MINNESOTA
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Summary of Case: Leonard Colston was ordained for the Duluth MN diocese in 1980, at age 54. He served in parishes in Brainerd, Floodweed, Meadowlands and Elmer MN before transferring in 1984 to the New Ulm MN diocese where he worked in Nicollet, Hutchinson, Ortonville and Olivia parishes. Per Duluth diocesan officials, Colston resigned September 6, 1986. His whereabouts after that are unclear. He died November 4, 2004. Colston’s name was included on the Duluth diocese’s December 2013 list of clergy who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse of young persons while serving in the diocese.
Born: October 10, 1936
Ordained: 1980
Died: November 4, 2004
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