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Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin
Bishop: William P. Callahan OFM Conv, installed Aug. 11, 2010 | Published list
Date List Was Originally Released
Names Released
Catholic Population
Bruce Ball
Status: Deceased (2002)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1978
Raymond Bornbach
Status: Deceased (2006)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1941
Dennis Bouche
Status: Deceased (1995)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy who spent time in the Diocese of La Cros... morese and whose name appears on a list in another diocese or religious order: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated by another diocese or religious order. The Diocese of La Crosse would have no specific information relating to the allegation.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: Not reported
Daniel Budzynski
Status: Laicized (2004)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy who spent time in the Diocese of La Cros... morese and whose name appears on a list in another diocese or religious order: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated by another diocese or religious order. The Diocese of La Crosse would have no specific information relating to the allegation.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: Not reported
Eugene Comiskey
Status: Deceased (1982)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1945
Thomas Dempsey
Status: Deceased (1998)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1955
James Ennis
Status: Deceased (2020)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1950
James Finucan
Status: Deceased (2009)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1947
Tom Garthwaite
Status: Removed from Ministry (2004)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1955
Richard Hermann
Status: Deceased (2016)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1944
William Hertzenberg
Status: Deceased (1995)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1956
Thomas Langer
Status: Deceased (2004)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1956
James E. Mason
Status: Laicized (2004)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1967
Garland Muller
Status: Deceased (1978)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1938
Orville Munie
Status: Deceased (1993)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy who spent time in the Diocese of La Cros... morese and whose name appears on a list in another diocese or religious order: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated by another diocese or religious order. The Diocese of La Crosse would have no specific information relating to the allegation.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: Not reported
Charles Rasmussen
Status: Deceased (2011)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1977
Joseph Smetana
Status: Permanently Removed from Ministry
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy who spent time in the Diocese of La Cros... morese and whose name appears on a list in another diocese or religious order: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated by another diocese or religious order. The Diocese of La Crosse would have no specific information relating to the allegation.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: Not reported
Albert Sonnberger
Status: Inactive ministry (2018)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1956
James Stauber
Status: Deceased (2010)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1959
Timothy Svea
Status: Last assignment in the Diocese of La Crosse (2000)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy with a substantiated allegation in the D... moreiocese of La Crosse: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated, while the individual was serving in the Diocese of La Crosse. For these names, not all otherwise reported information may be accessible to the Diocese of La Crosse, e.g., date of ordination or assignment history. All information available to the Diocese of La Crosse has been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1992
John Thomas Finucan
Status: Deceased (2018)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1955
Patrick Umberger
Status: Deceased (2010)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1980
Raymond J. Wagner
Status: Deceased (2009)
Appeared under the heading: “Diocesan clergy: a priest or deacon incardinated in the Dioc... moreese of La Crosse, against whom a complaint was filed and found to be substantiated, relating to conduct occurring in the Diocese of La Crosse or while the cleric was incardinated in the Diocese of La Crosse.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1952
Bogdan Werra
Status: Suspended from Diocese of La Crosse (1994)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy with a substantiated allegation in the D... moreiocese of La Crosse: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated, while the individual was serving in the Diocese of La Crosse. For these names, not all otherwise reported information may be accessible to the Diocese of La Crosse, e.g., date of ordination or assignment history. All information available to the Diocese of La Crosse has been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1981
Francis Zimmerer
Status: Deceased (1983)
Appeared under the heading: “Non-Diocesan clergy who spent time in the Diocese of La Cros... morese and whose name appears on a list in another diocese or religious order: a priest or deacon who is either from a religious order or from a diocese other than the Diocese of La Crosse, against whom an allegation was filed and found to be substantiated by another diocese or religious order. The Diocese of La Crosse would have no specific information relating to the allegation.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: Not reported
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