Fr. John F.X. Bellwoar

Order: SJ
Ordained: 1933
Status: Accused

Died: 11/1/1993
Diocese: Archdiocese of Washington DC and MD

Named publicly as accused by the Jesuits Maryland Province on its list 12/18/2019. Multiple allegations of abuse, occurring in the 1950s-1960s in Prince George’s County, MD and Washington DC. Died in 1993. Added to the Baltimore archdiocese’s list in 2/2019. Mentioned in the 4/5/2023 MD Attorney General’s Report.


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