| Rev. Edmund H. Haen Summary of Case: Archbishop Weakland received a report from a man in 1989 that Haen had sexually abused him repeatedly in the 1940s, when the man was an altar boy and student at Haen's Milwaukee parish and parish school. The man said he knew of at least two other boys who had been abused by Haen. Haen acknowledged the abuse. Haen was forced to retire in 1990, and was restricted from ministry in 1992. He died in 1997. Ordained: 1940 Retired: 1990 Died: 1997 |
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| Start | Stop | Parish | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1940 Milwaukee archbishop was Moses Elias Kiley (1940-1953) |
1947 | St. Lawrence's | Milwaukee • A man reported to Weakland in 1989 that he had been repeatedly sexually abused as a child in the 1940s by Haen. The man was an altar boy at St. Lawrence's and a student at the parish school during the time of the abuse. Bishop Sklba informed the accuser in 1992 that Haen acknowledged having abused him. (Journal Sentinel Online |
WI | 3/3 | Parish had a school with 330-413 students. |
1947 Kiley was succeeded by Albert Gregory Meyer (1953-1958) |
1955 | St. Killian's | Hartford | WI | 3/3 | Parish had a school with 302-443 students. |
| 1947 | 1955 | St. Patrick's | Erin | WI | This was a mission of St. Killian's in Hartford. | |
1955 William Edward Cousins followed Meyer as archbishop (1958-1977) |
1972 | St. Frances Cabrini | West Bend | WI | 1/1, 1/2 | Parish had a school beginning in 1957 with 237-585 students. |
1960 Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. replaced Cousins (1977-2002) |
1985 | Archdiocesan Marriage Tribunal | Milwaukee | WI | Pro-Synodal Judge | |
| 1980 | 1982 | Archdiocesan Consultor | Milwaukee | WI | ||
| 1972 | 1990 | St. James | Mequon | WI | 1/1, 1/2 | Parish had a school with 314-128 students. |
| 1990 | 1997 | Retired | Milwaukee | WI | Address given is 9301 N. 76th St. #371E. In 2011 this is the address of Alexian Village of Milwaukee, which is a Catholic retirement community. Haen was forced into retirement a year after a man reported to Weakland that Haen had sexually abused him as a child. He was restricted from ministry in 1992. (Journal Sentinel Online Haen died Oct. 23, 1997 |
| Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1941-1997) Priests in a Parish: We use the following convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand 3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample page from the Directory. Note: The Official Catholic Directory aims to report the whereabouts of Catholic priests in the United States on January 1 of the Directory's publication year. Our working assumption is that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year was at the same assignment for part of the previous year as well. However, Kenedy and Sons will sometimes accept updates well into the year of publication. Diocesan clergy records are rarely available to correct this information. The Directory is also sometimes misleading or wrong. We have tried to create an accurate assignment record, given the source materials and their limitations. Assignment records are a work in progress and we are always improving the records that we post. Please email us with new information and corrections. This assignment record collates Haen's career history as it is represented in the Official Catholic Directory with allegations as reported in the media. We make no representation regarding the truth of the allegation we report, and we remind our readers that the U.S. legal system presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil actions are presumed not to be liable for such claims unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements. For more information, see our posting policy. This assignment record was last updated on March 21, 2011 |