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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Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas

David Emmett Burns

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy Disclosure List - Diocesan Priests”

Birth Year: 1935

Ordination year: 1961

Reported assignment history:

All Saints, Houston
Annunciation, Houston
Christ the King, Houston (in residence)
Our Mother of Mercy, Port Bolivar
Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Houston
Sacred Heart, Galveston
St. Francis de Sales, Houston
St. James, Port Arthur
St. Mary, La Porte

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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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