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 St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Paul Palmitessa

Status: No longer in ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Priests with credible claims against them of sexual abuse of a minor”

Birth Year: 1931

Ordination year: 1956

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, Cathedral of St. Paul, 1956-1968
Pastor, Holy Redeemer, St. Paul, 1968-1979
Pastor, St. Paul, Zumbrota, 1979-1982
Administrator, St. Mary, Bellechester, 1979-1982
Diocese of San Diego, 1982-1988
Excardinated, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
incardinated, Diocese of San Diego, 1988

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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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