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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Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee

William Claude Casey

Status: Dismissed from the priesthood (2012), Currently incarcerated

Appeared under the heading: “The following three names and the accusations associated with them have been published in previous statements by the Diocese of Knoxville or in media reports that have received extensive coverage.”

Birth Year: 1934

Ordination year: 1969

Reported assignment history:

Associate Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Chattanooga
Pastor of Notre Dame Church in Greeneville
Diocesan Director of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Pastor of St. Dominic Church in Kingsport
Dean and Episcopal Vicar of the Kingsport Deanery
Director of Vocations for the Kingsport Deanery
Pastor of St. John Neumann Church in Knoxville

Other results for “William Claude Casey” in released lists

William Claude Casey - Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee

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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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