Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi

John Leonard

Status: Deceased prior to accusation 2003

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy and Religious credibly accused of abuse Diocesan Priests:”

Birth Year: 1920

Ordination year: 1948

Reported assignment history:

St. Paul, Vicksburg
St. Francis, Shaw
St. Mary, Batesville
St. John, Sardis
Our Lady of Victories, Cleveland
All Saints, Belzoni
St. Mary, Yazoo City
Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis

Other results for “John Leonard” in released lists

John E. Leonard - Diocese of Richmond, Virginia

John Leonard Gleason - Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, 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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