Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Ordained |
| 1959 – 1961 | St. John’s Church, Roxbury, MA |
| 1962 – 1963 | St. Bridget’s Church, Maynard, MA |
| 1964 – 1965 | Sacred Heart Church, Quincy, MA |
| 1966 – 1967 | “Pursuing higher studies,” St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ireland |
| 1968 – 1978 | Director, “Pastoral Institute for the Continued Education of the Clergy,” Brighton, MA |
| 1977 – 1986 | St. Eulalia Church, Winchester, MA |
| 1979 – 1981 | Episcopal Vicar, Newton Vicariate |
| 1987 | Sacred Heart Church, Roslindale, MA |
| 1988 – 2002 | St. Joseph’s Church, Needham, MA |
| 1999 | First indexed as “Msgr. James J. Haddad” |
| 2003 | “Senior Priests” |
| 2004 – 2007 | “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:
- Monsignor Haddad died in 2007.
- Monsignor James J. Haddad was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least 4 occasions from approximately 1976 to 1977 when the boy was approximately 13 to 14 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Haddad was assigned to St. Eulalia Church in Winchester, Massachusetts.
- The sexual abuse by Monsignor Haddad included the following: Monsignor Haddad performed oral sex on the boy; Monsignor Haddad forced the boy to perform oral sex on him; Monsignor Haddad digitally penetrated the boy’s anus; and Monsignor Haddad sodomized the boy.
- The Archdiocese of Boston agreed to settle the claim in 2021.
Complaint:
- Complaint filed by the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian (view or download pdf)
