Bro. Fidelis DeBerardinis, OFM-Assignment

Bro. Fidelis DeBerardinis, O.F.M.

Ordained:

Start

Stop

Assignment

Town

State

Position

Notes

1968

1973

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

East Boston
(Boston archdiocese)

Listed in Official Catholic Directories volumes 1969 and 1970 only.

A 12-17-2002 Boston Herald article states DeBerardinis raped boys in the sacristy and rectory of this parish from 1968-1973. Per the Boston Herald, 5-27-2004, he lived after 1973 in Honduras, Guatemala, Trinidad, Israel and New York, then retired to Canada and Florida. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2004 to eight years in prison and 10 years probation.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1969-1970).

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