Assignment Record– Rev. James Augustine Mohm

Summary of Case: Born in Germany, James A. Mohm fought in WWI before emigrating to the United States. He was ordained a priest of the St. Cloud diocese in 1927. Mohm was assigned to parishes in Pierz, Hillman, Brushvale, Maine, Foxhome and Osakis. He was a hospital chaplain for a time in Breckenridge and was longtime pastor of St. James in the town of Maine and later of Immaculate Conception in Osakis. He died in 1982. Mohm's name was on the diocese's list released January 3, 2014 of 33 clergy involved in incidents of likely claims of sexual abuse of minors.

Born: December 2, 1897
Ordained: 1927
Died: September 10, 1982

1927

St. Cloud bishop was Joseph Francis Busch (1915-1953).

Pierz

St. Joseph's had a school with 165-194 students.

1927

1929

1945

Busch was succeeded by Peter William Bartholome (1953-1968), followed by George Henry Speltz (1968-1987).

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1928-1983)

• Fergus Falls Daily Journal, June 4, 1962, p. 4, via newspaperarchive.com
• History of St. James at Maine, Minnesota, stclouddiocese.org
• Fr. James A. Mohm, findagrave.com
• Press Release from +Donald J. Kettler Bishop of Saint Cloud, Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud via WJON
January 3, 2014
• The Diocese of St Cloud Release Their List of 33 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors, By Mike Bryant, Legal Examiner, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Reveals Names of Priests Accused of Abusing Children, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Bishop Releases Names of 33 Accused Priests, By Alex Svejkovsky, WJON, January 3, 2014
• St. Cloud Diocese Releases List of Clergy Accused of Abuse, By Frank Lee, St. Cloud Times, January 4, 2014

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This assignment record was last updated on August 4, 2015.