Fr. Joseph Francis Ryan
Ordained: 1936
Assignments:
- 1936: St. Basil, Los Angeles, CA
- 1936-1937: St. Emydius, Lynwood, CA
- 1937-1940: St. Aloysius, Los Angeles, CA
- 1940-1941: St. Agnes, Los Angeles, CA
- 1941-1942: St. Stephen, Monterey Park, CA
- 1942-1944: Sacred Heart, Los Angeles, CA
- 1944: St. Francis de Sales, Studio City, CA
- 1945: Leave of Absence
- 1945-1946: Assumption, Los Angeles, CA
- 1946: St. Anthony, Gardena, CA
- 1946-1948: Leave of Absence
- 1948: St. Aloysius, Los Angeles, CA
- 1948-1952: Incarnation, Glendale, CA
- 1952: Holy Angels, Arcadia, CA
- 1952-1953: St. Rita, Sierra Madre, CA
- 1954: St. Agnes; Sister Servants of Mary, Los Angeles, CA; St. Mark, Venice, CA
- 1954: Leave of Absence
- 1955-1956: Holy Cross, Los Angeles, CA
- 1957: Sick Leave
- 1957: St. Anthony, South San Gabriel, CA
- 1957: St. Anastasia, Los Angeles, CA
- 1958: St. Joseph, Pomona, CA
- 1958: Sick Leave
- 1959-1960: Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach, CA
- 1960: Sick Leave
- 1960: Leave of Absence
- 1960-1961: Holy Family, Philadelphia, PA
- 1962: St. Joseph the Worker, Fallsington, PA
- 1963-1976: Unknown
- 1965: Incardinated into the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- 1966-1975: Unknown
- 1976: Died
According to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at least one survivor has come forward alleging child sexual abuse by Fr. Joseph F. Ryan, in approximately 1945. Fr. Ryan was moved almost yearly, sometimes twice in a year, and had several leaves of absence and sick leaves from 1945 through 1960. Fr. Ryan has been named in at least one civil lawsuit. Fr. Ryan was included in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ list of priests accused of sexual misconduct involving minors.