# Paul Shanley

> Paul Richard Shanley was an American Roman Catholic priest who became the center of a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. Beginning in 1967, the archdiocese covered up numerous allegations of child sexual assault against Shanley and facilitated his transfers to other states.

*Defrocked American priest (1931-2020)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/paul-shanley

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-01-25
- **Died:** 2020-10-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Paul Shanley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shanley)
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- [Paul Shanley](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shanley)
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- [Paul Shanley](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shanley)
- [Paul Shanley](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shanley)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566423)

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