Msgr. John J. O’Connor: Identified in Sexual Abuse Claims

Msgr. John J. O’Connor

Msgr. John J. O'Connor
ORDAINED: 1960
Assignments:
  • 1960-1961: St. Stephen’s, San Francisco, CA
  • 1961-1963: Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
  • 1963-1964: Sacred Heart, San Francisco, CA
  • 1963-1971: Social Services/Catholic Charities, San Francisco, CA
  • 1964-1971: St. Isabella, San Rafael, CA
  • 1967-1971: St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, CA
  • 1971-1977: St. Kevin’s, San Francisco, CA
  • 1974-1979: Social Services/Catholic Charities, San Francisco, CA
  • 1977-1981: Sacred Heart, San Francisco, CA
  • 1979-1983: Catholic Charities, San Francisco, CA
  • 1981-1983: St. Stephen’s, San Francisco, CA
  • 1983-1985: Archdiocesan Secretary of Social Ministry, San Francisco, CA
  • 1983-1997: Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco, CA
  • 1986-1993: Dean of San Francisco Mission Deanery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1987-1993: Diocesan Counselor, San Francisco, CA
  • 1997-1998: Dean of Deanery 3, San Francisco, CA
  • 1997-2002: Cathedral of St. Mary (Assumption), San Francisco, CA
  • 2000-2002: Dean of Deanery 3, San Francisco, CA
  • 2003-2005: Unknown
  • 2005-2013: Absent on leave
  • 3/15/2013: Died

The Archdiocese of San Francisco placed Msgr. John O’Connor on leave in 2002 after it received an allegation of improper contact with a boy occurring more than 30 years ago. Msgr. O’Connor’s status as a priest, his whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 2002 until his death in 2013 are unknown.