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:
- Associate priest, St. Rose of Lima, Roseville, 1965-1969
- Associate priest, St. Philip, Minneapolis, 1969-1970
- Associate priest, St. Peter, North St. Paul, 1970-1971
- Associate priest, Guardian Angels, Hastings, 1971-1972
- Absent, 1972-1973
- Associate priest, St. Matthew, St. Paul, 1973-1975
- Diocese of Rapid City, 1975-1976
- Associate priest, Holy Spirit, St. Paul, 1976-1977
- Pastor, Sacred Heart Rush City, 1977-1978
- Administrator, St. Gregory, North Branch, 1977-1978
- Associate priest, St. Wenceslaus, New Prague, 1979
- Associate priest, St. Jerome, Maplewood, 1979-1981
- Pastor, Holy Redeemer, Maplewood, 1981-1986
- Unassigned, 1986-1987
- Temporary administrator, St. Genevieve, Centerville, 1987
- Pastor, St. Nicholas, New Market, 1987-1992
- Temporary administrator, St. Philip, Minneapolis, 1992-1993
- Pastor, St. Philip, Minneapolis, 1993-1996
- Sabbatical, 1996-1997
- Associate priest, Nativity of Mary, Cleveland, 1997
- Associate priest, Most Holy Redeemer, Montgomery, 1997-2003
- Associate priest, St. Patrick, Shieldsville, 1997-2003
- Retired, 2003
Father Vavra was permanently removed from ministry in 2003 and is living in New Prague, MN.