List of clergy with substantiated allegation(s) of sexual abuse of a minor
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1932
Year of ordination: 1957
Last known status: Deceased
Estimated timeframe of abuse: Mid-1960s
Pastoral assignments:
St. Ann Parish, Prairie Village
St. Agnes Parish, Kansas City, Kansas
St. Peter’s Cathedral, Kansas City, Kansas
St. Theresa Parish, Perry
Sacred Heart Parish, Mound City
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Montreal
Year of birth: Unknown
Year of ordination: Unknown
Last known status: Deceased
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1980 while visiting friends in Roeland Park
Year of birth: 1950
Year of ordination: 1977
Last known status: Deceased 2022
Estimated timeframe of abuse in the Archdiocese: 1987-1992
Pastoral assignments:
- Cure of Ars Catholic Church, Leawood
- Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park
- Holy Name Church, Topeka
- Hayden High School, Topeka
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Paxico
- Savior of the World High School Seminary, Kansas City
- St. Paul Catholic Church, Olathe
- Didde Catholic Campus Center (formerly Emporia State & Schooling) Emporia
- Assumption, Reading
- St. Leo’s Catholic Parish, Horton
- St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Purcell
- St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Marysville
- St. Malachy’s Church, Beattie
- St. Philip Neri Church, Osawatomie
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mound City
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, LaCygne
- Divine Mercy Parish (formerly Sacred Heart Catholic Church), Gardner
Affiliation: Franciscans (OFM)
Year of birth: July 10, 1914
Year of ordination: June 9, 1940
Last known status: Deceased October 30, 2006
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1989
Pastoral assignments:
• Sacred Heart, Emporia
• St. Joseph, Olpe
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Omaha; Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT); Archdiocese of San Antonio
Year of birth: Unknown
Year of ordination: June 3, 1984
Last known status: Deceased 2017
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1985-2008
Pastoral assignments:
•Padre Pio Academy: Aug. 1999-May 2000
• St. Joseph, Shawnee: Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002
• St. Dominic, Holton: Jan. 2002-April 2002
Affiliation: Benedictines (OSB)
Year of birth: 1927
Year of ordination: 1954
Last known status: Deceased 2002
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1947-1961
Assignments Prior to Ordination:
• Camp St. Maur Hill, Atchison
• Maur Hill Mount-Academy, Atchison
• Mount St. Scholastica Academy, Atchison
• Ursuline Academy, Paola
Pastoral assignments: St. Peter and Paul Parish, Seneca
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1927
Year of ordination: 1955
Last known status: Deceased
Estimated timeframe of abuse: Early- to mid-1960s
Pastoral assignments:
• Queen of the Holy Rosary, Overland Park
• Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Kansas City, Kansas
• Holy Angels, Basehor
• St. Francis de Sales, Lansing
• St. Thomas, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Rose, Kansas City, Kansas
• Catholic Charities, Kansas City, Kansas
• Our Lady & St. Rose, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Mary-St. Anthony, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Agnes, Roeland Park
• St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kansas
• Holy Spirit, Overland Park
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1954
Year of ordination: 1983
Last known status: Laicized 2005
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1987
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Agnes, Roeland Park
• Holy Trinity, Lenexa
• Holy Cross, Overland Park
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park
Affiliation: Benedictines (OSB)
Year of birth: 1934
Year of ordination: 1955
Last known status: Removed from public ministry
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 2004-2006
Pastoral assignments:
- St. John, Atchison
- St. Benedict, Atchison
- St. Joseph, Atchison
- St. Patrick, Atchison County
- St. Ann, Hiawatha
- Sacred Heart, Sabetha
- St. Augustine, Fidelity
- St. Peter and St. Paul, Seneca
- St. Joseph, Wathena
- St. Charles, Troy
- St. Benedict, Bendena
- St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1946
Year of ordination: 1972
Last known status: Laicized 2005
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1985
Pastoral assignments:
• Holy Name, Topeka
• St. Peter Cathedral, Kansas City
• Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City
• St. Ann, Prairie Village
• Sacred Heart, Paxico
• Holy Cross, Emmett
• Sacred Heart, Delia
• St. John Vianney, Eskridge
Affiliation: Capuchin Franciscans (OFM Cap.)
Year of birth: 1943
Year of ordination: 1969
Last known status: Our Lady of Angels Friary, Colorado Springs
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1970s
Pastoral assignments:
• Good Shepherd, Shawnee
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1949
Year of ordination: 1976
Last known status: Laicized 2004
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1984-86
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Agnes, Roeland Park
• Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas
• Blessed Sacrament, Kansas City, Kansas
• Christ the King, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Lawrence, Easton & St. Joseph of the Valley, Leavenworth
• Sacred Heart-St. Casimir, Leavenworth
• Immaculata High School, Leavenworth
• St. Ann, Prairie Village
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1920
Year of ordination: 1947
Last known status: Deceased 1986
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1940s and 1960s
Pastoral assignments:
• Blessed Sacrament, Kansas City, Kansas• St. John, Greeley
• St. Gregory, Marysville
• St. Francis de Sales, Lansing
• Assumption, Edgerton
• Holy Trinity, Paola
• Sacred Heart, Bonner Springs
• Stormont Vail Health Center, Topeka
• Holy Cross, Emmett
• Sacred Heart, Delia
• Convalescent Home, Topeka
• St. Aloysius, Meriden
• St. Francis, Lapeer
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Year of birth: Unknown
Year of ordination: Unknown
Last known status: Laicized 2011
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1980 in Oklahoma
Pastoral assignments: Never served in the archdiocese
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1946
Year of ordination: 1981
Last known status: Laicized 2005
Estimated timeframe of abuse: Early to mid-1980s
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Matthew, Topeka
• Holy Spirit, Overland Park
• St. Peter Cathedral, Kansas City, Kansas
• Sacred Heart, Paxico
• Our Lady of Guadalupe, Topeka
• St. Joseph-St. Benedict, Kansas City, Kansas
• Queen of the Holy Rosary, Overland Park
Affiliation: Capuchin Franciscans (OFM Cap.)
Year of birth: 1933
Year of ordination: 1958
Last known status: Deceased 2009
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1969 in Pennsylvania
Pastoral assignments:
• Good Shepherd, Shawnee
Affiliation: Franciscans (OFM)
Year of birth: January 1, 1906
Year of ordination: March 16, 1929
Last known status: December 7, 1995
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1950s
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Joseph, Olpe
• St. Catherine, Emporia
Affiliation: Carmelites (OCarm)
Year of birth: Unknown
Year of ordination: Unknown
Last known status: Deceased
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1959
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Joseph, Leavenworth
Affiliation: Capuchin Franciscans (OFM Cap.)
Year of birth: 1936
Year of ordination: 1964
Last known status: Deceased 1997
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1972-1979
Pastoral assignments:
• Good Shepherd, Shawnee
Affiliation: Benedictines (OSB)
Year of birth: 1930
Year of ordination: 1957
Last known status: Removed from ministry 2002; deceased 2019
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1960-1968
Pastoral assignments:
• Sts. Peter and Paul, Seneca
• St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence
• Benedictine College, Atchison
• St. Benedict Parish, Atchison
• Sacred Heart, Atchison
• Sacred Heart, Sabetha
• St. Augustine, Fidelity
• St. James, Wetmore
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1967
Year of ordination: 1997
Last known status: Laicized 2005
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1999
Pastoral assignments:
• Prince of Peace, Olathe
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park
• Sts. Peter and Paul, Seneca
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1917
Year of ordination: 1941
Last known status: Deceased 1997
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1949 – early 1990s
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Peter Cathedral, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Teresa, Westphalia
• Sacred Heart, Baileyville
• St. Gregory, Marysville
• St. Joseph, Nortonville
• Holy Name, Topeka
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1972
Year of ordination: 2007
Last known status: Laicized 2024
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 2016
Pastoral assignments:
• Prince of Peace, Olathe
• Mother Teresa, Topeka
• St. Dominic, Holton
• St. Francis, Mayetta
• Our Lady of Snows, Potawatomi Reservation
• Annunciation, Baldwin City
• St. Francis, Lapeer
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1916
Year of ordination: 1955
Last known status: Deceased 2002
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1975-76
Pastoral assignments:
• Christ the King, Kansas City, Kansas
• Sacred Heart, Mound City
• Queen of the Holy Rosary, Wea
• Sacred Heart, Kansas City, Kansas
• Holy Name, Topeka
• Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. John, Greeley
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1961
Year of ordination: 1989
Last known status: Laicized 2005
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1990’s and early 2000’s
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Ann, Prairie Village
• Queen of the Holy Rosary, Overland Park
• Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park
• St. Joseph, Shawnee
• Vocation director
• St. Mary-St. Anthony, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Lawrence Catholic Center, Lawrence
• St. Gregory, Marysville
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Year of birth: 1946
Year of ordination: 1972
Last known status: Laicized 2017
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1977-1984
Pastoral assignments:
• Sacred Heart, Kansas City, Kansas
• Christ the King, Kansas City, Kansas
• St. Joseph, Shawnee
• St. Agnes, Roeland Park
Affiliation: Capuchin Franciscans (OFM Cap.)
Year of birth: 1949
Year of ordination: 1979
Last known status: Laicized 1987
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1976
Pastoral assignments:
• Good Shepherd, Shawnee
Affiliation: Benedictines (OSB)
Year of birth: 1928
Year of ordination: 1953
Last known status: Deceased 2013
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 1960
Pastoral assignments:
• Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Atchison
• Camp St. Maur, Atchison
Previously Publicized Unresolved Allegations
Affiliation: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Apostles of the Interior Life (AVI)
Year of birth: October 13, 1981
Year of ordination: 2011
Last known status: On leave from active ministry
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 2015
Pastoral assignments:
• St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kansas
• Holy Spirit, Overland Park
Comments: Criminal charges filed, later dismissed. Accused denies charges of abuse. Investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.
Affiliation: Diocese of Guntur, India
Year of birth: 1975
Year of ordination: 2001
Last known status: No longer affiliated
Estimated timeframe of abuse: 2009-2010
Pastoral assignments:
• Prince of Peace, Olathe
• St. Michael, Leawood
• St. Gregory, Marysville
• St. Malachy, Beattie
Comments: Recalled to home diocese prior to allegation of abuse of a minor. Denies abuse of a minor. Investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Published on the list of another diocese or religious order*
*Although these individuals, whose names were provided to us by third parties, have served in some capacity in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, we are not aware of allegations stemming from their time in the Archdiocese.
PALMESE, ANTHONY
Affiliation: Order of Augustinian Recollects
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