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 Winona-Rochester, Minnesota

Louis G. Cook

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures Regarding Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors - Thirteen John Jay Study Priests”

Birth Year: 1924

Ordination year: 1958

Reported assignment history:

June 9, 1958 - Saint Mary's, Winona, MN
June 19, 1962 - Saint John Vianney, Fairmont, MN
June 8, 1966 - Mater Dolorosa, Delavan, MN and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Easton, MN
August 1, 1969 - College of Saint Teresa, Winona, MN
June 24, 1970 - Queen of Angels, Austin, MN
October 15, 1970 - Holy Trinity, Litomysl, MN
July 22, 1976 - Crucifixion, LaCrescent, MN
July 9, 1982 - Holy Trinity, Rollingstone, MN and Immaculate Conception, Oak Ridge, MN
June 29, 1990 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Charles, MN and Saint Aloysius, Elba, MN
June 29, 1996 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Charles, MN and Saint Aloysius, Elba, MN
March 13, 2000 - Saint Augustine, Austin, MN

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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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