Clarence Vavra
Ordained in 1965, Father Clarence Vavra was named by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on December 5, 2013 as having a substantiated claim of sexual abuse of a minor.
Father Vavra worked as a pastor in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1965-1997.
According to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Father Clarence Vavra worked in the following parishes:
- 1965-1969: Associate priest, St. Rose of Lima, Roseville, MN
- 1969-1970: Associate priest, St. Philip, Minneapolis, MN
- 1970-1971: Associate priest, St. Peter, North St. Paul, MN
- 1971-1972: Associate priest, Guardian Angels, Hastings, MN
- 1972-1973: Unknown
- 1973-1975: Associate priest, St. Matthew, St. Paul, MN
- 1975-1976: Diocese of Rapid City, MN
- 1976-1977: Associate priest, Holy Spirit, St. Paul, MN
- 1977-1978: Pastor, Sacred Heart Rush City, MN
- 1977-1978: Administrator, St. Gregory, North Branch, MN
- 1979: Associate priest, St. Wenceslaus, New Prague, MN
- 1979-1981: Associate priest, St. Jerome, Maplewood, MN
- 1981-1986: Pastor, Holy Redeemer, Maplewood, MN
- 1986-1987: Unknown
- 1987: Temporary administrator, St. Genevieve, Centerville, MN
- 1987-1992: Pastor, St. Nicholas, New Market, MN
- 1992-1993: Temporary administrator, St. Philip, Minneapolis, MN
- 1993-1996: Pastor, St. Philip, Minneapolis, MN
- 1996-1997: Sabbatical
- 1997: Associate priest, Nativity of Mary, Cleveland, OH
- 1997-2003: Associate priest, Most Holy Redeemer, Montgomery, MN
- 1997-2003: Associate priest, St. Patrick, Shieldsville, MN
- 2003: Retired
Father Vavra was permanently removed from ministry in 2003 and is living in New Prague, MN.