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 Evansville, Indiana

Wilfred Englert

Status: Dispensed from the clerical state

Appeared under the heading: “List Of Credible Allegations Against Clergy - These diocesan priests have allegations determined to be credible of at least one act of sexual abuse of a minor or person who habitually has only the imperfect use of reason”

Birth Year: 1952

Ordination year: 1986

Reported assignment history:

Associate Pastor, St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, June 20, 1986
Associate Pastor, Holy Family Church, Jasper, July 14, 1987
Associate Pastor, St. John Church, Newburgh, June 27, 1990
Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Evansville, November 10, 1993
Associate Pastor, Holy Rosary Church, Evansville, November 1, 1999
Associate Pastor, St. Agnes Church, Evansville, April 6, 2000
Pastor, St. Raphael Church, June 21, 2000
Administrator, St. Celestine Church, August 28, 2002
Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Jasper, January 28, 2004
Removed from public ministry, July 26, 2005
Convicted of sexual battery, October 3, 2006
served prison sentence
released from incarceration, January 15, 2008
Dispensed from the clerical state, October 1, 2009

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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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