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 Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Damian Boeding

Status: Retired (1988), Deceased (2003)

Appeared under the heading: “Order priests who served in DSCG with reported abuse outside of the DSCG”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

Came to Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau from the Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS,in 1969
June 1969—Administrator, Sacred Heart Parish, Webb City, MO
1970—*Incardinated into the Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeauJan.
1971—Associate Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Springfield
July 1971—Pastor, St. Cecilia Parish, Kennett, MO, and St. Joseph Mission Church, Steele, MO (closed in 1986)
April 1972—Associate Pastor, St. Canera Parish, Neosho, MO
Sept 1972—In Residence, St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield
Mar 1974—Pastor, St. William Parish, Buffalo, MO
Chaplain, Cox Medical Center, Springfield
July 1974—Relieved as Pastor in Buffalo for reasons of health
Jan. 1975—Chaplain, St. de Chantal Monastery, Springfield
1975—Left the priesthood
1984—Reinstated to priesthood, no longer in Diocese
Aug. 1988—Retired

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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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