(Includes living current and former priests and deceased priests who were able to respond to the allegations before they died).

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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
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
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