Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago
Summary of Assignments:
- 1971: St. Norbert’s – Deacon; Northbrook, IL
- 5/10/1972: Ordained
- 1972-1977: St. Germaine’s – Associate Pastor; Oak Lawn, IL
- 1976: DePaul University College of Law – Law Degree
- 1977-1978: St. Cletus; La Grange, IL
- 1978-1982: St. Boniface – Associate Pastor
- 1978-1982: Metropolitan Tribunal
- 1978-1980: Advocate
- 1980-1982: Judge
- 1981-1982: Advocate
- 1982-1985: Post-graduate studies; Rome, Italy
- 1985-1992: Queen of All Saint Basiliica – In Residence
- 1985-1992: Chancellor
- 1985-1992: Director of the Department of Executive Services
- 1985-1992: Metropolitan Tribunal – Judge
- 1985-1992: Secretary to Board of Consultors
- 1992-2001: Immaculate Conception; Pastor; Highland Park, IL
- 1994-2002: Court of Appeal – Province of Chicago – Judicial Vicar; Chicago, IL
- 2001-2002: Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity – Pastor; Winnetka, IL
- 6/2002: Removed from public ministry
Notes:
Lawyer who handled sex abuse cases against priests. Resigned from parish position 3/02 and went to live in restricted monitored setting after allegation that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 15- or 16-yr-old boy in the 1970s. First reported in 2001 but no action by review board until complainant came forward again in 2002 w/ more info. Admitted to smoking marijuana and driinkng with boys in the 1970s. Kealy had served as chancellor of the archdiocese and then as judicial vicar of the Chicago province’s Court of Appeals, Permanently removed from ministry 9/05. Resigned 4/06. As of 2014 was still a priest, working as a lawyer.
Sources:
BA.org Assignment Record; Kealy Personnel File released by archdiocese 11.14; Jeff Anderson & Associates Timeline; Chicago Daily Herald 03.28.02; Chicago Tribune 03.28.02; Associated Press 03.29.02; Chicago Sun-Times 03.29.02; Chicago Tribune 04.10.02; NY Times 05.14.02; Dallas Morning News 06.12.02; Chicago Sun-Times 01.17.03; Chicago Tribune 09.26.05; Chicago Daily Herald 09.27.05; Chicago Archdiocesan Report 03.20.06; Chicago Archdiocesan Report 09.15.08; Chicago Tribune 11.12.14; http://bishop-accountability.org/member/psearch.jsp