Fr. Augustine M. Giella
Ordained, 1950
Assignments Within the Archdiocese/Diocese(s) in New Jersey: Newark
Assignments:
- 1951: Unknown
- 1952-1969: Holy Trinity, Hackensack, NJ (NEW)
- 1970: Our Lady of Sorrows, Jersey City, NJ (NEW)
- 1971-1976: Church of the Epiphany, Cliffside Park, NJ (NEW)
- 1977-1980: St. Catherine’s, Glen Rock, NJ (NEW)
- 1981: St. Joseph’s, Hanover, PA (HBG)
- 1982: Special Assignment (NEW)
- 1982: St. Joseph, Hanover, PA (HBG)
- 1983-1984: On Duty Outside the Archdiocese (NEW)
- 1985: On Duty Outside the Archdiocese (NEW)
- 1986: St. John the Evangelist, Enhaut, PA (HBG)
- 1987: On Duty Outside the Archdiocese (NEW); St. John the Evangelist Church, Enhaut, PA (HBG)
- 1988-1989: On Duty Outside the Archdiocese (NEW)
- 1990-1993: Retired
- 1994: Died
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report (2018) Boilerplate Copy – Covers Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton
Augustine Giella was included in a 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report following an investigation into six of the eight Catholic Pennsylvania Dioceses: Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. The investigation uncovered the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children over the course of 70 years by more than 300 predator priests. Also outlined in this report is the Catholic Church’s “playbook for concealing the truth.” The seven-point playbook details how top Church officials in the dioceses across Pennsylvania covered up the sexual abuse of children by clergy.