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 New Ulm, Minnesota

Dennis Becker

Status: Removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures of Names of Priests Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - These men have been identified as having credible accusations of abuse against them related to incidents reported to have occurred within the Diocese of New Ulm.”

Birth Year: 1935

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

Administrator, St. James, Nassau, 1962
Associate, Holy Rosary, North Mankato, 1962-1963
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1963-1966
Pastor, St. Mary, Cottonwood, 1966-1977 (assigned to weekend Mass at the Campus Religious Center at Southwest State University, Marshall, starting in 1976)
Administrator, St. Isidore, Clarkfield, 1969-1977 (while continuing as pastor at St. Mary in Cottonwood)
Pastor, St. Bridget, DeGraff, 1977
Co-Pastor, St. Francis, Benson AND St. Bridget, DeGraff, and Our Lady of the Visitation, Danvers, 1978-1987
Co-pastor, St. Anastasia, Hutchinson, 1987-1998
Pastor, St. Patrick, Kandiyohi and St. Thomas More, Lake Lillian, 1998-2000.

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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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