MINNESOTA
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

October 20, 2017

Source: Tom Halden, Director of Communications

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda

I have accepted the recommendation of the Archdiocesan Ministerial Review Board (MRB) and the Director of the Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment to return Father James Devorak to ministry in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Father Devorak is a retired priest of the Diocese of New Ulm who has served parishes in the Archdiocese since 2015.

In July 2017, an accusation of an alleged single incident of sexual abuse said to have occurred in 1995 was reported to the Glencoe Police Department. On August 31, 2017, the Glencoe Police Department announced that it had completed its investigation, that Father Devorak had fully cooperated in the investigation and that no charges would be brought. Further, Chief of Police James Raiter issued a letter stating that…