John Owens
Ordained in 1960, Father John Owens was named by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on October 23, 2014 as having a substantiated claim of sexual abuse of a minor outside of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Father Owens worked in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1999-2004.
According to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Father John Owens worked in the following parishes:
- 1960-1999: Diocese of Bismarck
- 1999-2004: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in/near Forest Lake
Father Owens had his faculties permanently removed in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 2005. He is currently living in Forest Lake, MN and under administrative penalties by the Diocese of Bismarck.