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 Nashville, Tennessee

James A. Kemper

Status: Deceased (1993)

Appeared under the heading: “Names Of Priests Accused Of Abusing Minors”

Birth Year: 1915

Ordination year: 1942

Reported assignment history:

Associate Pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville
Associate Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville
Pastor of St. Patrick Church in McEwen
Pastor of St. Dominic Church in Columbia
Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Humboldt
Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro
Pastor of St. William Church in Shelbyville
Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Chattanooga and Chaplain of the Newman Club
Associate Pastor of Holy Rosary Church in Memphis
Pastor of St. James Church in Memphis. Worked also in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Other results for “James A. Kemper” in released lists

James A. Kemper - Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee

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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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