Rev. William F. Hough

Assignment Record– Rev. William F. Hough

Summary of Case: William F. Hough was ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1963. He assisted at parishes in the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, then pastored in Minneapolis and Marystown. He retired in 1991 and died in 1994. In September 2016 the archdiocese announced that there was a substantiated claim that Hough sexually abused a minor 1963-1966. He was an assistant at St. Mary's in St. Paul during that time.

Ordained: 1963
Died: August 15, 1994

Start	Stop	Assignments	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1963 Archdiocese of St. Paul Archbishop was Leo Binz (1961-1975).	1966	St. Mary's	St. Paul • In September 2016 the Archdiocese announced that there was a substantiated claim that Hough sexually abused a minor during 1964-1966.	MN	2/2, 2/3	St. Mary's had a school with 284-222 students.
		St. Elizabeth	Minneapolis	MN		This assignment is per the archdiocese.
1966 Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis	1967	Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Minneapolis	MN	2/2
1967	1972	Resurrection	Minneapolis	MN	3/3, 2/2	Resurrection had a school with 548-450 students.
1972	1974	St. Mary of the Purification	Marystown	MN	1/1
1974 Binz was succeeded by John Robert Roach (1975-1995).	1991	St. Anthony of Padua	Minneapolis	MN	1/1
1991	1994	Retired	Minneapolis	MN		Hough lived at 215 Broadway N.E Hough died August 15, 1994.

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.

Source: Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy & Sons, 1964-1995).

• Statement Regarding Disclosure of Additional Name, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, September 16, 2016

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This assignment record was last updated on October 14, 2016.