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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St. John's Abbey

Francis Hoefgen

Status: No longer a monk of Saint John's

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Current and Former Monks Likely to Have Offended Against Minors”

Birth Year: 1950

Ordination year: 1979

Reported assignment history:

1977 –1978 Socius of novices, St. John’s Abbey
1978 –1979 Transitional deacon, St. Boniface Parish, Hastings, Minnesota
1980-1984 Assistant pastor, St. Bonifacechurch, Cold Spring, MN
1984-1992 Associate priest, St. Boniface, Hastings, MN (which merged with another parish to form St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1987)
1995 –2002 Guest master, St. John’s Abbey
1995 –2002 Chaplain, St. Benedict monastery
2002 –2003 guest program supporto10/8/2003Indult of Exclaustration (temporary leave from monastery), with several extensionso12/16/2011Dispensed from priestly obligationsDispensed from monastic vows.

Other results for “Francis Hoefgen” in released lists

Francis Hoefgen - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Francis Hoefgen - Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota

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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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