Fr. Michael Gibbney
Ordained: 1975
- 1976 Immaculate Conception, Elmhurst, IL (JOL)
- 1987-1988 St. Charles Borromeo Church, Bensenville, IL (JOL)
- 1977 Visitation Church, Elmhurst, IL (JOL)
- 1989-2010 Unknown
- 1978 St. Mary Church, Elmhurst, IL (JOL)
- 2010 Laicized
- 1979-1980 Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Elmhurst, IL (JOL)
- 2011-2019 Unknown
- 1981-1986 St. Francis of Assisi Church, Bolingbrook, IL (JOL)
Fr. Gibbney was first accused of sexual abuse in 1991 when a female came forward alleging she had a three-year sexual relationship with him back in the late 1970s. Following the accusations, it is believed that Fr. Gibbney resigned from Immaculate Conception Parish and entered a treatment program at Jemez Springs in New Mexico. Following the first accusation, one victim after another came forward alleging they, too, had been sexually abused as minors by Fr. Gibbney. In total, at least eleven people have come forward and at least one lawsuit has been settled. Fr. Gibbney was included on the Diocese of Joliet’s list of “Diocesan Priests with Credible Allegation(s) of Sexual Misconduct with Minors Made Against Them While Serving in the Diocese of Joliet” with “Substantiated Allegations.” According to the Diocese of Joliet’s list of “Diocesan Priests with Credible Allegation(s) of Sexual Misconduct with Minors Made Against Them While Serving in the Diocese of Joliet” Fr. Gibbney was removed from ministry in 1992 and dispensed from obligations of the clerical state in 2011. Fr. Gibbney’s whereabouts, status as a priest, and whether he has had access to children since 1989 are unknown.