Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

If you find an error in the data or would like to suggest changes, contact us.

Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota

Ferdinand L. Kaiser

Status: Voluntary resignation

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures Regarding Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors - Thirteen John Jay Study Priests”

Birth Year: 1910

Ordination year: 1937

Reported assignment history:

July 8, 1937 - Saint Agnes, Kellogg, MN
March 2, 1938 -1941 - Saint Felix, Wabasha, MN
October 1941 - Saint John, Caledonia, MN
June 9, 1943 -1944 - Saints Peter and Paul, Blue Earth, MN
November 22, 1944 - Saint Mary, Geneva, MN and Assumption, Canton, MN
July, 1946 - Nativity of Blessed Virgin, Harmony, MN and Saint Mary, Preble, MN
December 3, 1952 - All Saints, New Richland, MN
April 15, 1967 - March 15, 1968 - Saint Jarlath, Iosco, MN

If you find an error in the data or would like to suggest changes, contact us.

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

You can download this complete dataset at the ProPublica Data Store.