Msgr. Anthony A. DeAngelis

On 2/14/94, a woman notified Robert N. McCarthy, the diocesan investigator, that she had been sexually abused by DeAngelis repeatedly in 1957-65, beginning when she was age 5 and attending the parish school. On 6/17/94 she also wrote to Bishop Louis E. Gelineau about the abuse, which is alleged to have occurred while DeAngelis was pastor of Sacred Heart (Italian) in West Warwick RI and a senior diocesan official in the Diocesan Tribunal, the Diocesan Building Commission, the Seminary Advisory Commission, and the Diocesan Administrative Council; he was named monsignor in 1959. DeAngelis died on 1/24/90. On 4/4/96, the diocese paid $12.5K to the survivor for therapy costs. She did not sign a confidentiality agreement. As of 12/2/07, a framed photograph of DeAngelis was hanging in the vestibule of Sacred Heart church.

Ordained: 1935
Diocese: Incardinated in the diocese of Providence.

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1935	1936	Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Italian)	Providence	RI	3/3; Revs. Louis D'Aleno, Pastor; Eugene Cormuto, A. DeAngelis, assts.
1936	1979   Bishops of Providence during DeAngelis' career were Francis P. Keough (1934-1947), Russell J. McVinney (1948-1971), Louis E. Gelineau (1971-1997).	Sacred Heart (Italian)	West Warwick (Natick) • A woman notified the Providence diocese in 1994 that she was abused in 1957-65 by DeAngelis, beginning when she was a 5-year-old student at the parish school.	RI	2/2,1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/1 From 1936-1944 DeAngelis worked under pastor, Rev.E. Cormuto. DeAngelis was pastor thereafter for 43 years. His assistant from 1944-1948 was Rev. Dominic Russillo. From 1948-1953 his assistant was Rev. Biago S. Turillo, who was then replaced by Rev. Albert J. Cerrito. Rev. Mario Del Signore joined them 1958-1959. Rev. Pasquale Rotondi arrived in 1960 and left in 1964. Rev. Vincent J. Bartolini assisted from 1962-1964. Rev. Alfred W. Santagata arrived in 1964 and left in 1967. Rev. Edmond C. Micarelli spent 1966-1967 at Sacred Heart. Rev. William R. Macera was there that same year. In 1967-1968 priests who worked under DeAngelis were Domenic Raspallo and Archie Pezzullo, F.S.C.J. The year 1968-1969 the lone assistant was Rev. Robert A. Marcantonio and in 1969-1970 it was Rev. Rev. Joseph Santurri. DeAngelis was then the only priest until the arrival in 1973 of Rev. Dominic Lunghi, who was with him until his retirement in 1979.	Sacred Heart had a school with 68-170 boys and 75-180 girls. There is no mention of the school in the Directories after 1969.                               Micarelli was accused in the 1990s of having abused boys. At least six men have accused Marcantonio of sexually abusing them when they were boys.
1947 1957	1956 1970	Diocesan Tribunal
1959	1990	Monsignor
1950 1956	1952 1983	Diocesan Building Commission
1952 1959 1963	1957 1962 1974	Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality
1952	1969	Seminary Advisory Commission
1957 1959	1958 1966	Committee of Vigilance
1961	1970	Diocesan Administrative Council
1964	1970	Dean of Kent County Deanery
1964	1989	Ecumenical Commission
1970	1974	Dean of Pawtuxet Valley
1976	1983	Insurance Commission
1979	1990	Monsignor DeAngelis Manor	West Warwick	RI	Retired Died Jan. 24, 1990

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1936-1990); Silent No More: Wellesley Woman Goes Public with Her Accusations against a Former Priest, by Carmella Maffeo, Wellesley Townsman (July 4, 2002); Speech for Providence RI Solidarity March, by Ann Hagan Webb (March 16, 2003); Victims' Group Brings Message to WW Church, by Michelle A. Carrier-Migliozzi, Kent County Times (November 30, 2007).

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This assignment record was last updated on Feb. 3, 2010.