Accused priests, Chicago IL archdiocese

Baranowski, Alexander Sylvester

- Ordained 5/3/55.
- St. Wenceslaus (Polish) in Chicago (assistant 1955-61) parish school had 705 children map
- St. Mary of Perpetual Help (Polish) in Chicago (assistant 1961-66) elementary school had 634 children and HS had 483 children map
- Holy Innocents (Polish) in Chicago (1966-68) school had 551 children including 26 deaf children map
- St. Bruno's in Chicago (1968-75) school had 650 children map
- Sick leave (1975-77)
- Resigned 6/75, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

Baranowski was first identified as an accused priest in the Chicago archdiocese's 3/20/06 announcement. No details of the accusation(s) were given. Baranowski consistently held the bottom assignment at the Polish parishes where he worked, with no advancement over the years. He is listed as on sick leave in the 1976-77 Directories, although the 3/20/06 announcement states that he resigned in 1975.
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Bartz, Richard Barry "Doc"

- Ordained 5/8/74
Note: Abuse of boys during the bolded assignments is alleged.
- Ascension church in Oak Park (1973-79) map
- Transfiguration church in Wauconda (associate pastor 1979-83) map
- St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein (faculty 1983-87) map
- Not listed in the 1988 Directory
- St. Eulalia's in Maywood (in res. 1988-92) map
- Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center (chaplain 1988-2001) map
- Advocate Ravenswood Medical Center (employee of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch) map
- "Resigned from the priesthood in June [2002] in anticipation of his removal from the ministry"
- Resigned 6/02 according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

In 1987 Bartz was accused of abusing several minor males and was moved from his faculty position at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary to a hospital chaplaincy and to a residence position in a parish with a 286-student elementary school. At least one of the alleged molestations took place at the seminary. In 1992, Pat Navin wrote to the archdiocese, alleging that Bartz had abused him in 1976, when he was age 18, on a Wisconsin ski trip. At the time of the alleged abuse, Bartz was associate pastor at Ascension church in Oak Park. Cardinal Bernardin wrote to Navin in 8/92, apologizing but saying that Bartz would remain in ministry because he was not a risk to young people. In the next Directory (1993), Bartz's residency at St. Eulalia's parish was no longer listed. USA Today states that a second boy was allegedly abused by Bartz in the 1970s.
- 2 at Desk Jobs on Archdiocese Abuse Case List, by Todd Lighty and Monica Davey (6/20/02)
- Archdiocese Removes 8 Priests, by Todd Lighty and Monica Davey (6/24/02)
- Paying the Price: Chicago Catholic Archdiocese Removes 3 Priests in Healthcare-Affiliated Roles, by Mark Taylor (7/1/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Becker, Robert Charles

- Ordained 4/29/65
- Note: Becker is accused of abusing a boy during the assignments bolded below.
- Queen of Martyrs (1965-72)
- Active Outside the Diocese (1972-74)
- Our Lady of the Snows in Chicago (1974-75) map
- Metropolitan Tribunal (advocate 1974-78)
- St. Clement's in Chicago (1975-86) map
- Metropolitan Tribunal (vice officialis 1976-83)
- Metropolitan Tribunal (defender of the bond 1980-83)
- Metropolitan Tribunal (officialis/judicial vicar 1983-86)
- St. Gertrude's in Chicago (1986-89) map
- Metropolitan Tribunal (judge 1986-89)
- Becker was also an officer of the Canon Law Society of America:
secretary-treasurer 1975-76, 1977-79;
general secretary and treasurer 1980-81;
vice-president 1981-82;
president 1982-83.
- Died 10/22/89 (called Norber C. Becker in the 1990 Directory's necrology entries)

Becker is accused of abusing a boy during the time that the priest was the second-ranking canon lawyer in the archdiocese and an officer of the Canon Law Society of America. The boy was allegedly pimped to Becker by Rev. Kenneth C. Ruge, who had abused the boy first. This was allegedly an arrangement that the priests used to abuse other boys. Attorney Marc Pearlman states that he knows of 10 victims of the two priests, and that all but one were victimized by both Ruge and Becker.
- 15 Cases of Priest Abuse Settled, by Mickey Ciokajlo (10/3/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)
- Two Priests Abused Boy in '70s, Lawsuit Alleges, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (4/25/06)

Bennett, Joseph R.

- Ordained 1966
- Note: Abuse during the bolded assignment was alleged by one woman in 2003 and another in 2004.
- St. John (Baptist) de la Salle in Chicago (1966-74) Bennett was indexed to this parish in the 1967 Directory but not listed there; parish school had 471 children map
- Our Lady of the Ridge in Chicago Ridge (1974-76) parish school had 525 children map
- St. Joseph and St. Anne (French) in Chicago (in residence 1976-78) parish school had 389 children map
- Cook County Jail (chaplain 1976-78) so described in the St. Joseph and St. Anne listing (see previous entry) but in the "Chaplains in Attendance at Public Institutions" section of the 1977-78 Directories, Rev. Joseph F. McDonnell is the chaplain of the jail map
- St. Christina's in Chicago (1978-80) parish school had 679 children map
- St. John de la Salle in Chicago (pastor 1980-89) parish school had 309 children map
- St. Agnes in Chicago (pastor 1989-91) parish closed in 1991 map
- Our Lady of Fatima (pastor 1991-97) parish school had 379 children map
- Holy Ghost in South Holland (1997-2006) parish school had 300 children; it closed in 2004 map
- Removed from Holy Ghost parish in 2/06

In late 2003, a woman told the diocese that Bennett had had intercourse with her for three years, beginning when she was 8 years old. The girl was in public school, and Bennett would allegedly abuse her after catechism sessions. In 2004, another woman came forward, alleging similar abuse when she was 12 years old, also at St. John de la Salle. Instead of removing Bennett in 2003 or 2004, Cardinal George says he had him "monitored" while the Review Board investigated. But in the 2003-2005 Directories, Bennett is listed as the sole priest in the Holy Ghost rectory. The pastor emeritus had moved out in 2002. George removed Bennett in 2/06, after bad publicity over his allowing Daniel McCormack to remain in ministry despite allegations.
- Priest Accused in '03 Is Removed, by Cathleen Falsani and Art Golab, Chicago Sun-Times (2/2/06)
- Letter to Cardinal George, by David Clohessy and Barbara Blaine (2/13/06)

Comments on the Assignment Record: Bennett spent only 2 years at Our Lady of the Ridge (1974-76) and was then put in residence at St. Joseph and St. Anne while he was chaplain at the Cook County Jail (1976-78). The chaplaincy was not stated outright in the Directory, but was included in Bennett's parish entry. This career detour and subtle recordkeeping suggest that the assignment in Chicago Ridge had gone awry in 1976.

Bennett's beginning at St. John de la Salle was also unusual, in that he was not included in the parish list of priests until his second year at the parish.

Bogdan, Leonard Adolf

Chicago Archdiocese
- Ordained 5/3/60
- St. Camillus in Chicago (1960-66) parish school had 627 children map
- St. Isidore in Blue Island (1966-70) parish school had 332 children map
- St. Symphorosa and Seven Sons in Chicago (1970-74) parish school had 1,238 children map
- On studies (1974-77)
- St. Symphorosa and Seven Sons in Chicago (1977-88) overlapped here with accused priest William J. O'Brien; parish school had 763 children map
- Tribunal Notary (1977-78)
- Pro-Synodal Judge (1978-79)
- Vice-Officialis / Vice Judicial Vicar (1979-87) one of three; another vice-officialis, Rev. Robert C. Becker, who became officialis in 1983, has also been accused
- Defender of the Bond (1979-87)
- Promoter of Justice (1983-87)
Kalamazoo Diocese
- Judicial Vicar (1987-2000) first listed as incardinated in KAL in 1995 Directory; previously impossible to locate in KAL using the Directory for some years; not indexed in 1998-2000 Directories, but listed in KAL
- St. Augustine cathedral in Kalamazoo (in res. 1988-92)
- Adjutant Judicial Vicar (2000-2003) called Msgr. in this tribunal entry in 2002-2003 Directories but not the entry for retired priests.
- Retired from diocese of Kalazamoo 6/30/00, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.
- Retired in Sun City Center AZ (2000-2004)

An allegation of sexual abuse of a minor was made against Bogdan in 4/83, withdrawn in 6/86, remade in 8/01, and deemed credible by the Chicago archdiocese in 9/01. The Kalamazoo diocese suspended Bogdan's faculties in 3/02.
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)
- Priest Linked to Sex Abuse Was Once in Kalamazoo, by Chris Meehan, Kalamazoo Gazette (3/22/06)

Bowman, Robert Peter

- Ordained 5/3/55
- St. Denis (1955-58; pastor 1958-59; 1959-61) map
- St. Lawrence O'Toole in Matteson (1961-66) map
- Our Lady of Victory (1966-69) map
- St. Timothy's (1969-78) map
- St. James in Arlington Heights (pastor 1978-95) map
- Dean of Deanery 2, the northwest suburbs (1984-95)
- Vicar for Administration (1995-97)
- Moderator of the Curia (1995-2000)
- St. Theresa's (in res. 1995-2002) map
- Retired 2001 (Directory gives the address 645 N. Michigan, suite 543, which was the office of Rev. Thomas A. Tivy, Vicar for Priests)
- Removed from public ministry 5/02, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Letter to Parishioners, by Bishop Jerome E. Listecki (5/26/02)
- Former Pastor of St. James Is Removed, by Amy McLaughlin (5/27/02)
- Ex-Deputy to George, Bernardin Accused, by Mickey Ciokajlo and Monica Davey (5/28/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Braun, David Francis

- Ordained 5/5/54
- Sacred Heart (German) at 7020 S Aberdeen St. in Chicago (1954-61; served briefly as pastor or administrator in 1957-58) parish school had 961 children; parish HS had 164 children map
- St. Sebastian's in Chicago (1961-62) parish school had 385 children; parish HS had 122 children map ???
- St. Linus in Oak Lawn (1962-64) apparent demotion from previous assignment; parish school had 1,121 children; indexed to this parish in the 1964 Directory but not listed there map
- St. Teresa's in Chicago (1964-68) parish school had 352 children map
- Our Lady of Grace in Chicago (1968-71) parish school had 1,060 children map
- St. Lambert's in Skokie (1971-74) parish school had 280 children map
- St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette (1974-84) parish school had 302 children map
- St. Joseph's in Round Lake (1984-85) pastor was accused priest Raymond F. Skriba; parish school had 248 children map
- St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine (1985-90) pastor was accused priest Walter E. Huppenbauer, and accused priest Daniel P. Buck was here too; parish school had 257 children map
- Mater Christi in North Riverside (1990-92) parish school had 165 children map
- Retired (1992-97) in the 1993 Directory, a phone number is provided for Braun, 217-324-4192, apparently in the Springfield IL diocese, where Daniel L. Ryan was the bishop (see also Burns, Cloutier, Mayer, and Ruge); in the 1994-98 Directories, Braun's address is Box 745, Sublette IL, which is in the Rockford diocese
- Died 12/2/97.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Buck, Daniel Peter

- Ordained 5/12/71
- St. Luke's in River Forest (1971-76) parish school had 490 children map
- Our Lady of Grace in Chicago (1976-78) an apparent demotion from previous assignment; parish school had 512 children map
- St. Wenceslaus in Chicago (1978-79) parish school had 339 children map
- St. Francis Borgia in Chicago (1979-84) overlapped here with accused priest Ralph S. Strand; parish school had 593 children map
- St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine (1984-) pastor was accused priest Walter E. Huppenbauer; overlapped here with accused priest David Braun; parish school had 257 children map
- St. Pius X in Stickney, (1989-95); parish school had 180 children. map
- St. Priscilla's in Chicago (in residence 1995-96) The 1996 Directory lists Buck as on "other assignments" but the address provided, 6949 W. Addison St., was the rectory address for St. Priscilla's, which had a parish school with 548 children. map
- St. Frances of Rome in Cicero (1996-2001); parish school had 470 students map
- St. Mary's in Buffalo Grove (2001-2002 ); parish school had 700 students map
- Removed from public ministry 6/02, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.
- Indexed as being on “other assignments” (2002-2004). Address was [Cardinal Stritch Retreat House, 1000 E. Maple] P.O. Box 455, Mundelein IL 60060 (2002-2004). Resided with other accused priests. map

- Archdiocese Removes 8 Priests, by Todd Lighty and Monica Davey (6/24/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- 15 Cases of Priest Abuse Settled, by Mickey Ciokajlo (10/3/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Burns, Eugene Patrick

- Ordained 5/3/55
- St. Anne's in Hazel Crest (1955-61) parish school of 440 children founded in 1958 map
- St. Catherine Laboure in Glenview (1961-66) parish school had 449 children map
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Chicago (1966-68) parish school had 1,151 children map
- St. Denis in Chicago (1968-73) parish school had 1,455 children map
- St. Joseph's in Homewood (1973-79) incorrectly indexed in 1974-78 Directories as at Our Lady of Loretto in Homewood; but Our Lady of Loretto was actually in Hometown; corrected in 1979 Directory; St. Joseph's parish school had 516 children map
- St. Terrence in Alsip (1979-80) map
- Our Lady of Knock in Calumet City (1980-81) parish school had 363 children map
- Queen of Apostles in Riverdale (pastor 1981-84) parish school had 281 children; in 1983 Burns was dropped to number 3, his 2 colleagues were promoted ahead of him, and 2 old priests were moved here from other parishes map
- Not indexed in 1985 Directory
- St. Ann's in Lansing IL (1985-) overlapped here with accused priest John E. Hefferan; parish school had 381 children map
- Not listed in 1990 Directory
- St. Margaret Hospital and Health Centers in Hammond IN in the Gary diocese (director of pastoral care 1990-92) listed as a Gary priest; bed capacity 475; patients assisted annually 65,873 map
- Retired (1992-2005) with the address 797 Waverly Rd., LaPorte IN 46350, but the 1993 Directory index gives as a phone number 217-324-4192, apparently in the Springfield IL diocese, where Daniel L. Ryan was the bishop (see also Braun, Cloutier, Mayer, and Ruge).
- Died 1/05, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- 24 Victims of Priests Settle: 5 Alleged Abusers Identified for 1st Time, by Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune (10/28/05)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Byrne, Eamon, S.S.C.

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- St. Columbans Foreign Mission Society in Bayside in Brooklyn diocese (apostolate to Filipinos 1974-78) The Mission Society also maintained St. Columban's House in Chicago map, but Byrne is not listed there in the Directory. Byrne had previously worked in Manila in the Philipines (1970 Directory)

Byrne, a Columban order priest, was sued in 1992 by a woman who alleged that Byrne touched her sexually during a church outing in 1974, when she was about 10 years old.
- Priest Files Can Remain Secret, by Michael Hirsley and Terry Wilson (11/17/92)

Calicott, John Walter

- Ordained 5/8/74
- St. Ailbe's in Chicago (1974-80) parish school had 284 children map
- Holy Name of Mary in Chicago (1980-91) pastor was accused priest Anthony J. Vader; parish school had 306 children map
- Sacred Heart mission (1984-91) map
- Dean of Deanery 10/11 (1984-87)
- Holy Angels (pastor 1991-94) parish school had 1,300 children map
- Other assignments [Cardinal Stritch Retreat House map, 1000 E. Maple] P.O. Box 455, Mundelein IL 60060 (1994-95), i.e., only P.O. box given in 1995 Directory, with other accused priests. But the box is the same address as the Stritch Retreat House. Meanwhile, Rev. Dennis S. Riley is listed for this year as the administrator at Holy Angels.
- Holy Angels (pastor 1995-2002) map
- Removed from public ministry 6/02, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.
- On leave (2002-2005); for these years, Directory entry for Holy Angels cites as pastors: “Revs. Robert J. Miller Admin.; John W. Calicott (On Leave).”

Calicott was removed from Holy Angels parish in 1994 after two men alleged sexual misconduct by Calicott in 1976 at St. Ailbe's when they were age 15. Calicott admits the abuse.
- Cardinal George Says Chicago Archdiocese Will Conform to National Policy, by Maura Kelly (6/17/02)
- Archdiocese Removes 8 Priests, by Todd Lighty and Monica Davey (6/24/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Accused Priest Lecturing Kids about Sex, by Cathleen Falsani and Ana Mendieta (1/22/04)
- Priest Will Never Return to Ministry: South Side Cleric to Undergo Church Trial, Sanctions, by Manya A. Brachear (12/4/04)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Cloutier, William J.

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- Ordained 5/14/75
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago (1975-77) parish school had 260 children
- St. Damian's in Oak Forest (1977-79) parish school had 680 children map
- Active Outside the Archdiocese (1979-81) incorrectly identified as Msgr. in index and entry of 1980 Directory
- Our Lady of the Snows in Chicago (1981-82) parish school had 298 children map
- University of Illinois Professional Schools, Cardinal Stritch Foundation (chaplain 1982-83)
- University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Pope John Paul II Catholic Student Center (chaplain 1983-85) also worked as chaplain for Columbia College, YMCA and Loop Junior College) map
- Not indexed in 1986 Directory
- St. Peter's in Skokie (1986-91) parish school had 276 children map
- Absent on Sick Leave (1991-93) In the 1993 Directory, a phone number is provided for Cloutier, 217-324-4192, apparently in the Springfield IL diocese, where Daniel L. Ryan was the bishop (see also Braun, Burns, Mayer, and Ruge).
- Not indexed in 1994-99 Directories.
- Died 8/03, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

Cloutier has publicly admitted to abusing two boys, and has been accused by a third of abusing him in the mid-1980s.
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- Abuse Group Tries for Church Reforms before Trying Lawsuit, by Teresa Mask (10/23/03)
- 15 Cases of Priest Abuse Settled, by Mickey Ciokajlo (10/3/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Craig, Robert D.

- Ordained 5/8/74
- St. Aloysius in Chicago (1974-77) map
- All Saints St. Anthony in Chicago (1977-82) parish school had 195 children map
- St. Ann's in Chicago (1982-87) parish school had 253 children map
- St. Mark's in Chicago (1987-91) parish school had 280 children map
- Not indexed in 1992-95 Directory.
- Resigned 10/93, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)
- Lawyers: Church Hid Abuse of Client's Brother, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (4/7/06)
- Lawsuit Alleges Sex Abuse by Priest, by Margaret Ramirez, Chicago Tribune (4/7/06)

Curran, John William

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- Ordained 5/3/57
- St. Bede the Venerable (1957-61) parish school had 1,179 children map
- Quigley Preparatory Seminary–South (music and Gregorian chant, 1961-66) school had 813 children map
- St. Catherine of Siena in Oak Park (1966-70) with accused priest Robert E. Mayer; parish school had 724 children map
- St. Albert the Great in Burbank (1970-80) parish school had 1,127 children map
- Urban Vicar, Vicariate XI (1976-82)
- St. Christina's (pastor 1980-2/93)
- Dean, Deanery 11, 10, 12 (1984-2/93)
- Not indexed in the Directory for 1994-96
- St. Joseph's in Homewood (in res. 1996-98) [the 1997 Directory lists Curran in the parish entry; the 1998 Directory includes him in the list of priests on "Other Assignments," giving the address of the St. Joseph's rectory, but Curran is not listed in the parish entry] map
- Other Assignment: Resurrection Life Center (nursing home 1999-3/28/2000) map
- Died 3/28/2000. The necrologies in the 2001 Directory list Curran as retired, but he was not so listed in prior Directories.

In 1994, the archdiocese announced that two men had come forward with accusations that Curran abused them when they were minor males at St. Christina's church in the late 1980s. At the time of the announcement, Curran was on a "sabbatical," which the archdiocese now admitted was prompted by earlier abuse allegations received in the early 1990s from two other men, who claimed Curran had abused them at Quigley South minor seminary, where he taught music in the 1960s. When Curran left St. Christina's, he also vacated his position as archdiocesan dean, which he had held for over 15 years, under both Cardinal Cody and Cardinal Bernardin.
- Priest's Removal Tied to Sex Charge: News Rocks Parish on Southwest Side 21 Months Later, by Steve Metsch (11/22/94)
- Once a Model, Panel on Priests Is Now Faulted, by Sam Dillon (5/14/02)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

DeRoeck, Walter George

- Ordained 5/12/71
- St. Paul of the Cross in Park Ridge (1971-76) parish school had 567 children map
- Mary, Queen of Heaven in Cicero (1976-84) overlapped here with accused priest Donald Mulsoff; index in 1977-78 Directory incorrectly lists this assignment as Chicago [6] instead of Cicero [6]; this error is corrected in the 1979 Directory index; parish school had 208 children map
- Quigley North High School Seminary (faculty 1976-84, and director of recruitment in his last year) not indexed and hence very difficult to find in the diocesan pages; school had 268 children map
- St. John Berchmans in Chicago (pastor 1985-91) parish school had 345 children map Note: Beginning in the 1986 Directory, DeRoeck was alphabetized in the index as Roeck, Walter G. De. Not indexed in the 1990-91 Directories, but listed at this parish.
- Sabbatical (1991-92) with name alphabetized again as DeRoeck.
- St. Catherine Laboure in Glenview (1992-96) parish school had 268 children map
- St. Celestine's in Elmwood Park (pastor 1996-99) parish school had 598 children map
- [Cardinal Stritch Retreat House map, 1000 E. Maple] P.O. Box 455, Mundelein IL 60060 (1999-2001), i.e., only the P.O. box given in 1999 Directory. The box number is the same address as the Stritch Retreat House. Listed in a section called "Other assignments" with two other accused priests at the same address: Ruge and Strand.
- Resigned 8/01, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocese Probing Sex Charges against Priest, by Steve Kloehn (3/31/99)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Diederich, Dominic A.

- Ordained 1917
- St. Nicholas (German) in Evanston (1917-25) parish school had 320 children map
- Sacred Heart (German) in Chicago (1925-29) parish school had 500 children map
- St. Mary's (German and English) in Chicago (pastor 1929-36) parish school had 146 children map
- St. George's (German) in Chicago (pastor 1936-42) parish school had 311 children map
- St. Maurice in Chicago (pastor 1942-66; pastor emeritus 1966-77) in 1964-66, Diederich had as administrator of the parish Rev. Harry Gregowski, who became pastor when Diederich retired; parish school had 281 children map
- Made monsignor in 1958
- Retired 1966
- Died 4/24/77

- Lawsuit Wants Name of Every Accused Priest, by Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune (2/1/06)
- Letter to Cardinal George, by David Clohessy and Barbara Blaine (2/13/06)

Dilla, Francis Emil

- Ordained 5/1/53
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Bohemian) in Chicago (1953-58) parish school had 404 children map
- St. Joseph's (Slovak) in Chicago (1958-64) parish school had 136 children map
- St. Simon's in Chicago (1964-65) overlapped here with accused priest Richard L. Skriba; parish school had 496 children map
- Holy Rosary (Slovak) in Chicago (1965-70) parish school had 280 children map
- Assumption (Slovak) in Chicago (1970-75) parish school had 156 children map
- Sacred Heart at 721 N. Oakley Blvd. in Chicago (pastor 1975-90) map
- Not indexed in 1991-92 Directories
- Other assignments (1992-93)
- Not indexed in 1994-95 Directories
- Died 2/05, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Duggan, Jeremiah C.

- Ordained 1955
Note: In 2005, the archdiocese settled with a complainant who alleged abuse by Duggan during the bolded assignment below.
- Queen of Martyrs in Chicago (1955-66) overlapped here for a year with accused priest Robert C. Becker; parish school had 857 children map
- St. Gertrude's in Franklin Park (1966-68) overlapped here for a year with accused priest Raymond F. Skriba; parish school had 861 children map
- Our Lady of Charity in Cicero (1968-75) parish school had 569 children map
- St. Bede the Venerable in Chicago (pastor 1975-76; 1976-79; pastor 1979-99) overlapped here with convicted priest Norbert J. Maday, who is accused of abuse at St. Bede's; parish school had 1,040 children map
- Died 7/21/99. Necrology section in 2000 Directory lists Duggan as "retired" at the time of his death, but the 1999 Directory listed him as active pastor of St. Bede the Venerable.

- 24 Victims of Priests Settle: 5 Alleged Abusers Identified for 1st Time, by Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune (10/28/05)

Fassbinder, Richard Wayne

- Ordained 5/1/53
- St. Hugh's in Lyons (associate pastor 1953-64) parish school had 430 children map
- Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago (1964-67) parish school had 1,288 children map
- St. Emily's in Mt. Prospect (1967-75) parish school had 1,001 children; in the 1974-75 Directories, Fassbinder is indexed to this parish but not listed; nor is he listed at Prince of Peace map
- Prince of Peace in Lake Villa (1975-77; pastor 1977-97; pastor emeritus 1997-2002) parish school had 268 children map
- Retired 1997
- Retired (2003-2004 Directories give the address 645 N. Michigan, suite 543, which was the office of Rev. Thomas A. Tivy, Vicar for Priests)
- Died 5/1/04

In 12/01 a man in his 40s contacted the archdiocese and accused Fasssbinder of abusing him at Prince of Peace, apparently in the late 1970s. The review board found the allegation credible.
- Priest Charges Surface in Lake: George Comforts Winnetka Parish, by Julia Lieblich and Todd Lighty (4/10/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Feely, Theodore, OFM Conv.

- Ordained in 1958 as a Conventual Franciscan priest (OFM Conv.) in the order’s St. Bonaventure Province (headquartered in Lake Forest IL in the Chicago archdiocese)
- St. Thomas in Arlington CA in San Diego diocese (associate pastor 1958-61) with school of 417 children.
- St. Paul the Apostle in Pismo Beach CA in the Monterey-Fresno diocese (associate pastor 1961-62).
- St. Peter’s in Avila CA in the Monterey-Fresno diocese (associate pastor 1961-62) a mission of the previous parish
- St. Bronislava in Chicago in the Chicago archdiocese (associate pastor 1962-63) with school of 346 children. Pastor and supr. was Rev. Sigmund Grochowski. Other priests were Andrew Derenda and Ferdinand Kintop both OFM Conv. map
- Queen of Angels in Riverside CA in the San Diego CA diocese (pastor 1963-64; associate pastor 1964-68) with school of 350 children. Other priest was Frederick Gorka OFM Conv. Gorka was Feely’s associate briefly, and then Gorka became the pastor and Feely reported to him. After Gorka, Parchem and Michalik were Feely’s pastors here.
- St. Anthony of Padua (Italian) in Rockford IL in the Rockford IL diocese (associate pastor1968-72; in residence 1972-73) with school of 286 boys and 318 girls.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe in Riverside or Arlington CA in the San Diego diocese (pastor 1973-75). When Feely leaves, no priest is listed for the church in the 1976 Directory.
- St. Thomas in Riverside CA in the San Diego CA diocese (1975-76) with school of 299 children.
- Queen of Angels in Riverside CA in the San Diego diocese (1976-78, chaplain of Riverside General Hospital and Juvenile Hall) with school of 215 children.
- St. John of God in Norwalk CA in the Los Angeles CA archdiocese (in residence 1978-) with school of 341 children.
- California Youth Authority, Southern Reception Center and Clinic in Norwalk CA in the Los Angeles archdiocese (chaplain 1978-81). Feely does not appear in the index of the 1981 Directory, but he continues to be listed as chaplain at the center.
- St. George’s in Stockton CA in the Stockton CA diocese (in residence 1981-82) with a school of 200 children.
- Queen of Angels in Riverside CA in San Bernardino CA diocese (in residence 1982-88) with school of 288 children.
- Riverside General Hospital in Riverside CA in the San Bernardino CA diocese (chaplain 1982-88)
- Riverside County Jail in Riverside CA in the San Bernardino CA diocese (chaplain 1986-88)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno NV in Reno-Las Vegas NV diocese (pastor 1988-91). Other priests were Revs. Bernard Michalik OFM Conv., Benedict Williams, Frederick Gorka OFM Conv., and Thomas Zagorski OFM Conv.
- Died 9/25/91

- Emotional Stigmata: Living As the Victim of Clergy Sexual Abuse, by Melissa Wangall, Rock River Times (7/20/05)
- My Story, by Donald Bondick, Testimony to the Ohio State Legislature (11/22/05)
- See also our illustrated assignment record

Fitzharris, Joseph L.

- Ordained 4/28/62
- St. Louise de Marillac in La Grange Park (1962-67) parish school had 759 children map
- St. Aloysius in Chicago (1967-73) the vice chancellor Msgr. Clifford E. Bergin lived in the rectory for a year; parish school had 702 children map
- St. Fidelis in Chicago (1973-78) parish school had 377 children map
- St. Francis Xavier in Chicago (1978-86) parish school had 342 children map
- St. Bartholomew's (Lithuanian) in Waukegan (1986-87) map participated in Lake Shore Catholic Academy, which had 247 children
- Not indexed in 1988 Directory
- St. Genevieve's in Chicago (1988-89) two monsignors in the rectory; parish school had 418 children map
- St. Pascal's in Chicago (1989-91) parish school had 602 children map
- Not indexed in 1992-95 Directories
- Resigned 1/95, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Removal of Priests Leaves Parishes Torn, by Michael Hirsley (11/24/91)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Flosi, James Vincent

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- Ordained 5/12/71
- St. Hubert's in Hoffman Estates (associate pastor 1971-76) map
- Cathedral of the Holy Name (assistant pastor 1976-85) map
- Office of Pastoral Care for Separated and Divorced Catholics (director 1978-88) [in 1982 renamed Phoenix Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics]
- St. Luke's in River Forest (associate pastor 1985-88) map
- Not indexed in the 1989 Directory
- St. Gertrude's in Franklin Park (associate pastor 1989-90) map
- St. Giles in Oak Park (associate pastor 1990-92) map
- Resigned 7/92, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.
- AIDSCare (founder and executive director)

- Suit Alleges Priest Molested, Threatened Student in 1980, by Manya A. Brachear (3/305)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Friese, Robert

- Ordained 5/10/78
- St. Cyprian's in River Grove (1978-80) parish school had 266 children map
- Leave of absence (1980-85) so listed in the 1981-85 Directories; later newspaper stories do not mention this leave or give a reason for it
- St. Juliana's in Chicago (1980-84?) not listed in the Directory but mentioned in media coverage; pastor was Rev. Donald J. Ahearn; parish school had 715 children map
- Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, a home for troubled youths (counselor 1982-84?) not listed in the Directory but mentioned in media coverage; staff when abuse began in 10/82 were: Rev. John Smyth, executive director; Rev. John E. Tilford, assistant executive director; Sr. Estella Viens, supr.; home had 115 boys and 60 girls at the time the abuse began map
- Arrested (8/84) and confessed to abusing a Maryville boy
- Resigned 8/85, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.
- Convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and taking indecent liberties with a 14-year-old boy (11/15/85)
- Given four years' probation (1/15/86)
- House of Affirmation in Whitinsville MA (1986)

Friese was convicted in 1985 of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and indecent liberties with a child for molesting a 14-year-old boy at Maryville Academy, a home for troubled youth at which Friese was a counselor. Friese admitted to police that he had abused the boy, and then changed his story on the stand. He received probation in 1986.
- Priest Convicted of Child Sex Abuse, by Linnet Myers (11/16/85)
- Priest Gets Probation for Child Sex Abuse, by Linnet Myers (1/16/86)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Garza, Jesus P.

- Ordained 5/9/79
- St. Casimir's (Polish) in Chicago (1979-81) parish school had 168 children map
- St. Sebastian's in Chicago (1981-86) parish school had 200 children map; in the 1985 Directory, Garza is indexed twice, once at St. Sebastian's and once as "absent on sick leave"; in the same Directory (see next entry) he is listed as on the faculty of a minor seminary, but is not indexed there.
- Quigley Preparatory Seminary-North (1984-85) this assignment is listed in the 1985 Directory but not indexed; seminary had 250 boys map
- St. Ita's in Chicago (1986-89) parish school had 425 children map
- St. Aloysius in Chicago (1989-94) map
- Other assignments (1994-95) The address provided in the "other assignments" section of the 1995 Directory is that of St. Aloysius, but the parish entry does not list Garza.
- St. Margaret Mary in Chicago (1995-96) parish school had 455 children map
- Edgewood High School in Madison WI (campus ministry 1996-97)
- Resurrection in Chicago (administrator 1997-98) parish school had 280 students map
- Not indexed in 1999-2005 Directories
- Resigned 7/00, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Hagan, James Craig

- Ordained 5/8/74
- St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy in Oak Park (1974-81) parish school had 310 children map
- St. Richard's in Chicago (1981-86) parish school had 377 children map
- St. Gertrude's in Chicago (1986-88) overlapped here with accused priest Robert C. Becker; parish school had 441 children map
- St. Denis in Chicago (pastor 1988-96) parish school had 627 children map
- Not indexed in 1997-2002 Directory
- Resigned 4/97, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- 15 Cases of Priest Abuse Settled, by Mickey Ciokajlo (10/3/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)
- Sex Abuse Suit Filed against Former Priest, by Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune (4/14/06)
- Man Claiming Abuse Sues Priest, Archdiocese, by Lisa Donovan, Chicago Sun-Times (4/14/06)
- Archdiocese of Chicago Named in Another Priest-Abuse Lawsuit, Associated Press (4/14/06)

Hefferan, John Edward

- Ordained 5/1/56
- St. Louise de Marillac in La Grange Park (1956-62) parish school, first listed in the 1959 Directory, had 637 children map
- St. Anastasia's in Waukegan (1962-67) parish school had 715 children map
- St. Simeon's in Bellwood (1967-68) parish school had 1,141 children map
- Infant Jesus of Prague in Flossmoor (1968-73) parish school had 711 children map
- St. John the Evangelist in Streamwood (1973-75) parish school had 206 children map
- St. John Baptist Vianny, Cure of Ars (1975-81) overlapped here with accused priest Thomas J. Job; parish school had 341 children map
- St. James in Highwood (1981-85) parish school had 160 children map
- St. Ann's in Lansing (1985-90) overlapped here with accused priest Eugene P. Burns; parish school had 381 children map
- St. Gerald's in Oak Lawn (1990-97) parish school had 550 children map
- St. Bede's in Ingleside (1997-2002) parish school had 243 children map
- Retired 2000
- Bishop Lyne Home in Lemont (2002-2005) retirement home for priests map
- Removed from public ministry 10/03, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Hogan, Michael J.

- Ordained 5/19/84
- St. Barbara's in Brookfield (1984-92) incorrectly indexed as retired in 1985 Directory, but listed correctly in that year; overlapped here with accused priests Russell L. Romano (1984-91); parish school had 300 children map
- Not indexed in 1993 Directory
- Resigned 7/93, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Holihan, Daniel Mark

- Ordained 5/3/57
- St. Patrick's in Chicago (1957-65) parish school had 259 children map
- St. Aloysius in Chicago (1965-68) parish school had 755 children map
- St. Sylvester's in Chicago (1968-69) parish school had 823 children map
- St. Francis de Sales in Chicago (1969-73) parish school had 575 children; HS had 1,166 children map
- St. Jane de Chantal in Chicago (1973-79) parish school had 468 children map
- Our Lady of the Snows in Chicago (1979-90) parish school had 280 children map
- St. Therese of the Infant Jesus in Chicago (1990-91) parish school had 288 children map
- St. Jerome's in Chicago (in residence 1991-92) parish school had 170 children map
- Catholic Charities (consultant 1992-93; associate administrator 1993-2002) overlapped here for the entire time with accused priest James M. Ray
- Other assignments (2002-2003) Directory gives the address 645 N. Michigan, suite 543, which was the office of Rev. Thomas A. Tivy, Vicar for Priests
- Other assignments (2003-2005) [Cardinal Stritch Retreat House map, 1000 E. Maple] P.O. Box 455, Mundelein IL 60060, i.e., only P.O. box given in 1995 Directory,
- Removed from public ministry 6/02, according to 3/20/06 archdiocesan announcement.

- Archdiocese Removes 8 Priests, by Todd Lighty and Monica Davey (6/24/02)
- The Accused, in USA Today (11/11/02)
- 55 Credible Accusations of Priests since '93, by Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times (1/17/03)
- Archdiocesan Priests with Substantiated Allegations, by Chicago archdiocese (3/20/06)

Huels, John M., O.S.M.

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- Ordained 1976
Note: Huels admitted in 2002 to abusing a boy during the bolded assignment.
- St. Joseph's in Carteret NJ in the Trenton diocese (1976-79) parish school had 350 children
- Not indexed in 1980 Directory
- Divine Word College in Washington DC (1980-82) This assignment is listed in Chicago archdiocesan pages under Monasteries and Residences, Berwyn, Priests serving elsewhere