Fr. Theopane (William) Goett

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Order: OFM
Ordained: 1940
Status: Accused

Died: 10/14/1973
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Louis MO

Named publicly as credibly accused by the Diocese of Gaylord on its list updated in 4/2021. Noted to have returned to his order in 1951. Died in 1973. Added in 10/2023 to the Diocese of Nashville’s list. Mentioned in the MI Attorney General’s 1/8/2024 report. Included on the Franciscans’ Our Lady of Guadalupe Province list as of 1/2024. (Member of the Sacred Heart Province; placing him for now in the St. Louis archdiocese, where the Province is based.)

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