MISSOURI
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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 n the early 1990s, while assigned to Immaculate Conception in Owensville. He denied the allegations.
Ordained: 1980
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