| Rev. Joseph F. Mika, O.F.M. aka Rev. Salvatore Mika, O.F.M. Summary of Case: Mika was accused in 2004 of having sexually abused a female student when he served in Pulaski, WI, in the 1950s. Mika "expressed sorrow" about the abuse, and his order said he was under "appropriate restrictions". He died in Nov. 2009. Ordained: 1951 Died: Nov. 17, 2009 |
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| Start | Stop | Parish | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1951 Ft. Wayne bishop was John Francis Noll (1924-1956) |
1952 | Immaculate Conception of Lourdes Monastery | Cedar Lake | IN | ||
1952 |
1954 | Assumption Monastery | Pulaski | WI | ||
| 1954 | 1957 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Pulaski • In 2004 Mika was accused of having sexually abused a girl who was a student at a Pulaski school where Mika had served. The order stated in 2008 that Mika had "expressed sorrow", and that he was under "appropriate restrictions". (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
WI | 2/3 | Parish had a school with 127-147 boys and 117-137 girls. |
1957 Saginaw bishop was Steven Stanislaus Woznicki (1950-1968) |
1959 | St. Leonard Friary and Mission House | Saginaw | MI | This was the Franciscan Fathers of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province (Order of Friars Minor) | |
| 1957 | SS. Peter and Paul High School | Saginaw | MI | teacher | Mika also filled in as a school bus driver. | |
| 1959 | 1960 | St. Mary's | Mio | MI | 1/1 | |
| 1959 | 1960 | Our Lady of the Woods | Mio | MI | This was a shrine of St. Mary's. | |
| 1960 | 1961 | Mika is indexed but not listed in the Saginaw diocesan pages as at St. Mary's in Mio. | ||||
| 1961 | 1963 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Saginaw | MI | 2/2 | Parish had a school with 415 students. |
1963 Green Bay bishop succeeding Bona was Aloysius John Wycislo (1968-1983) |
1972 | St. Mary of the Angels | Green Bay | WI | 2/4, 1/4, 1/3 | Parish had a school wtih 448-200 boys and 447-211 girls. Mika changed his name from "Salvatore" back to his given name, "Joseph", in the 1960s. (ofm-abvm.org) |
| 1972 | 1973 | Mika is not indexed in the 1973 Directory, nor is he listed in the diocesan pages at his previous or next assignments. | ||||
1973 Chicago archbishop was John Patrick Cody (1965-1982) |
1978 | St. Celestine's | Elmwood Park | IL | 4/4 In residence. |
Parish had a school with 621-536 students. |
1978 Joliet bishop was Romeo Roy Blanchette (1966-1979), followed by Joseph Leopold Imesch (1979-2006) |
1987 | Resurrection | Wayne | IL | 1/2, 1/3 | |
| 1987 | 1990 | St. John Capistran Friary | Wayne | IL | ||
| 1987 | 1994 | Immaculate Conception |
Elmhurst | IL | 2/4 | Parish had an elementary school with 377-534 students and a high school with 361-253 students. |
1994 Chicago archbishop replacing Cody was Joseph Louis Bernardin (1982-1996), followed by Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. |
1997 | Holy Name Friary-Franciscan House of Formation | Chicago | IL | ||
| 1997 | 2002 | Rosary Hill Home | Justice | IL | Chaplain | This was a senior care facility. Mika is not indexed beyond the 2002 Directory. |
2002 Milwaukee archbishop was Timothy Michael Dolan (2002-2009) |
Queen of Peace Friary | Burlington
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WI | Mika was accused in 2004 of having sexually abused a girl at a Pulaski school where he had served. The order paid for some counseling for the victim, but in 2009 they said they could no longer afford to help her. | ||
| Green Bay bishop was David Allen Zubic (2003-2007), followed by David Laurin Ricken (2008-) | 2009 | St. Mary's Home | Manitowoc | WI | resident | This was a skilled nursing facility. Mika died Nov. 17, 2009 |
| Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1952-2002) 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 Mika'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 April 28, 2011 |