Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan

Joseph Szarek

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - The following list identifies deceased clergy from other dioceses, who served in the Diocese of Saginaw and against whom a credible allegation of child sexual abuse was presented.”

Birth Year: 1914

Ordination year: 1939

Reported assignment history:

Assistant Priest, St. Ignatius Loyola, Rogers City
June 1952 - May 1956
Assistant Priest (Vicar Cooperator), St. Anne Parish, Harrisville and mission of St. Raphael, June 1956 – August 1956
Assistant Priest (Vicar Cooperator), St. Josephat, Carrollton, September 1956 - October 1958
Removed from Ministry in the Diocese of Saginaw, October 1958
Served subsequently in the Diocese of Albany

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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