Sex allegations against Chesco priest are deemed ‘credible’
WEST BRANDYWINE >> A Catholic priest who served at Saint Peter Parish in West Brandywine was deemed unsuitable for ministry after an announcement Sunday that allegations claiming he abused a minor in the 1980s have been deemed credible and substantiated.
Reverend Monsignor Joseph L. Logrip, 74, had been on administrative leave and his priestly faculties restricted in January of this year following the allegation of sexual abuse. He was deemed unsuitable for ministry, according to an announcement Sunday by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Since being placed on administrative leave earlier this year, he has not been permitted to exercise his ministry in public, present himself publicly as a priest, or be present in any parishes or schools.
His case will now be forwarded to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican in keeping with procedure for the formal canonical process.
In 2014, the Archdiocesan Professional Responsibilities Review Board recommended to Archbishop Charles Chaput that Logrip was suitable for ministry based on an unsubstantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. Chaput accepted that recommendation and determined Logrip was suitable for ministry.
Since that investigation in 2014, Logrip has served as a chaplain at Camilla Hall, the retirement facility in Immaculata for elderly and sick Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters, and as a weekend assistant at St. Peter Parish, West Brandywine, since 2017.
Logrip, who was ordained in 1972, is one of three priests whose status was recently reviewed by The Archdiocesan Office of Investigations, which conducts internal investigations following allegations of misconduct.
Logrip, served at St/ Ignatius, Yardley (1972-1974); Saint Rose of Lima, North Wales (1974-1975); Bishop Kenrick High School (19741983); Epiphany of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting
(1975-1981); Saint Gabriel’s Hall (1981-1983); Archbishop Carroll High School
(1983-1990); Saint Francis of Assisi, Norristown
(1990-1992); Saint Monica, Philadelphia (1992-1994); Mater Dolorosa, Philadelphia (1994-2000); Immaculate Conception, Levittown
(2000-2007); Saints Philip and James, Exton (20072008); Mother of Divine Grace, Philadelphia (20082010); Chaplain, Saint Mary Manor (2010-2011); Saint Stanislaus, Lansdale
(2010-2011); placed on administrative leave and faculties restricted (2011); found suitable for ministry (2014); Chaplain, Camilla Hall (2014-2019); and most recently, Saint Peter Parish, West Brandywine
(2017-2019).