Rev. Charles Robert Manning Summary of Case: Ordained as a priest of the St. Louis archdiocese in 1997, Manning was transferred to Colorado Springs in 2007. In January 2012 an allegation that he had sexually abused a minor surfaced. The Colorado Springs police launched an investigation and Manning was placed on leave by the diocese. Ordained: 1997 |
Start | Stop | Parish/Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1997 St. Louis archbishop was Justin Francis Rigali (1994-2003) |
2001 | St. Alban Roe | Glencoe | MO | 2/2, 2/3 | St Alban's had a religious education program with 840-1,112 students. |
2001 | 2002 | Manning is not indexed in the 2002 Directory, nor is he listed at his previous or next assignments. | ||||
2002 RIgali was succeeded by Raymond Leo Burke (2003-2008) |
2004 | St. Lawrence the Martyr | Bridgeton | MO | 1/1 | St. Lawrence had a school. It also had a religious education program with 186-155 students. |
2003 | 2004 | Archdiocesan Council of Priests | St. Louis | MO | ||
2004 | 2007 | St. John Lateran | Imperial | MO | 1/1 | St. John's had a school with 120-103 students, and a religious education program with 165-122 students. |
2007 Colorado Springs bishop was Michael John Sheridan (2003-) |
2011 | St. Gabriel the Archangel | Colorado Springs
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CO | 1/1, 1/2 | St. Gabriel's had a religious education program with 150-501 students. The Colorado Springs police received a report Jan. 4, 2012 that Manning had sexually abused a minor. On Jan. 21, 2012 the diocese announced that Manning was asked to step down during the investigation. |
Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1998-2011) • Archbishop's Appointments, St. Louis Review, June 24, 2004
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