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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
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