Rev. Eric Middlecamp, s.d.s. - Assignment Record

Assignment Record– Rev. Eric Middlecamp, S.D.S.

Summary of Case: Eric Middlecamp was a priest of the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians), ordained in 1952. He taught in minor seminaries and high schools, was a boys' camp director, hospital chaplain, and director of the Order's foreign missions. His work took him to Wisconsin, Washington DC, Iowa, California and Arizona. Middlecamp was removed from active ministry in the early 1990s after the Salvatorians received allegations that he had sexually abused both boys and girls from the late 1950s through the 1970s. He was kept at the U.S. Province's headquarters in Milwaukee where he was given the foreign missions job. Middlecamp died March 6, 2011.

Ordained: June 9, 1952
Died: March 6, 2011

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1952 Green Bay bishop was Stanislaus Vincent Bona (1945-1967).	1957	Salvatorian Seminary	St. Nazianz	WI	instructor	This was a six year preparatory seminary with 194-180 students.
1957 Washington D.C. archbishop was Patrick Aloysius Boyle (1947-1973).	1958		Washington	DC		Address given is 1415 V St. N.W.
1958 Sioux City bishop was Joseph Maximilian Mueller (1948-1970).	1959	Trinity College Minor Seminary	Sioux City • The Salvatorians claim to have first heard in the early 1990s of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls by Middlecamp, which occurred from the late 1950s through the 1970s.	IA		This was a minor seminary with 42 students.
1959 Bona was succeeded as Green Bay bishop by Aloysius John Wycislo (1968-1983).	1968	Salvatorian Seminary	St. Nazianz • The Salvatorians claim to have first heard in the early 1990s of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls by Middlecamp, which occurred from the late 1950s through the 1970s.	WI	Director of Athletics	Salvatorian Seminary had 250-105 students.
		Camp St. Michael for Boys	Hancock • The Salvatorians claim to have first heard in the early 1990s of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls by Middlecamp, which occurred from the late 1950s through the 1970s.	WI	Director
1968	1970	J.F. Kennedy Prep	St. Nazianz • The Salvatorians claim to have first heard in the early 1990s of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls by Middlecamp, which occurred from the late 1950s through the 1970s.	WI		J.F. K. Prep had 85 students, all male.
1970 Adam Joseph Maida replaced Wycislo as Green Bay bishop (1983-1990).	1984	Salvatorian Center	New Holstein • The Salvatorians claim to have first heard in the early 1990s of allegations of sexual abuse of boys and girls by Middlecamp, which occurred from the late 1950s through the 1970s.	WI
1984 Oakland bishop was	1985	Society of the Divine Savior	Oakland	CA
1985 Phoenix bishop was	1994	St. Mark's	Phoenix	AZ	4/6, 4/7, 7/8,6/6, 5/6, 4/5 In residence.
1985	1994	St. Philip the Deacon Catholic Center	Phoenix	AZ		This was a mission of St. Mark's.
1985	1994	Maricopa County Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital	Phoenix	AZ		This was a station of St. Mark's.
1995 Green Bay bishop was Robert Joseph Banks (1990-2003), followed by David Allen Zubik (2003-2007).	2004	Salvatorian Foreign Missions	Milwaukee	WI	Mission Director	Address given is 1735 Hi-Mount Blvd., Milwaukee, which is that of the Salvatorians' U.S. headquarters. Per Salvatorian Provincial Rev. Joseph Rodriguez in 2015, the Order first learned in the early 1990s of Middlecamp's abuse of children. The allegations were considered substantiated because Middlecamp acknowledged they were true. He was removed from active ministry and given a "desk job" at Salvatorian headquarters.
1994 David Laurin Ricken succeeded Zubik as Green Bay bishop (2008-).	2011	Salvatorians - Jordan Hall	Milwaukee	WI	Middlecamp is noted to be retired from the 2005 Directory on.	Middlecamp died March 6, 2011.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1953-2011)

• Priest Says His First Mass, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, June 16, 1952
• Pastor to Speak on Brotherhood, Manitowoc Herald Times, February 4, 1965
• Royals Finish Third in Loop; Hurt by Injury, Manitowoc Herald Times, February 24, 1967
• City Native Has Been a Priest for 25 Years, Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids), June 10, 1977
• In Memory of Fr. Eric Middlecamp, Obituary, Dignity Memorial, March 6, 2011
• Letter from Salvatorian Provincial to Terry McKiernan, November 2, 2015

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