Rev. John D. Reardon- Assignment Record

Rev. John D. Reardon

Summary of Case: In March, 2011, Reardon was placed on Administrative Leave by the archdiocese, along with 20 other Philadelphia priests determined to have credible allegations of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior with minors.

Ordained: 1973
Incardinated: Philadelphia

Start	Stop	Parish/Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1973 Philadephia archbishop was John Joseph Krol (1961-1988)	1977	St. Joseph the Worker	•Fallsington	PA	2/2, 2/3	St. Joseph the Worker had a school with 472-438 students.
1977	1982	St. Leo's	Philadephia	PA	3/5, 3/4, 2/2, 3/3	St. Leo's had a school with 731-677 students.
1982	1987	St. Bridget's	Philadephia	PA	4/5, 3/5	St. Bridget's had a school with 216-245 students.
1987	1988	St. Colman's	Ardmore	PA	2/5	Consolidated school: SS. Colman and John Neumann in Bryn Mawr.
1988 Krol was succeeded by Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1987-2003)	1994	Nativity of Our Lord	Warminster	PA	3/4, 3/3, 2/3, 2/4	Nativity of Our Lord had a school with 668-737 students.
1994	2001	Seven Dolors	Wyndmoor	PA	3/3, 2/3 In residence.	Seven Dolors had a religious education beginning in 2000 (per the 2001 Directory) with 30 students.
1994	2011	Metropolitan Tribunal	Philadephia	PA	Defenders of the Bond
1998 Justin Francis Rigali replaced Bevilacqua (2003-2011)	2005	Metropolitan Tribunal	Philadephia	PA	Secretary
2001	2005	St. Genevieve's	Flourtown	PA	2/3 In residence.	St. Genevieve's had a school with 228-244 students, and a religious education program with 208-169 students.
2003	2005	Seven Dolors	Wyndmoor	PA		This was a station of St. Genevieve's in Flourtown.
2005 Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. succeeded Rigali (July 2011-)	March 2011	St. John of the Cross	Roslyn	PA	1/3, 1/2, 1/1	St. John of the Cross had a school with 227-150 students, and a religious education program with 190-175 students. The school is shown in the 2011 Directory to be part of the Good Shepherd Regional Schools in Ardsley, with 253 students. Reardon was placed on leave in March 2011, along with 20 other priests of the archdiocese, due to credible allegations of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior with minors.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1974-2011)

• Archdiocese of Philadelphia Places 21 Priests on Admininstrative Leave, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, March 8, 2011
• Statement of Cardinal Justin Rigali Regarding Administrative Leaves, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, March 8, 2011
• Philadelphia Archdiocese Places 21 Priests on Leave, By David O’Reilly, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 8, 2011
• 21 Priests Suspended in Philadelphia, By Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, March 8, 2011
• List of 21 Suspended Archdiocese Priests, By David O’Reilly, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2011
• Abington Parishioners Hear about Priest, My Fox Philly, March 9, 2011
• The 21 Priests, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 2011

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This assignment record was last updated on March 24, 2012