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 Gustafson

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1951

Ordination year: 1977

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, St. Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake, 1977-1982
Administrator, St. Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake, 1978
Associate director, Continuing Education and Spiritual Growth for Priests, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, 1982
Student, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., 1982-1983
In residence, St. Matthew, St. Paul, 1983-1988
In residence, St. Peter, Mendota, 1988-2002 (unassigned)
Resigned, 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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