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

Leonard F. Wilkuski

Status: Laicized

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Permanently Removed from Ministry”

Birth Year: 1937

Ordination year: 1963

Reported assignment history:

Assistant Pastor, St. Brigid of Kildare, Midland: Sept. 1963 – Sept. 1965
Assistant Pastor, St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bay City: Sept. 1965 – June 1968
Pastor, St. Edward, Omer
St. Mark, AuGres: July 1968 – June 1971
Pastor, St. Andrew, Saginaw: June 1971 – Aug. 1978
Vice-Rector, American College, Louvain Belgium: Aug. 1978 – July 1983
Pastor, St. Mary, Parisville: July 1983 – July 1990
Pastor, St. Brigid of Kildare, Midland: July 1990 – July 1999
Pastor, Holy Trinity, Bay City: July 1999 – April 2002

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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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