate” (as “Vincent F. Gallo”) |
| 1978 | “Special Assignment” |
| 1979 | Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary & St. Stephen’s Church, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1980 – 1981 | St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1982 – 1990 | Blessed Sacrament Church, Brooklyn, NY |
| 1991 – 2000 | St. Bernard’s Church, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2001 – 2010 | St. Pancras Church, Queens, NY |
| 2010 – 2017 | “Retired;” residing in Breezy Point, NY |
| 2018 | “Retired;” no location given |
| 2019 | Not indexed |
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 Gallo is not indexed after the 2018 Official Catholic Directory.
- Father Vincent J. Gallo was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least five occasions from approximately 1983 to 1984 when the male child was approximately 9 to 10 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Gallo was assigned to Blessed Sacrament Church in Brooklyn, New York.
- The sexual abuse by Father Gallo included the following: Father Gallo rubbed his erect penis against the boy’s body; Father Gallo performed oral sex on the boy; and Father Gallo forced the boy to perform oral sex on Father Gallo.
- The claim settled in 2021 in the mid-six figures.
