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 San Antonio, Texas

Paul Houtteghem Van

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Report on Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy in the Archdiocese of San Antonio”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1948

Reported assignment history:

St. John the Evangelist in San Antonio
St. Agnes in San Antonio
St. Philip Benizi in Poteet
St. Joseph in Devine for St. Andrew in Lytle and St. John Bosco in Natalia
St. Andrew in Lytle (when it became a parish separate from St. Joseph in Devine)
Our Lady of Sorrows
Baptist Hospital as a chaplain
Santa Rosa Hospital as a chaplain
St. Joseph in Nixon

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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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