(Includes living current and former priests and deceased priests who were able to respond to the allegations before they died).
The following Archdiocesan priests are no longer in public ministry because an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor has been substantiated. The list includes priests against whom there have been substantiated allegations since 1950.
The allegations were substantiated by the Archdiocese’s Review Process for Continuation of Ministry administered by the Professional Responsibility Review Board. Prior to the creation of the Review Board in 1992, allegations were substantiated by administrative review. None of the priests are in ministry.
An allegation is deemed to be substantiated if there is reasonable cause to believe that abuse occurred. This determination follows a process of consultation and is not a legal judgment.
Deceased priests who did not have an opportunity to respond to an allegation before they died are not included on the list.
Every effort has been made to make sure that the list is accurate. Questions about the list should be in writing and directed to the Office of the Chancellor, Archdiocese of Chicago, P.O. Box 1979, Chicago, IL 60690.
NAME | DATE OF ORDINATION | ACTION TAKEN | CURRENT STATUS |
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Baranowski, Alexander Sylvester | 5/3/1955 | Resigned 6/1975 Laicized 8/1976 |
Deceased 6/2011 |
Bartz, Richard Barry | 5/8/1974 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 8/1987 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Resigned 6/2002 |
Resigned |
Becker, Robert Charles | 4/29/1965 | Restricted 3/1986 | Deceased 10/1989 |
Bennett, Joseph R. | 4/26/1966 | Monitored 1/2003 Removed from Public Ministry 2/2006 Resigned 7/2012 |
Resigned |
Bogdan, Leonard Adolph | 5/3/1960 | Monitored 6/1987 Excardinated to Kalamazoo 1/1994 |
Retired from Diocese of Kalamazoo 6/2000 |
Bowman, Robert Peter | 5/3/1955 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/2002 Removed from Public Ministry 5/2002 |
Deceased 4/2011 |
Braun, David Francis | 5/5/1954 | Removed from Public Ministry 1/1994 | Deceased 12/1997 |
Buck, Daniel Peter | 5/12/1971 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1995 Returned to Ministry 12/1997 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 |
Removed from Public Ministry |
Burns, Eugene Patrick | 5/3/1955 | Deceased 1/2005 | |
Calicott, John Walter | 5/8/1974 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1994 Returned to Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1995 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Laicized 9/2009 |
Laicized |
Cloutier, William J. | 5/14/1975 | Monitored 1987 Removed from Public Ministry 11/1991 Resigned 7/1993 |
Deceased 8/2003 |
Craig, Robert | 5/8/1974 | Removed from Public Ministry 10/1990 Resigned 10/1993 Laicized 10/2009 |
Laicized |
Curran, John William | 5/3/1957 | Removed from Public Ministry 12/1994 | Deceased 3/2000 |
Czajka, Norman J. | 5/1/1961 | Removed from Public Ministry 4/2006 | Removed from Public Ministry |
DeRoeck, Walter George | 5/12/1971 | Removed from Public Ministry 8/2001 Resigned 8/2001 Laicized 1/2002 |
Laicized |
Dilla, Francis Emil | 5/1/1953 | Removed from Public Ministry 2/1992 | Deceased 2/2005 |
Fassbinder, Richard Wayne | 5/1/1953 | Removed from Public Ministry 2/2002 | Deceased 5/2004 |
Fitzharris, Joseph L. | 4/28/1962 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/87 Removed from Public Ministry 10/1991 Resigned 1/1995 Laicized 5/2009 |
Laicized |
Flosi, James Vincent | 5/12/1971 | Resigned 7/1992 Laicized 10/2010 |
Laicized |
Friese, Robert | 5/10/1978 | Resigned 8/1985 Laicized 7/1987 |
Laicized |
Garza, Jesus P. | 5/9/1979 | Resigned 7/2000 | Resigned |
Hagan, James Craig | 5/8/1974 | Removed from Public Ministry 4/1996 Resigned 4/1997 Laicized 4/2010 |
Laicized |
Hefferan, John Edward | 5/1/1956 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/1993 Returned to Ministry 7/1993 Removed from Public Ministry 10/2003 |
Removed from Public Ministry |
Hoder, James | 5/14/1975 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1985 Resigned 5/1997 Laicized 12/2009 |
Laicized |
Hogan, Michael J. | 5/19/1984 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 2/1986 Resigned 7/1993 |
Resigned |
Holihan, Daniel Mark | 5/3/1957 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1990 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Resigned 11/2008 Laicized 7/2010 |
Laicized |
Huppenbauer, Walter Edward | 5/3/1957 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 8/1992 Removed from Public Ministry 10/2002 Laicized 8/2010 |
Laicized |
Job, Thomas | 5/13/1970 | Resigned 10/1991 Laicized 6/2010 |
Laicized |
Kealy, Robert Louis | 5/10/1972 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/2002 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Resigned 4/2006 |
Resigned |
Keehan, John James | 4/27/1967 | Monitored 10/1992 Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1993 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 |
Removed from Public Ministry |
Keough, John Joseph | 5/1/1952 | Resigned 3/1982 Laicized 11/2008 |
Laicized |
Kissane, Joseph Patrick | 5/14/1969 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 12/1989 Removed from Public Ministry 4/1991 Resigned 5/1991 Laicized 8/2010 |
Deceased 4/2011 |
Kmak, Leonard Paul | 5/7/1959 | Resigned 8/1968 Laicized 1/1969 |
Deceased 7/2002 |
Lupo, William L. | 4/29/1965 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 4/1993 Restrictions Removed 8/1995 Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1998 Resigned 12/2002 |
Resigned |
Maday, Norbert J. | 4/30/1964 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1991 Removed from Public Ministry 2/1992 Laicized 12/2007 |
Laicized |
Maloney, Edward | 5/3/1955 | Removed from Public Ministry 5/2009 | Removed from Public Ministry |
Mayer, Robert E. | 4/30/1964 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/191987 Removed from Public Ministry 8/1991 Resigned 1/1994 Laicized 7/2010 |
Laicized |
McCaffrey, Vincent | 5/10/1978 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1987 Removed from Public Ministry 10/91 Resigned 11/93 Laicized 7/2010 |
Laicized |
McCormack, Daniel J. | 5/21/1994 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 9/2005 Removed from Public Ministry 2/2006 Laicized 11/2007 |
Laicized |
McDonald, Robert Joseph | 5/9/1973 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1987 Resigned 6/1990 |
Resigned |
McNamara, Peter John | 6/6/1970 | Resigned 8/1971 Laicized 11/1972 |
Laicized |
Miller, Gary M. | 5/10/1972 | Removed from Public Ministry 9/2012 | Removed from Public Ministry |
Mulsoff, Donald John | 5/14/1969 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/2002 Removed from Public Ministry 5/2002 |
Deceased 11/2005 |
O’Brien, William John | 5/9/1973 | Removed from Public Ministry 6/2005 Resigned 4/2006 Laicized 7/2006 |
Laicized |
Owens, Joseph | 4/29/1965 | Resigned 4/1970 Laicized 4/1971 |
Laicized |
Ray, James M. | 5/14/1975 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1990 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Resigned 3/2009 Laicized 1/2012 |
Laicized |
Robinson, John Allen | 5/12/1971 | Removed from Public Ministry 1/2003 | Removed from Public Ministry |
Rohrich, John F. | 4/29/1965 | Resigned 6/1975 | Resigned |
Romano, Russell Lawrence | 5/9/1973 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 3/1986 Resigned 10/1991 Laicized 5/2009 |
Laicized |
Ruge, Kenneth Charles | 5/1/1963 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/1986 Removed from Public Ministry 1/1991 |
Deceased 5/2002 |
Savage, Joseph E. | 3/16/1918 | Resigned 12/1936 | Deceased 6/1974 |
Skriba, Raymond Francis | 5/3/1957 | Removed from Public Ministry 7/2002 | Removed from Public Ministry |
Snieg, Marion Joseph | 5/3/1955 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 2/1987 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 |
Deceased 6/2005 |
Steel, James R. | 5/2/1968 | Resigned 5/1992 Laicized 3/2001 |
Laicized |
Stewart, Victor E. | 5/10/1978 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 10/1992 | Deceased 6/1994 |
Strand, Ralph S. | 4/30/1964 | Removed from Public Ministry 3/1993 | Deceased 4/2013 |
Swade, Thomas J. | 5/1/1961 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 6/1992 Returned to Ministry 1997 Removed from Public Ministry 6/2002 Laicized 10/2009 |
Laicized |
Swider, Henry Peter | 5/3/1950 | Left Active Ministry 1/1969 Resigned 2/1974 |
Deceased 8/2007 |
Tanghal, Albert | 5/18/1991 | Suspended from Active Ministry 5/2000 | Deceased 12/2003 |
Theisen, Richard Gregory | 5/1/1952 | Resigned 5/1978 Laicized 4/2001 |
Laicized |
Thomas, Joseph S. | 5/1/1952 | Removed from Public Ministry 10/2002 | Deceased 8/2011 |
Turlo, Walter Joseph | 5/13/1970 | Removed from Public Ministry 6/2005 Resigned 10/2008 Laicized 10/2009 |
Laicized |
Ulatowski, Donald Francis | 5/1/1956 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/1994 | Deceased 6/1999 |
Vader, Anthony Joseph | 5/1/1952 | Limited Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 11/2002 Removed from Public Ministry 2/2003 |
Deceased 7/2011 |
Weston, Michael Howard | 5/9/1973 | Resigned 9/1993 Laicized 10/2009 |
Laicized |
Archdiocesan Priests with Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with Minors that were not Sustained after Canonical Trial
When the Independent Review Board finds that there is “reasonable cause” to suspect that a cleric has sexually abused a minor, the allegation is forwarded to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). Transmittal of the allegation to the CDF is required in order to remove a priest permanently from ministry. The CDF either gives permission to remove a priest permanently from priestly ministry through an administrative process, or the CDF directs that the case be heard in a canonical court. After all the appeals have been exhausted, the court’s judgment is final.
If the trial judges cannot achieve the required moral certitude that the alleged abuse has occurred, then the cleric remains in good standing. However, if in the course of the process, information surfaces that there may have been other inappropriate behavior, the ministry of the priest may be limited.
NAME | DATE OF ORDINATION | ACTION TAKEN | CURRENT STATUS |
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Stepek, Robert A. | 5/13/1981 | Voluntarily Withdrew from Public Ministry with Restrictions & Monitoring 5/2006 Removed from Public Ministry 11//2006, on basis of Review Board finding Canonical finding after trial that sexual misconduct with minors not proven, but conduct otherwise inappropriate 5/2013 Restored to Good Standing, Ministry Restricted 9/2013 |
In Good Standing, Ministry Restricted |