Gorham Joseph Putnam:  Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor 

Gorham Joseph Putnam

Gorham Joseph Putnam is included in the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ list of clergy who are deceased and who admitted or have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a minor.

PASTORAL TIMELINE:
  • Date of Birth: 1929
  • Ordination: 1955
  • Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: early 1950s
  • Allegation Received: 2002
  • Date of Death: 1993
PASTORAL ASSIGNMENTS:
  • St. Agnes, Jefferson, LA
  • St. Andrew the Apostle, New Orleans, LA
  • St. Francis de Sales, New Orleans, LA
  • St. John the Baptist, Edgard, LA
  • St. Rita Church, New Orleans, LA