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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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

John Leonard Gleason

Status: Deceased 1/14/1998

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: 1921

Ordination year: 1946

Reported assignment history:

St. Luke, St. Paul, 6/15/1946-11/3/1949, Ascension, Minneapolis, 11/3/1949-3/23/1950, St. Anthony of Padua, Minneapolis, 3/23/1950-10/11/1951, St. Bridget, Minneapolis, 10/11/1951-1/7/1954, St. Joseph, Red Wing, 1/7/1954-2/11/1954, St. Thomas, Minneapolis, 2/11/1954-6/19/1954, St. Anthony, Regal and mission of Kandiyohi 6/19/1954-1/30/1958, Transferred to New Ulm Diocese, 1/30/1958

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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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