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

Robert Kapoun

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1938

Ordination year: 1964

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, Holy Redeemer, Montgomery, 1964-1967
Associate priest, St. Kevin, Minneapolis, 1967-1971
Associate priest, St. Raphael, Crystal, 1971-1974
Chaplain, Home of the Good Shepherd, St. Paul, 1974-1976
Medical leave, 1976-1977
Pastor, St. Patrick, Cedar Lake, 1977-1984
Administrator, St. Catherine, Spring Lake, 1977-1984
Pastor, St. Scholastica, Heidelberg, 1984-1996
Administrator, St. Joseph, Lexington, 1984-1996
Pastor, St. Thomas, St. Thomas, 1991-1996
Resigned, 1996
Retired, 1998

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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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