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 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Benjamin Zoeller

Status: Laicized (2011)

Appeared under the heading: “Below is the list of priests with substantiated allegations of abuse of a minor while serving in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City beginning in 1960.”

Birth Year: 1938

Ordination year: 1965

Reported assignment history:

St. John Nepomuk (Yukon)
St. Patrick (OKC)
St. Eugene (Weatherford)
St. Andrew (Moore)
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OKC)
St. Rose of Lima (Watonga)
St. Joseph (Norman)
St. Mary (Tulsa)

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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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