UPDATE: LIST INCLUDES 15 DECEASED PRIESTS WHO SERVED ON STATEN ISLAND

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Archdiocese of New York on Friday unveiled a list of about 120 bishops, priests and deacons, including clergy who served on Staten Island, who were credibly accused of sex abuse.

The list consists of clergy whose cases were brought before the archdiocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation program, according to information supplied by the archdiocese.

The roster includes the names of some of the most prominent clergy who have served on Staten Island in decades

Names on the list include Archdiocesan bishops, priests and deacons who have been “credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor or possessing child pornography, or who were the subject of a claim made to the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) that was deemed eligible for compensation,” according to a statement by the archdiocese.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in a prepared statement that "after hearing from many victim-survivors, many of you, and many priests, I have decided to publish a comprehensive list of all archdiocesan clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors or who were the subject of a claim made to the archdiocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) that was determined to be eligible for compensation.

“That list is now public at archny.org/list. Along with those clergy’s names, the list also includes their dates of ordination and current status. Please be assured there is not a single priest or deacon of the Archdiocese of New York against whom there has been a credible and substantiated claim of abuse against a minor currently in ministry.”

Dolan stressed that inclusion on the list “does not state or imply that he is guilty of a crime or liable for any civil claim.”

Monsignors Gaffney and Ansaldi

Monsignor Thomas Gaffney and Monsignor Joseph Ansaldi appear on the list of priests where at least one claim was deemed eligible for compensation by the IRCP.

Monsignor Gaffney and Monsignor Ansaldi, and the other priests on that list, did not have the opportunity to respond to the allegations made about them or provide a defense because they died or left the ministry.

Ordained in 1950, Monsignor Gaffney died in 2004 while embroiled in a legal battle after a New Jersey man went public in January 2004 with allegations he was abused by Gaffney, then the pastor of St. Charles R.C. Church in Oakwood.

Ordained in 1950, Monsignor Gaffney was widely credited for keeping St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in Huguenot open after he became principal in 1973 during a financial crisis that could have shuttered the school.

Monsignor Gaffney was assigned to head St. Charles in 1982, and he focused his attention on the school and boosting its enrollment.

Dan O’Dougherty said in 2004 that he was abused for three years while he was an altar boy and student at the parish school. At the time, many parishioners and clergy on the Island rallied around Monsignor Gaffney.

Monsignor Joseph C. Ansaldi, former vicar of Staten Island and principal emeritus of St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Huguenot, was 79 years old when he was found unresponsive in November 2015 in his room in the rectory of St. Charles R.C. Church, where he had been a longtime weekend associate.

This is the first time Monsignor Ansaldi’s name as been publicly cited by the church in connection with the abuse scandal. No information was provided by the archdiocese about the circumstances of the accusation against him.

Ordained in 1962, Monsignor Ansaldi was principal for 27 years at St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School where he also served as assistant principal and teacher. He was elevated to monsignor in 1990 by the late Pope John Paul II. The following year he was named as co-vicar for Staten Island by the late Cardinal John J. O’Connor, a position he maintained until 1998. He stepped down as vicar to devote more of his time to Sea.

After reaching the mandatory priest retirement age of 75, Monsignor Ansaldi served as a chaplain at St. Peter’s Boys High School, New Brighton, and St. Joseph Hill Academy, Arrochar, and as a chapel assistant at Monsignor Farrell High School, Oakwood.

Monsignors Boyle and Coen

Monsignor Francis Boyle and Monsignor Charles Coen appear on a portion of the list devoted to priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.

Monsignor Boyle, the former longtime pastor at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton, served crucial leadership roles on the Island and throughout the archdiocese during more than 60 years in the priesthood. He was an administrator at seminaries and held sway on archdiocesan organizations that determined the job assignments for priests and finances for parishes. He has been removed from ministry.

Monsignor Boyle ministered at Blessed Sacrament from 1991 to 2004, but participated in events in later years as “pastor emeritus.”

In 1995, Boyle was one of eight Island priests elevated to the title of monsignor by then Cardinal John J. O’Connor during a service in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.

Previously, Boyle was pastor from 1979 to 1991 of Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Parish in Pelham Manor in Westchester County. Ordained in 1955, Boyle has been removed from ministry, according to the list.

Monsignor Charles Coen, a native of Dublin, Ireland, was assigned to St. Joseph-St. Thomas R.C. Parish in Pleasant Plains for about 10 years beginning in 1975. Previously, he served at St. Paul’s R.C. Church in New Brighton.

Coen taught and conducted Irish music for children during his time on the Island, according to Advance records.

Ordained in 1968, he was removed from ministry, the allegation was found credible and substantiated by archdiocesan Review Board and the canonical process against him is pending, according to the list.

One of the highest-ranking deacons to make the roster of credibly accused clergy is Arthur Mazione. Ordained in 1979, he taught students in Catholic schools on Staten Island for many years before becoming associate secretary for education of the archdiocese.

A partial list of other clergy who were credibly accused and at least one borough parish where they served include: