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

John Brown

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1920

Ordination year: 1948

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, St. Timothy, Maple Lake, 1948-1949
Associate priest, Sacred Heart, Robbinsdale, 1949-1950
Associate priest, St. John, St. Paul, 1950-1951
Associate priest, Church of St. Joseph, Hopkins, 1951-1956
Chaplain, U.S. Army, 1956-1958
Associate priest, St. Mary, LeCenter, 1958-1960
Temporary administrator, St. Mary, LeCenter, 1960
Administrator, St. Mary, Waverly, 1960-1963
Pastor, St. Mary, Waverly, 1963-1964
Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua, Minneapolis, 1964-1966
Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Marysburg, 1966-1970
Pastor, Sacred Heart, Faribault, 1970-1978
Pastor, St. Peter Claver, St. Paul, 1978-1981
Pastor, Annunciation, Hazelwood, 1981-1990

Other results for “John Brown” in released lists

John Brown - Jesuits Oregon Province, Oregon

John Joseph Brown - Diocese of San Jose, California

John Joseph Brown - Jesuits West

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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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