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

James Nickel

Status: Died in 2008

Appeared under the heading: “Individuals with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor outside of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis”

Birth Year: 1943

Ordination year: 1970

Reported assignment history:

St. Mary, Minneiska, (Diocese of Winona) 1972, Damien Seminary, Winona, (Diocese of Winona) 1972, Assigned in Diocese of Fall River, MA, Assigned in Archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas

Other results for “James Nickel” in released lists

James Nickel - Diocese of Winona-Rochester, 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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