The following information regarding Father John Sutton, including his assignments and some of the allegations against him, has been compiled from public sources that are listed below. Please note that the information on this page is not intended to suggest the allegations are true or false, but is merely being provided to summarize publicly available information. If you or someone you love was abused, please contact us to learn your legal options.
Assignments
1956-57 Sacred Heart Alamosa, Colorado
1957-58 Sacred Heart Home Pueblo, Colorado
1958-60 St. Joseph’s Hospital Del Norte, Colorado
1960-67 U.S. Navy Vietnam and the Pacific
1967-68 St. Vincent de Paul San Diego, California
1968-69 St. Anastasia Los Angeles, California
1969-71 Chaminade Preparatory Canoga Park/Chatsworth, California
1971-74 Father Duenas Memorial School/Seminary Mangilao, Guam
1974-75 Agana Diocese Agana, Guam
1975-76 St. Michael’s Biloxi, Mississippi
1976-82 Chaminade Preparatory Canoga Park/Chatsworth, California
1982-84 St. Francis of Assisi Forrest City, Arkansas
1984-92 Notre Dame High School/Middle-High School Wichita Falls, Texas
1992-94 St. Vincent de Paul Leeds, North Dakota
Immaculate Conception Penn, North Dakota
St. James Minnewauken, North Dakota
St. Mary Knox, North Dakota
1994-98 Sacred Heart Cando, North Dakota
1998-2001 North Dakota (church information unclear) North Dakota
2001-04 Commons of Providence Sandusky, Ohio
Summary
Father John Hugh Sutton was ordained in 1956. He served several years in Colorado, and was then assigned with as a chaplain with the U.S. Navy in the 1960s. Father Sutton worked on Guam from 1971 until approximately 1975 at the Father Duenas Memorial School and Seminary in Mangilao, Guam. In 2014-15, a lawsuit was filed claiming Father Sutton sexually abused a student while he was a teacher at Notre Dame Middle-High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Sources
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/assign/Sutton_Rev_John_H.htm