Deposition of Archbishop Robert Carlson
MINNESOTA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
On May 23, 2014, Archbishop Robert Carlson, who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, was deposed in the Doe 1 case in St. Paul. The case is a civil lawsuit against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Diocese of Winona, and Thomas Adamson for allegations of abuse between 1976 and 1977.
Archbishop Carlson was a priest of Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis between 1970 and 1994, serving as chancellor from August 10, 1979 through July 1, 1987 and as auxiliary bishop from January 11, 1984 through February 21, 1994. We offer his deposition–of which selected portions were redacted to protect victims–as part of our renewed commitment to transparency and disclosure.
