Fr. Donald Duplessis (Duplessius), O.S.M.: Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Minors

Fr. Donald Duplessis (Duplessius), O.S.M.

Ordained: 1961

Assignments within the Archdiocese/Dioceses in Colorado: Denver

Assignments:

  • 1962-1964: St. Joseph’s Seminary, St. Charles, IL (RCK)
  • 1965: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Denver, CO (DEN)
  • 1966-1967: Servite High School, Anaheim, CA (LA)
  • 1968-1975: Servite Priory of the Seven Holy Founders, Anaheim, CA (LA)
  • 1974-1976: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA (LA)
  • 1976: St. Philip Benizi, Fullterton, CA (LA)
  • 1977-1978: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Denver, CO (DEN)
  • 1979: St. Philip Benizi, Fullterton, CA (LA)
  • 1980-1988: Our Savior, Los Angeles, CA (LA)
  • 1989-1990: Unknown
  • 1991-1992: Holy Trinity Church, Westminster, CO (DEN)
  • 1992-1993: St. Philip Benizi, Fullterton, CA (LA)
  • 1994-2000: St. Juliana Falconieri Church, Fullerton, CA (ORG)
  • 2000-2002: Order of Friar Servants of Mary, Buena Park, CA (ORG)
  • 2001: Chicago Order of Friar Servants of Mary, Chicago, IL (CHI)
  • 2002: St. Juliana Falconieri Church, Fullerton, CA (ORG)
  • 2003: Chicago Order of Friar Servants of Mary, Chicago, IL (CHI)
  • 2004: Monastery of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago, IL (CHI)
  • 2005-2010: Chicago Order of Friar Servants of Mary, Chicago, IL (CHI)
  • 2011-2017: Unknown
  • 2018: Died

Fr. Donald Duplessis was ordained a priest of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary. Fr. Duplessis was included in the 2005 Addendum to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ 2004 “Report to the People of God: Clergy Sexual Abuse Archdiocese of Los Angeles 1930-2003.” Fr. Duplessis was named in a civil lawsuit alleging that he sexually abused a minor child from approximately 1968 to 1970 at Servite High School in Anaheim, California. Fr. Duplessis’ status as a priest, his whereabouts, and whether he had access to children from 2011 until his death in 2018 are unknown.