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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana

C. Richard Nowery

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “The individuals identified below served in the Diocese of Baton Rouge without any credible allegations having been made against them related to that service, but they have been publicly identified by other dioceses or institutes of consecrated life on reports similar to this list for reasons unrelated to the Diocese of Baton Rouge.”

Birth Year: 1938

Ordination year: 1968

Reported assignment history:

St. Jude the Apostle, Baton Rouge, LA

Other results for “C. Richard Nowery” in released lists

C. Richard Nowery - Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana

C. Richard Nowery - Diocese of Austin, Texas

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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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