Fr. Thomas Phillips: Archdiocesan Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Fr. Thomas Phillips

Thomas J. Phillips
Ordained: 1942
Assignments:
  • 1943: St. Peter’s Church, Haverstraw, NY (NY)
  • 1944-1983: Unknown
  • 1984-1986: Castle Point, Wappingers Falls, New York (NY)
  • 1986-2000: Unknown
  • 2000: Died

Fr. Thomas Phillips was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of New York. Fr. Phillips 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 abuse occurred, are unknown. Fr. Phillips’s status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 1986 to his death are unknown.