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 Saginaw, Michigan

Robert Gordon Smith

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - The following list identifies deceased clergy from other dioceses, who served in the Diocese of Saginaw and against whom a credible allegation of child sexual abuse was presented.”

Birth Year: 1909

Ordination year: 1945

Reported assignment history:

Student, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. until June 1945
Assistant Priest, St. Joseph Parish, Saginaw, June 1945-August 1948
Assistant Priest, St. Joseph Parish, East Tawas, August 1948-September 1951
Assistant Priest, Our Lady of Lake Huron, Harbor Beach, September 1951-December 1952
Priest Administrator, then Pastor, St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Vassar and St. Bernard Mission, Millington, December 1952- March 1962
Assistant Priest, St. Ignatius Parish, Rogers City, March 1962-July 1965
Pastor, St. Paul Parish, Onaway, July 1965
Became a priest of the Diocese of Gaylord when that diocese was established on July 21, 1971

Other results for “Robert Gordon Smith” in released lists

Robert Gordon Smith - Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan

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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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