| Rev. Charles W. Walter Summary of Case: Walter's name was on a list released in 2004 by the Milwaukee archdiocese of 43 priests with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors against them. He has since been listed on the archdiocesan website as "fully restricted from priestly ministry". Ordained: 1974 Retired: 1999 |
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| Start | Stop | Parish | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1974 Milwaukee archbishop was William Edward Cousins (1958-1977) |
1977 | St. George's | Kenosha | WI | 2/3, 2/2 | Parish had a school with 318-310 students. |
1977 Cousins was succeeded by Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. (1977-2002) |
1984 | St. Francis De Sales Prep. Seminary High School/Call to Ministry Program | Milwaukee | WI | Faculty member; Dean of Students 1978-1979; Associate Director 1979-1980; Residency Director 1980-1984. | The school had 145-48 students. |
| 1984 | 1987 | St. Dominic | Brookfield | WI | 2/3 | Parish had a school with 198-184. |
| 1987 | 1993 | St. Francis Cabrini | West Bend | WI | 1/2 | Parish had a school with 358-396 students, and a religious education program with 685 students. |
| 1993 | 1994 | On Leave | ||||
| 1994 | 1999 | Sick Leave | ||||
1999 Weakland was replaced by Timothy Michael Dolan (2002-2009), followed by Jerome Edward Listecki (2009-) |
2003 | Retired | Pompano Beach | FL | Walter is not indexed in the Directories beyond 2003. He has been listed on the archdiocesan website since 2004 as "fully restricted from priestly ministry", due to substantiated allegations against him of child sexual abuse. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [Wisconsin] July 10, 2004) That status remained in March 2012. |
| Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1975-2003) 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 Walter'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 12, 2012 |