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Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced Sunday that Rev. James J. Collins is “not suitable for ministry” after a substantiated allegation that the priest sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago. The declaration comes nine months after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia put Collins on leave based on preliminary investigations.
The 75-year-old priest had been serving at the Northeast Philly-situated St. Martha Parish prior to the May 2013 announcement by Chaput. Collins, whose lengthy assignments list, including a three-year stint in Rome, served at Saint Paul Parish, 808 S. Hutchinson St., from 1964 to ’65 and ’75 to ’76.
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