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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Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky

John Meredith

Status: Removed from public ministry (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1954

Ordination year: 1980

Reported assignment history:

Jan. 1980 – May 1980: St. Francis de Sales, Paducah
June 1980-June 1983: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville
June 1983 – June 1985: Parish of the Immaculate, Owensboro
June 1985 – June 1988: St. Edward, Fulton and Sacred Heart, Hickman
June 1988 – June 1995: Christ the King, Madisonville
June 1995 – June 2008: Our Lady of Lourdes, Owensboro
June 2008 – Nov. 2013: Blessed Mother, Owensboro

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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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