Summary of Case: Thomas J. Gaffney was ordained for the
Archdiocese of New York in 1950. Early in his career he was an
assistant priest in Rosendale, High Falls and Bronx parishes. He spent
most of the following three decades as a high school educator - at
Cardinal Hayes' in the Bronx 1955-1974, then St. Joseph by the Sea on
Staten Island 1973-1982.
For a time, he served as Assistant Dean at Cardinal Hayes, and he was Supervising Principal and then Principal at St. Joseph's. He was in residence for five of those years at a Staten Island mission for 'homeless and destitute' children. In 1982 Gaffney was named pastor of St. Charles on Staten Island, and he was elevated to Monsignor in 1987. He remained at St. Charles' until his death in 2004.
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For a time, he served as Assistant Dean at Cardinal Hayes, and he was Supervising Principal and then Principal at St. Joseph's. He was in residence for five of those years at a Staten Island mission for 'homeless and destitute' children. In 1982 Gaffney was named pastor of St. Charles on Staten Island, and he was elevated to Monsignor in 1987. He remained at St. Charles' until his death in 2004.
http://www.bishopaccountability.org/Gaffney_Thomas_J.html