Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana

Gerard Smit

Status: Sentenced to a Life of Prayer and Penance in 2013, and residing in Pennsylvania

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics of the Diocese of Lake Charles”

Birth Year: 1924

Ordination year: 1950

Reported assignment history:

First Affiliated with the Diocese of Lafayette beginning in 1958 and then with the Diocese of
Lake Charles in 1980.
Assignments in the Diocese of Lake Charles (and Lafayette):
Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph, Iota
Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Lake Charles
Parochial Vicar, Saint Ann, Youngsville
Temporary Administrator, Our Lady of the Assumption, Bosco
Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chataignier
Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Lake Charles
Administrator, Saint John Berchman, Cankton
Pastor, Saint John Berchman, Cankton
Pastor, Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Arthur
Pastor, Saint Raphael, Iowa

Other results for “Gerard Smit” in released lists

Gerard Smit - Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, Louisiana

Gerard C. Smit - Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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