Assignment Record:
| Dates | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Ordained in the Diocese of Scranton |
| 1949 – 1950 | Ascension Church, Williamsport, PA |
| 1951 | St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton, PA |
| 1952 – 1964 | St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, PA |
| 1959 – 1967 | “Procuratores et Advocati” |
| 1965 – 1968 | Central Catholic High School, Kingston, PA |
| 1967 – 1968 | Holy Saviour Church (in residence), Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 1969 – 1970 | St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA |
| 1971 – 1977 | Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, PA |
| 1978 – 1987 | Church of the Epiphany, Sayre, PA |
| 1979 – 1986 | “Dean for Bradford and Sullivan Counties” |
| 1984 – 1986 | “Council of Priests” |
| 1987 – 1989 | St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church |
| 1989 | “Dean for Dunmore” |
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 Jordan died in September 1990.
- Monsignor Thomas Jordan was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions from approximately 1979 to 1980 when the boy was approximately 6 to 7 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Jordan was assigned to Church of the Epiphany in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
- The sexual abuse by Monsignor Jordan took place in the elementary school affiliated with Church of the Epiphany. The sexual abuse included the following: Monsignor Jordan fondled the boy’s penis and testicles, skin-on-skin, and forced the boy to perform oral sex on Monsignor Jordan.
- The claim settled in 2020 in the low six figures.
