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 St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dennis Kampa

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Priests with credible claims against them of sexual abuse of a minor”

Birth Year: 1932

Ordination year: 1968

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, Immaculate Conception, Faribault, 1968-1969
Associate priest, St. Mark, St. Paul, 1969-1972
Associate priest, St. Joseph, West St. Paul, 1972-1974
Associate priest, Holy Family, St. Louis Park, 1974-1976
Associate priest, Holy Trinity, South St. Paul, 1976-1980
Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul, Osseo, 1980-1989
Administrator, St. Michael, Pine Island, 1989-1990
Administrator, St. Michael, Kenyon, 1989-1990
Pastor, St. Michael, Pine Island, 1990-2002
Retired, 2002

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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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