Basil P. Congro: Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Basil P. Congro

Ordained: 1978
Assignments:
  • Unknown: St. Frederick’s, Edisto Island, SC (CHR)
  • Unknown: St. Stephen’s, Edisto Island, SC (CHR)
  • 1978-1979: St. John Cathedral, Fresno, CA (FRS)
  • 1979-1981: Christ the King, Commack, NY (RVC)
  • 1981-1983: St. Mary’s, East Islip, NY (RVC) 2
  • 1984-1994: Military Chaplain
  • 1994-1997: St. Mary’s, Yonges Island, SC (CHR)
  • 1997-1999: St. Anthony’s All Souls’ Memorial, Florence, SC (CHR)
  • 1999-2001: Our Lady of Mercy, Charleston, SC (CHR)
  • 1999-2002: St. Patrick, Charleston, SC (CHR)
  • 2002-2008: Jesus Our Risen Savior, Spartanburg, SC (CHR)
  • 2009-2012: Absent on Leave
  • 2013-2019: Unknown

Fr. Basil Peter Congro worked at various parishes in South Carolina, California, and New York. In 2003, a civil lawsuit was filed against Fr. Congro alleging that he sexually abused a young boy while he worked at St. Mary’s in East Islip, New York in the early 1980s. Fr. Congro’s current whereabouts, status as a priest, and whether he has access to children are unknown.