Msgr. Thomas David Dougherty: Diocesan Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct With a Minor

Msgr. Thomas David Dougherty

Ordained: 1961
Assignments:
  • Unknown: Fontbonne Academy, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • Unknown:  Bishop McDonnell High School, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1951-1961: Ascension Church, Elmhurst, NY (BRK)
  • 1962-1964: St. Theresa Lisieux, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1962-1963: Diocesan Residence, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1963-1965: On Duty Outside the Diocese, Catholic University, Washington, D.C. (WDC)
  • 1966-1968: St. Paul’s, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1969-1978: Diocesan Residence, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)\
  • 1979-1981: St. Joseph’s College Faculty Home, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1982-1995: St. Athanasius, Brooklyn, NY (BRK)
  • 1996: Died

Msgr. Thomas Dougherty was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Msgr. Dougherty was included in 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.