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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Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky

Gilbert Henninger

Status: Deceased (1990)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1907

Ordination year: 1937

Reported assignment history:

6/27/37 – 8/16/37: St. Peter, Stanley
8/16/37-9/4/37: St. Rose, Cloverport
1937-38: St. Francis de Sales, Paducah
1938-39: St. Paul, Owensboro and St. Joseph, Owensboro
1939-41: Chaplain at St. Francis Academy, Owensboro
1941-43: student in Ottawa, Canada
1943-62: Chaplain to Ursulines at Mt. St. Joseph
1962-82: St. Martin, Rome

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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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