Fr. Cornelius F. O'Connor: Credibly Accused Clergy

Fr. Cornelius F. O'Connor

Status: Deceased July 1989.
Year and Place of Birth: 1919, Ireland
Seminary Attended: All Hallows Seminary, Dublin, Ireland
Date Ordained / Connection to Diocese: Ordained June 1945 as priest of the Diocese of Sacramento

Assignments in Diocese of Sacramento

  • 1946-1947: St. John the Baptist, Chico, CA
  • 1947-1950: St. Bernard, Eureka, CA
  • 1950-1961: Holy Cross, Tulelake, CA
  • 1961-1965: St. Patrick, Placerville, CA
  • 1968-1972: St. Joseph, Marysville, CA
  • 1972-1989: Our Lady of the Assumption, Carmichael, CA

Reporting Victims

Date range of alleged abuse: 1987 or 1988

  1. Male, under the age of 14
    • Nature of accusation(s): Sexual touching and fondling
    • Year reported to diocese: 2008
SOURCE: DIOCESE OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS INFLICTED BY CLERGY ABUSE