MINNESOTA
Irish Central
By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:06 AMUpdated Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:06 AM
A retired Irish priest has been removed from ministry as the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota investigates claims of child sexual abuse more than a generation ago.
The 81-year-old Rev. Cornelius Kelleher has been ‘credibly accused’ according to a statement from the diocese.
The retired Catholic priest served much of his career in the Northland.
The report says that the diocese announced on Sunday that he ‘has recently been credibly accused in the sexual abuse of a minor female during his time as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Chisholm from 1975 to 1986’.
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