Fr. P. Patrick Gavigan
Ordained in 1953 for the Trappists. Incardinated in 1972 into the Charlotte diocese. Retired 1992. Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese on its list 12/29/2019. An allegation was received in 2002 that Gavigan sexually abused a girl in 1973 at Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro. He denied the allegation. In 2002 he was living in a nursing home in NC. Restricted from ministry to minors. Died in 2007. (Brother of credibly accused priest Eugene Gavigan.)
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