Fr. Joseph J.M. Tully: Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Fr. Joseph J.M. Tully

Ordained: 1925

  • 1926-1929: St. James, Rockford, IL (RCK)
  • 1930-1936: St. Ann’s, Warren, IL (RCK)
  • 1937-1942: St. Patrick’s, Hartland, IL (RCK)
  • 1943: St. Patrick’s, Dixon, IL (RCK)
  • 1944: St. Thomas Aquinas, Freeport, IL (RCK)
  • 1945-1949: St. Catherine’s, Freeport, IL (RCK)
  • 1950-1959: Absent on Sick Leave (RCK)
  • 1953-1959: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Galveston, TX (GAL)
  • 1960-1967: Active Outside the Diocese (RCK)
  • 1961: Holy Name, Houston, TX (GAL)
  • 1962: St Theresa, Galveston, TX (GAL)
  • 1963-1966: St. Anne, Beaumont, TX (BEA)
  • 1963-1967: Houston, TX (GAL)
  • 1968: St. Anne, Beaumont, TX (BEA)
  • 1969-1971: St. John the Baptist, Savana, IL (RCK)
  • 1972-1982: Retired (RCK)
  • 1982: Died

In 2018, Fr. Tully was included in the Diocese of Rockford’s list of “priests against whom a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor has been reported.” From 1972 until his death Fr. Tully’s status as a priest, whereabouts, and whether he had access to children are unknown.