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 Kansas City in Kansas, Kansas

Dennis Schmitz

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Substantiated allegations of clergy sexual abuse of a minor”

Birth Year: 1961

Ordination year: 1989

Reported assignment history:

St. Ann, Prairie Village
Queen of the Holy Rosary, Overland Park
Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park
St. Joseph, Shawnee
Vocation director
St. Mary-St. Anthony, Kansas City, Kansas
Fiat House, Lawrence
St. Gregory, Marysville

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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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