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 Louisville, Kentucky

Linus T. Giesler

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF FILES PROVIDED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE - CONCLUSION - "In the following cases, there was not enough information to fully investigate and confirm the report."”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1941

Reported assignment history:

July 1941, Associate Pastor, Holy Name Parish
February 1944, Associate Pastor, Christ the King Parish
September 1953, Associate Pastor, Cathedral of the Assumption Parish
November 1956, Pastor, Cathedral of the Assumption Parish
March 1966, Pastor, Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown, KY
June 1980-June 1990, Chaplain, Nazareth Motherhouse, Nazareth, KY
1993, Retired,

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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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