A retired Catholic priest who previously led parishes in Beverly and Mount Greenwood is being accused of sexual abuse of a minor in a pending lawsuit, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The Rev. Thomas Conde was previously pastor of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, 9235 S. Hamilton Ave. in Beverly, and St. Christina Roman Catholic Church, 3342 W. 111th St. in Mount Greenwood.
In a letter sent Monday to parishioners at Christ the King and St. Christina, Cardinal Blase Cupich said the archdiocese had recently been informed that a lawsuit would be filed alleging the sexual abuse of a minor by Conde.
Cupich said the allegations were from Conde’s time at St. James in Sauk Village more than 20 years ago. Conde, who is retired, has strongly denied that he has ever sexually abused anyone, Cupich said in the letter.
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