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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Jesuits Midwest Province

Bernard D. Fagan

Status: Deceased: 11/10/1997

Appeared under the heading: “Section Three - Jesuits whose names have been published on a diocesan website, Jesuit province website, named in a civil lawsuit, named within a bankruptcy court process, and/or named in a grand jury report.”

Birth Year: 1922

Ordination year: 1939

Reported assignment history:

1946-1949, Holy Rosary Mission, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
1949-1954, Theology Studies
1954-1981, Saint Francis Mission, Saint Francis, South Dakota
1981-1982, Mother Butler Center St. Isaac Joques, Rapid City, South Dakota
1982-1983, Sabbatical
1984-1991, Saint Francis Mission, Saint Francis, South Dakota
1991-1997, St. Isaac Joques, Rapid City, South Dakota
Died 11/11/1997

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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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