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

Jerome Kern

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1941

Ordination year: 1966

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, St. Mark, St. Paul, 1967-70
Associate priest, Our Lady of Grace, Edina, 1970-1975
Administrator, Our Lady of Grace, Edina, 1975-1976
Co-pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Minnetonka, 1976-1994
Sabbatical, 1994-1995 (in residence at St. Paul Seminary)
Temporary administrator, St. Dominic, Northfield, 1995
Associate priest, St. Peter, Forest Lake, 1995-2002

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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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