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 La Crosse, Wisconsin

Thomas Dempsey

Status: Deceased (1998)

Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1955

Reported assignment history:

St. Mary, Bangor
St. Paul, Bloomer
St. Martin Mission, Boaz
Northern Colony and Training School, Chippewa Falls
St. Wenceslaus, Eastman
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Eau Claire – Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Charles Borromeo, Genoa – Aquinas High School
Holy Trinity, La Crosse
St. Thomas More, La Crosse
St. Wenceslaus, La Crosse
St. Patrick, Mauston – Madonna High School
St. Philip the Apostle, Rudolph
St. Philip, Soldiers GroveServed Outside the Diocese of La Crosse

Other results for “Thomas Dempsey” in released lists

Thomas F Dempsey - Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts

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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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