Fr. Francis X. Reilly: Diocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct With a Minor

Fr. Francis X. Reilly

Ordained: 1932
Assignments:
  • 1933-1934: St. Francis of Assisi, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1935-1936: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1937-1938: St. Mary Star of the Sea, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1939-1948: Immaculate Conception, Long Island City, NY (BRK)
  • 1949-1955: Notre Dame, New Hyde Park, NY (BRK)
  • 1956-1962: St. Michael’s, Flushing, NY (BRK)
  • 1963-1966: St. Monica’s, Jamaica, NY (BRK)
  • 1967-1977: St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1978-1986: Retired; St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1987-1989: Retired; 2644 E. 19th St., Brooklyn, NY 11235 (BRK)
  • 1990-1991: Retired; St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1991: Died

Fr. Francis Reilly was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Fr. Reilly was named on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s 2019 “List of Diocesan Clergy For Whom the Diocese Received Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor,” in the subsection “Diocese of Brooklyn Clergy Who Were Deceased/Or Resigned Prior to a Finding of Credibility.” The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the abuse occurred, are unknown.