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.

If you find an error in the data or would like to suggest changes, contact us.

Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa

Patrick W. McElliott

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Archdiocese of Dubuque – Table of Accused Priests”

Birth Year: 1910

Ordination year: 1936

Reported assignment history:

Waukon, St. Patrick Parish 1936 (temp.)
Dubuque, St. Patrick Parish 1936 - 1941
Leave of absence 1941 - 1942
Prairie, St. Joseph Parish 1942 - 1944
Monti, St. Patrick Parish 1944 - 1954
Waterloo, St. John Parish 1954 - 1963
Colesburg, St. Patrick Parish 1963 - 1966
Dubuque, Mercy Hospital 1966 - 1967
Anamosa, St. Patrick Parish 1967 - 1968
Leave of absence 1968 - 1969
Dubuque, St. Patrick Parish 1969 - 1970
Andrew, St. John Parish 1970 - 1971
Leave of absence 1971 - 1975
Retired 1975
Deceased 1987

If you find an error in the data or would like to suggest changes, contact us.

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

You can download this complete dataset at the ProPublica Data Store.