Fr. John J. Rynish

Ordained: 1943
Status: Accused

Died: 09/23/2001
Diocese: Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau MO

Ordained for the Diocese of Kansas City MO. Incardinated into the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese when it was formed in 1956. Monsignor. Retired in 1993. Died 9/23/2001. First named publicly as accused by the Diocese in 10/2018; included on its list of credibly accused. Rynish allegedly sexually abused a minor in the early 1970s. Included on the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese’s list 9/7/2019.


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