Fr. James LeBar: Archdiocesan Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Fr. James LeBar

James J. LeBar
Ordained: 1962
Assignments:
  • 1962-1965: St. John the Evangelist, White Plains, NY (NY)
  • 1965-1967: St. Catherine Laboure, Lake Katrine, NY (NY)
  • 1967: St. Gregory Barbarigo, Garnerville, NY (NY)
  • 1966-1970: John A. Coleman Catholic, Hurley, NY (NY
  • 1967-1973: St. Josephs, Kingston, NY (NY)
  • 1973-1979: St. Catherine Laboure, Lake Katrine, NY (NY)
  • 1979-1980: St. Stanislaus, Pleasant Valley, NY (NY)
  • 1980-1982: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Poughkeepsie, NY (NY)
  • 1982-2005: Hudson Valley Psychiatric Center, Poughkeepsie, NY (NY)
  • 2006-2007: Unknown
  • 2008: Died

Fr. James LeBar was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of New York. Fr. Lebar is listed on the Archdiocese of New York’s 2019 “List of Archdiocesan Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor or the Subject of Eligible IRCP Compensation Claims,” under the subsection “[t]he following archdiocesan clergy do not meet the criteria set forth above, but the IRCP’s independent administrators have determined that claims against them were eligible for compensation.” The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the alleged abuse occurred, are unknown. LeBar’s status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 2006 until his death are unknown.