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Assignment Record– Rev. Robert W. Duesdieker
Summary of Case: Robert W. Duesdieker was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Jefferson City MO in 1980. He assisted parishes in Hannibal and Jefferson City before being named pastor in Memphis. He went on to pastor in Kahoka, Belle, Owensville, St. Clement, Bourbon, Steelville, Boonville, Fayette and Marshall. Duesdieker also held the diocesan positions of Master of Ceremonies, Defenders of the Bond and Personnel Board member, and he was a college chaplain.
In December 2016 Duesdieker was placed on administrative leave pending investigations by the diocese and law enforcement of a report that he had engaged in "inappropriate conduct" with minors in the early 1990s, while assigned to Immaculate Conception in Owensville. He denied the allegations. The Diocesan Review Board deemed the allegations crdible. Duesdieker was laicized in 2020.
Ordained: 1980
Laicized: 2020
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| Start |
Stop |
Assignments |
Town/Accusations |
State |
Position |
Notes |
1980
Diocese of Jefferson City
Bishop was Michael Francis McAuliffe (1969-1997). |
1982 |
St. Mary-Blessed Sacrament |
Hannibal |
MO |
2/2 |
St. Mary-Blessed Sacrament had a school with 173-153 students. |
| 1982 |
1983 |
St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Jefferson City |
MO |
3/3 |
The Cathedral had a school with 361 students. |
| 1983 |
1985 |
St. John's |
Memphis |
MO |
1/1 |
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| 1985 |
1990 |
St. Michael's |
Kahoka |
MO |
1/1 |
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| 1985 |
1990 |
St. Martha's |
Wayland |
MO |
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This was a mission of St. Michael's in Kahoka. |
| 1990 |
1993 |
St. Alexander |
Belle |
MO |
1/1 |
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| 1990 |
1993 |
Immaculate Conception |
Owensville
• Duesdieker was accused in 2016 of having engaged in "inappropriate conduct with minors" during his time at Immaculate Conception. |
MO |
1/1 |
Immaculate Conception had a CCD program with 196-198 students. |
| 1993 |
1996 |
St. Clement |
St. Clement |
MO |
1/1 |
St. Clement's had a school with 103-101 students, and a CCD program with 125-162 students. |
1995
McAuliffe was succeeded as Jefferson City bishop by John Raymond Gaydos (1997-). |
2000 |
Diocesan Masters of Ceremonies |
Jefferson City |
MO |
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| 1996 |
2002 |
St. Francis |
Bourbon |
MO |
1/1 |
St. Francis had a CCD program with 20 students. |
| 1996 |
2002 |
Holy Cross |
Cuba |
MO |
1/1 |
Holy Cross had a school with 55-52 students, and a CCD program with 42-69 students. |
| 1996 |
2002 |
St. Michael's |
Steelville |
MO |
1/1 |
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| 1999 |
2015 |
Defenders of the Bond |
Jefferson City |
MO |
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| 2002 |
2015 |
SS. Peter and Paul |
Boonville |
MO |
1/1, 1/2 |
SS. Peter and Paul had a school with 248-169 students, and a CCD program with 163-42 students. |
| 2002 |
2006 |
Central Methodist College |
Fayette |
MO |
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| 2007 |
2010 |
I. Columbia |
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MO |
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| 2007 |
2014 |
Personnel Board |
Jefferson City |
MO |
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| 2002 |
2015 |
St. Joseph's |
Fayette |
MO |
1/1, 1/2 |
St. Joseph's had a CCD program with 15-38 students. |
| 2015 |
2016 |
St. Peter's |
Marshall |
MO |
1/2 |
Duesdieker was placed on leave December 28, 2016, pending investigations by the diocese and law enforcement into allegations of "inappropriate conduct with minors," said to have occurred in the early 1990s. He denied the allegations.
Diesdieker's laicization was announced in July 2020. |
Priests in a Parish: We use the following
convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means
that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually
the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand
3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample
page from the Directory.
Sources: Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy & Sons, 1981-2015).
• Former Owensville priest investigated over inappropriate conduct claims, By Sarah Bono, ABC 17, January 3, 2017
• Marshall Priest Placed on Administrative Leave, Pending Resolution of Allegations, Marshall Democrat-News, January 4, 2017
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This assignment record was last updated on October 16, 2020. |
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