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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Diocese of Wichita, Kansas

Charles O'Connor

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Individuals with substantiated allegations against them of sexual abuse of a minor within the Diocese of Wichita Kansas”

Birth Year: 1933

Ordination year: 1958

Reported assignment history:

St. Patrick, Wichita | 1958-1961
Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita | 1961-1962
Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita | 1961-1962
Holy Name, Coffeyville | 1962-1968
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wichita | 1968-1970
St. Patrick, Wichita | 1970-1984
St. Teresa, Hutchinson | 1984-1988
St. Margaret Mary, Wichita | 1988-1993
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wichita | 1988-1990, 1991-1993

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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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