Fr. Paul B. Smith
Ordained in 1962 in his native Baltimore for the Diocese of Alexandria LA. Transferred in 1969 to Chicago, where he was assigned to Holy Angels Parish in the Bronzeville neighborhood as an assistant priest and principal of the parish school. Remained principal of the school until 1994 when he was partially paralyzed in a car accident. Found murdered in his home in 11/1996. One of of four priests accused by seven plaintiffs in new lawsuits filed in 10/2026 of sexually abusing them as children at Holy Angels Parish and School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
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