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 St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pirmin "George" Wendt

Status: Deceased 1982

Appeared under the heading: “Individuals with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor outside of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis”

Birth Year: 1898

Ordination year: 1924

Reported assignment history:

Outside of Archdiocese, 1924-1946, St. Bernard, St. Paul, 1946-1949, St. Joseph, Minneapolis, 1950-1964, St. Boniface, Minneapolis, 1964-1978, Outside of Archdiocese, 1979-1982

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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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