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 Thurner

Status: Permanently removed from ministry

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

Birth Year: 1925

Ordination year: 1951

Reported assignment history:

Associate priest, Most Holy Trinity, St. Louis Park, 1951-1963
Administrator, Most Holy Trinity, St. Louis Park, 1959
Associate priest, St. Luke, St. Paul, 1963-1967
Pastor, St. Michael, Prior Lake, 1967-1970
Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Hopkins, 1970-1983
Associate priest, St. Joseph, West St. Paul, 1983-1986
Temporary administrator, St. Edward, Bloomington, 1986
Pastor, St. Therese, St. Paul, 1986-1991

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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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