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

Gilbert DeSutter

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1964

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, St. Mark, St. Paul, 1954-1956
Associate priest, St. Mary, St. Paul, 1956
Associate priest, Annunciation, Minneapolis, 1956-1964
Associate priest, St. Peter, Richfield, 1964-1968
Spiritual director, St. John Vianney Seminary, St. Paul, 1968-1973
Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Faribault, 1973 -1976
Pastor, St. William, Fridley, 1976-1983
Pastor, St. Michael, Prior Lake, 1983-1993
Resigned with limited ministry, 1993-2003

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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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