Assignment Record– Rev. Peter Dominic Snyers

Summary of Case: A native of the The Netherlands, Peter D. Snyers received seminary training at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. John's in Collegeville. He was ordained for the St. Cloud diocese in 1953. He was assigned to parishes in Rice, Breckenridge, Ogleville, Foreston, Eden Valley, Holdingford and St. Cloud. Snyers was Assistant Director of the Catholic Boy Scouts in the diocese through the 1960s and '70s. He retired in 2002 to Sauk Rapid, Minnesota, moving in 2009 to Sartell, where he died January 19, 2012. Snyers' name was included on the Diocese of St. Cloud's list released January 3, 2014 of 33 clergy " likely involved in the sexual abuse of minors."

Born: June 8, 1925
Ordained: December 27, 1953
Died: January 19, 2012

February 1954

St. Cloud bishop was Peter William Bartholome (1953-1968).

Rice

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Temporary Administrator

March 1954

June 1958

July 1968

George Henry Speltz succeeded Bartholome (1968-1987).

July 1980

Speltz was replaced as St. Cloud bishop by Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. (1987-1994), followed by John Francis Kinney (1995-2013).

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Snyers retired in July 2001. He was Pastor Emeritus at St. John's 2001-2002.

Snyers lived at Country Manor Senior Housing.

Snyers died January 19, 2012.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1954-2013)

• Reverend Peter D. Snyers (1925 - 2012), Obituary, legacy.com
• Press Release from +Donald J. Kettler Bishop of Saint Cloud, Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud via WJON, January 3, 2014
• The Diocese of St Cloud Release Their List of 33 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors, By Mike Bryant, Legal Examiner, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Reveals Names of Priests Accused of Abusing Children, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Bishop Releases Names of 33 Accused Priests, By Alex Svejkovsky, WJON, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Releases List of Clergy Accused of Abuse, By Frank Lee, St. Cloud Times, January 4, 2014

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This assignment record was last updated on August 11, 2015.