The Portland Catholic Archdiocese Priest Abuse Document Archive

Father Maurice Grammond Summary

Posted on July 11, 2008 under Father Maurice Grammond

Facts Summary

Fr. Grammond spent 35 years, as an ordained member of the priesthood, in the Archdiocese of Portland. In those 35 years, Fr. Grammond was assigned in some capacity to 9 different parishes. PD 0861.
Beginning in 2000, several dozen individuals brought claims against the Archdiocese of Portland for sexual abuse by Fr. Grammond dating back to the 1950’s.  Ample evidence exists that the Archbishops in Portland had decades of warnings about Fr. Grammond, and repeatedly transferred him in response to complaints.  See e.g., PD 1050, 1056, 0289.

Father Maurice Grammond Background & Positions

Posted on July 11, 2008 under Christie Home for Girls, Father Maurice Grammond, Our Lady of Sorrows - Portland, Our Lady of Victory - Seaside, Sacred Heart - Newport, St. Boniface Parish - Sublimity, St. Marys Home for Boys - North Plains, St. Peters - Portland, Visitation Verbourt - Forest Grove

Fr. Maurice GRAMMOND was born July 25, 1920 in Portland, OR. Fr. GRAMMOND was ordained into the priesthood on June 3, 1950 in the Archdiocese of Portland by Archbishop Howard. Fr. GRAMMOND died on September 30, 2002. PD 0860, 1125.