This page concerns Roger Belhumeur, born March 29, 1926, ordained May 27, 1961, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence who died September 28, 2010. It does not refer to any other person of the same or similar name. Assignments are reproduced from the Diocese’s records and the Attorney General’s report — see how this database is verified.
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Father Roger Belhumeur’s three decades of ministry included a decade at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick — served concurrently with parish assignments in Cranston, West Warwick, and Warwick — followed by a novitiate post in Newport, twelve years at St. Agnes in Providence, and St. Mary in Newport from 1991 to 1994. He is named on the Diocese of Providence’s published List of Credibly Accused Clergy and is among the 72 clergy included in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s 2026 report on the Diocese (Appendix A, p. 2).
What the Diocese’s list says about Father Belhumeur
The Diocese of Providence includes Roger Belhumeur on its List of Credibly Accused Clergy – Deceased. His published status reads, in full: “Died 9/28/2010”. The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Appendix A entry separately records that Father Belhumeur retired on June 24, 1994 (Appendix A, p. 33).
According to the Attorney General’s report, the reported abuse stopped in May 1970, when the complainant’s father wrote a letter to “the authorities of the Diocese of Providence” imploring the Diocese to take action. There is no indication that the Diocese referred this complaint to law enforcement or took any other action at the time (Report, p. 155; Appendix A, p. 34).
The report further records that the same complainant personally reported the alleged abuse to the Diocese in 2005 and was interviewed by Robert McCarthy, Director of the Diocese’s Office of Education and Compliance. Though McCarthy wrote that he was “convinced of [Complainant A’s] veracity and truthfulness,” he “saw no need at this time to interview Father Belhumeur, who is 80 years of age[.]” Neither McCarthy nor any other Diocesan personnel contacted the authorities about the allegations; only in 2018 did McCarthy’s successor, OEC Director Kevin O’Brien, notify the Rhode Island State Police, after realizing the complaint had not previously been reported (Report, p. 164).
Where Father Belhumeur served: assignment history
The Diocese of Providence publishes the following assignment record:
| Assignment | Location | Years |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph College | Mountain View, CA | 1961–1962 |
| Immaculate Conception Church | Cranston, RI | 1962–1963 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Church | West Warwick, RI | 1963–1965 |
| Our Lady of Providence Seminary | Warwick, RI | 1963–1973 |
| St. Rose of Lima Church | Warwick, RI | 1965–1969 |
| Immaculate Conception Church | Cranston, RI | 1969–1973 |
| Mary, Immaculate Queen Novitiate | Newport, RI | 1973–1979 |
| St. Agnes Church | Providence, RI | 1979–1991 |
| St. Mary Church | Newport, RI | 1991–1994 |
Source: Diocese of Providence, individual clergy record, verified July 7, 2026. Overlapping year ranges appear as published. The Attorney General’s Appendix A lists the same assignments and adds a final 1994 line recording him as retired, Pastor Emeritus, at St. Agnes Church in Providence; its header records his retirement date as June 24, 1994 (Appendix A, p. 33).
What the official lists say
Roger Belhumeur appears on the Diocese of Providence’s published List of Credibly Accused Clergy (Deceased), and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s report (March 4, 2026) includes Father Roger Belhumeur among the 72 clergy “determined by the Attorney General to have been credibly accused of child sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Providence” (Appendix A, p. 2). He is one of the 75 names on the Diocese of Providence credibly accused list, explained.
The report’s summary of the allegations states: “Father Roger Belhumeur reportedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy approximately 30-40 times while working as the assistant pastor of St. Rose of Lima in Warwick. The alleged abuse lasted about a year, from 1969 to 1970, but stopped when the complainant’s father complained to the Diocese in May 1970” (Appendix A, p. 33). The summary also records that in early 2022 a second complainant reported that Father Belhumeur had repeatedly abused him at St. Mary’s Church in Newport in approximately 1975, and that the Diocese relayed those allegations to the State Police within days (Appendix A, p. 33).
As the Attorney General’s report itself states, unless otherwise noted, the details in its Appendix A are allegations — not facts proven in a courtroom or admitted by the accused — and the individuals named are generally entitled to a presumption of innocence. Father Belhumeur was never criminally charged; the report records that the allegations were referred to the State Police only in 2018 and that, since Belhumeur had died in 2010, “the case was no longer prosecutable” (Appendix A, p. 2; Appendix A, p. 33).
If you were at the seminary or these parishes: the Rhode Island revival window
Rhode Island’s revival window allows civil claims for childhood sexual abuse regardless of how long ago it occurred — including the 1960s and 1970s — until June 30, 2028. His death in 2010 does not affect the right to bring a claim; claims are brought against the responsible institution:
- How Rhode Island’s revival window works
- Can you still sue if the priest has died?
- The June 30, 2028 deadline
- Who can file a claim
Common questions
Is Roger Belhumeur on the credibly accused list? Yes. He appears on the Diocese of Providence’s published List of Credibly Accused Clergy (Deceased) and in Appendix A of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s 2026 report.
What is his published status? The Diocese’s published status is “Died 9/28/2010”. The Attorney General’s Appendix A separately records that he retired on June 24, 1994 (Appendix A, p. 33).
Was Father Belhumeur ever criminally charged? No. The Attorney General’s report records that the allegations were not referred to the Rhode Island State Police until 2018 and that, because Belhumeur had died in 2010, “the case was no longer prosecutable” (Appendix A, p. 33).
He died in 2010 — can a claim still be filed? Yes. Under the revival window, claims may be filed until June 30, 2028, regardless of when the abuse occurred or whether the priest is living.
Confidential help
If something happened to you at one of these parishes or at the seminary, you can speak with a Rhode Island attorney confidentially, at no cost and with no obligation. You don’t need records or proof in hand to have a conversation, and you don’t need to have told anyone before. Contact Marin & Murphy Law Firm confidentially.
Other credibly accused clergy who served at these parishes
The official assignment records above overlap with those of other clergy on the official lists — the same institution of record, at any period, which is not an assertion that they served there at the same time:
- Father Edmund Fitzgerald — also served at St. Agnes Church, Providence (+1 more shared)
- Father John Ferry — also served at Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Warwick (+1 more shared)
- Father Armand Ventre — also served at Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Warwick
- Father Charles Dolan — also served at St. Agnes Church, Providence
Related town records: see all verified Providence records, Cranston records, and Warwick records, plus West Warwick records and Newport records.
Reporting resources
Anyone with information about abuse may contact the Rhode Island State Police Special Victims Unit at (401) 764-0142, the RI Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-RI-CHILD (1-800-742-4453), or the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office at (401) 274-4400.
Questions About These Records? Talk With Marin & Murphy — Confidentially
If the assignment history on this page overlaps with your own — a parish, a school, a set of years — and you want to understand what it may mean for a claim under Rhode Island’s revival window, our attorneys can review it with you. Marin & Murphy Law Firm is a Rhode Island law firm representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse under the revival window (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028). A conversation is free and confidential, nothing is filed and no one is contacted unless you decide, and there is no fee unless you recover. Call (401) 269-3381, or start with our Rhode Island clergy abuse lawyer page.
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Verification: every fact on this page is checked against both official sources — the Diocese of Providence’s published records and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s report — with source conflicts stated, not silently resolved. See how this database is verified.
Sources: Diocese of Providence, List of Credibly Accused Clergy and individual clergy record (verified July 7, 2026); Rhode Island Attorney General, Report on the Diocese of Providence and Appendix A (March 4, 2026). Where the two official sources differ (the Attorney General’s records include a June 24, 1994 retirement and a Pastor Emeritus line that do not appear in the Diocese’s published status), both are stated with attribution. Information current as of July 7, 2026; official lists are working documents and may change.