Credibly Accused

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

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan

Jude Ellinghausen

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Cases that have been concluded canonically (by dismissal from the clerical state or a sentence of prayer and penance), or criminally (by plea or conviction).”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1958

Reported assignment history:

1958: Associate Pastor, St. Mark, Warren
1958: Associate Pastor, St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
1963: Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Port Huron
1964: Associate Pastor, St. Timothy, Trenton
1969: Associate Pastor, St. Gerard, Detroit
1973: Associate Pastor, Holy Cross, Marine City
1974: Associate Pastor, St. Jude, Detroit
1979: Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Port Huron
1986: Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, North Branch

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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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