Credibly Accused

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

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan

Robert Witkowski

Status: Restricted from public ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Cases involving living diocesan priests, whose canonical proceedings have not yet been resolved.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1961

Reported assignment history:

1991 - 2013: St. Edmund, Warren (later merged with St. Sylvester Parish to form St. Faustina Parish)
1985 - 1991: St. Raymond, Detroit
1981 - 1985: St. Lawrence, Utica
1980 - 1981: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Grosse Pointe Woods
1976 - 1980: St. Mary Magdalen, Melvindale
1969 - 1975: Herman Kiefer/Detroit Osteopathic Hospitals, Detroit
1966 - 1969: Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Detroit
1961 - 1966: St. Matthew, Detroit. 2013: Senior Priest Status (Retired).

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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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