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 Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Bernard Vedder

Status: Laicized (1995)

Appeared under the heading: “Religious order priests with allegations”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

1959-1964— Oblate House at Our Lady of the Ozarks, Carthage, MO, (opened junior seminary in 1944, when still part of the Diocese of Kansas City, closed in 1971)
possible supply priest at St. Ann Parish, Carthage, or area. No assignment by diocesan bishop.

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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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