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 Duluth, Minnesota

Stephen Toporowitz

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Clergy with credible claims against them concerning sexual abuse of a young person”

Birth Year: 1914

Ordination year: 1941

Reported assignment history:

Asst. Pastor: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Duluth - 7/9/1941- 9/4/1941
Pastor: St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Duluth - 9/4/1941 - 10/12/1944
Pastor: Willow River and Split Rock - 10/17/1944 - 6/10/1964 (Split Rock attached to Sturgeon Lake 4/20/1960)
Pastor: St. Joseph's Church, Deerwood and mission of Our Lady of Fatima, Garrison - 6/10/1964 - 1/7/1965
Chaplain: St. Joseph's Hospital, Brainerd - 1/7/1965 - 8/24/1966
Pastor: St. John's Church, Virginia - 8/24/1966 - 6/16/1969

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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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