Basso is not indexed in the 1942-1947 Directories.

He was ordained in Italy and arrived in the United States in Nov. 1947.

1947

Boston archbishop was Richard James Cushing (1944-1970)

East Boston

• Basso was accused in a 2007 lawsuit of having sexually abused a boy at this parish in 1960-1961.

3/3, 2/2,1/3,1/2

Pastor until his death in 1961 was Louis Toma. Basso was pastor 1961-1970.

Parish had a school with 228-147 boys and 228-167 girls.

Toma is said to have abused "numerous" girls in his 50 years at St. Lazarus.

Although the lawsuit refers to Basso as "Septimo", his first name in the Directories is consistently "Settimo".

1970

Providence bishops were Russell Joseph McVinney (1948-1971), Louis Edward Gelineau (1971-1997), then Robert Edward Mulvee (1997-2005).

Assistant

This assignment is per Scalabrini.org.

Basso is not indexed in the 1980-1987 Directories.

3/3, 2/3, 2/4, 4/4

The 1998 Directory notes Bass to be "in residence".

Per Scalabrini.org, Basso became ill on a visit to Italy in 1997 and was forced to remain there. He retired to the community of Senior clerics.

Basso is not indexed in the 1999 Directory. He died in Dec. 1999.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1948-1998)

• Scalabrini.org, In the Father's House
• http://www.bishop-accountability.org/complaints/2007_12_31_Boston_John_Doe_30_68_Complaint_RR.pdf
• Letter to Dr. Mary Jane Doherty, Chairperson of the Archdiocese of Boston Review Board, July 27, 2011
• Mass. Group Discloses New Names of Accused Priests By Jay Lindsay, Boston Globe, July 28, 2011
• P. Settimo Basso, Scalabrini.org Website

Priests in a Parish: We use the following convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand 3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample page from the Directory.

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This assignment record was last updated on Sept. 18, 2011