This list, compiled by Lane Brown, consists of Illinois clergy, priests and archdioceses who have credible allegations made against them. These individuals are either undergoing a continuing canonical process or their cases remain unresolved due to their death. This list serves as a critical resource for those seeking justice, community awareness, and transparency in the face of sexual abuse.
Below is a comprehensive list of clergy who have been implicated in various sexual misconduct allegations found in the Illinois sex offender database. These individuals have either been removed from their ministry, left the ministry or diocese, or are deceased. This list, compiled by our law firm, serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of vigilance and action when it comes to preventing and addressing sexual abuse.
- Aguilar, Alejandro Muro
- Aguilar, Deogratias
- Anderson, John
- Anderson, John
- Angers, Joseph Sebastian
- Arias, Alfredo Pedraza
- Austin, James (Hugh)
- Baca, Michael “Miguel”
- Baranowski, Alexander Sylvester
- Barnett, Robert
- Barnett, Robert O.
- Beatty, John M.
- Becker, Robert Charles
- Bogdan, Leonard Adolph
- Boley, Robert
- Boyce, James
- Braun, David Francis
- Broughan, Leonard
- Brown, Bernard (Lawrence Maria)
- Bruening, Walter
- Bruening, Walter
- Buck, Daniel Peter
- Burnett, James
- Bush, Edward
- Buczyna, Andrew
- Burke, Edmund F.
- Campbell, Alvin
- Campbell, James D.
- Campbell, John J. “Jack”
- Casey, John Joseph
- Cassidy, Terry
- Chateauvert, Victor Lucien
- Chong, Patrick (Damien)
- Ciganovich, Joseph (Mark)
- Cipar, Daniel
- Clapsaddle, Harlan B.
- Cloutier, William J.
- Condon, Louis
- Condon, Louis
- Considine, Thomas
- Costa, Eugene
- Craig, Robert
- Creager, Robert
- Curran, John William
- Dee, Garrett Neal
- Dedera, Philip
- DeGrand, Robert
- Dennerlein, Arno
- Dilla, Francis Emil
- Dinan, Paul F.
- Dodd, Robert
- Downey, Kevin J.
- Dugal, William
- Driscoll, Michael
- Eagar, Robert
- Engels, Francis
- Engels, Francis
- Fairfield, Leonard (Jeffrey)
- Faller, George
- Farris, John V.
- Feely, Theodore
- Fischer, Lowell
- Fitzgerald, James Vincent
- Flores, Alejandro
- Formusa, Salvatore
- Franzen, Ray
- Frederick, James
- Frazier, Michael
- Friese, Robert
- Flosi, James Vincent
- Furdek, John
- Gibbney, Michael
- Gibbs, Lawrence
- Gill, Joseph C.
- Gilman, Leonard
- Gilman, Leonard J.
- Gleeson, William (Patrick)
- Goodman, Norman
- Graham, William C.
- Griffin, J. Gerard
- Hagan, James Craig
- Havey, Joseph
- Harbert, William
- Heimann, David F.
- Hiland, George
- Hiland, George
- Hogan, Michael J.
- Holdren, John C.
- Holihan, Daniel Mark
- Howlin, Carroll
- Howlin, Carroll D.
- Hughes, Robert
- Hughes, Robert
- Huff, Dennis
- Huske, Leonard
- Irwin, Charles B.
- Isermann, William
- Jablonski, Joseph
- Jablonski, Joseph
- Janssen, James M.
- Job, Thomas
- Johnson, Walter E.
- Joffe, William I.
- Jones, Augustine K.
- Kane, J. Eugene
- Kareta, Gregory
- Kealy, John
- Kealy, Robert Louis
- Keegan, John James
- Kelly, Arthur
- Kelly, Thomas Francis
- Keough, John Joseph
- Kirk, Allan F.
- Kissane, Joseph Patrick
- Klimek, Valentine “Val” J.
- Kmak, Leonard Paul
- Knornschild, John (Gregory)
- Knornschild, John (Gregory)
- Koch, Robert J. (A.K.A. “J. Robert Koch”)
- Kohler, Peter D.
- Knoth, Bernard P.
- Kowalczyk, Adalbert (“Albert”)
- Kromenaker, George
- Krol, Michael Francis
- Kraus, Philip
- Kremer, Robert (Barry)
- Kremer, Robert (Barry)
- Kucan, Jerome (Jerry, John) (Kucon)
- Kurtz, Richard James
- Kuhl, Richard
- Kurlandski, Laurence
- Lastra Aldape, Nathanial
- Lamping, Severin
- Lane, John H.
- Lasik, Ronald Justin
- Lause, Richard L.
- LeClercq, Duane
- LeClercq, M. Duane
- Lenczycki, Frederick
- Lewnard, James
- Leyhane, William R.
- Lecompte, Roland Jules
- Lickteig, Bernard (Franz)
- Lickteig, Bernard (Franz)
- Lickteig, Peter (Adrian)
- Lickteig, Peter (Adrian)
- Liles, Ronan Charles
- Lovell, Lawrence
- Luczak, Ralph
- Lohan, Edward
- Lux, Joachim
- Maday, Norbert J.
- Malzone, John
- Martinez, Frank
- Mateo, Leonardo
- Mayer, Robert E.
- McBrien, Kevin (Dennis Kevin)
- McCaffrey, Vincent
- McDonald, Robert Joseph
- McShane, Thomas
- Meinhardt, Louis J.
- Meis, Anthony
- Meyer, Thomas Gregory
- Miller, Thomas
- Mullins, Lawrence
- Munie, Orville Lawrence (O.L.)
- Murphy, Robert (Hugh)
- Murphy, Thomas
- Musloff, Donald John
- Nawn, Francis X.
- Navarrette Diaz, Felipe
- Nowak, James
- O’Brien, Daniel (William Kevin)
- O’Brien, Joseph Cullen
- O’Connor, Donald
- O’Hara, Frank
- O’Hara, James Patrick
- Owens, Joseph
- Petit, Leo
- Pock, Donald
- Piorkowski, Aloysius
- Poff, Edward
- Polanco Rodriguez, Norberto
- Prior, Franklin (Felix)
- Przybylo, Czeslaw (extern)
- Ray, James M.
- Remuzgo Gagliuffi, Jorge
- Rogge, Louis (Meinrad)
- Romano, Russell Lawrence
- Ross, Anthony
- Ruffalo, Richard
- Ruge, Kenneth Charles
- Ryan, Daniel L.
- Ryan, Lee
- Savino, Daniel (Dominic Joseph)
- Schwellenbach, Aloysius
- Shea, Louis C.
- Skaja, Jerome
- Sklopan, Timothy
- Skriba, Raymond Francis
- Slade, Henry
- Slown, John
- Snieg, Marion Joseph
- Sprouffske, Michael (Matthew)
- Stefanich, Edward
- Stewart, Victor E.
- Tebangura, Francis
- Tully, Joseph J.M.
- Van Duren, Charles
- VanTerToolen, Leo (Vincent)
- Valdez Castaneda, Carlos
- Virtue, William
- Weber, John-Benedict
- Weerts, Walter
- Wert, William
- Westhoff, Frank
- White, Myles
- Yore, Francis (Lambert)
Priests with Credible Allegations Undergoing Canonical Process
These priests have been removed from ministry due to credible allegations and are currently undergoing a canonical process:
- Dennerlein, Arno
- Howlin, Carroll
- Nowak, James
- Ryan, Lee
- Virtue, William
Priests with Credible Allegations but Unresolved
These priests have credible allegations against them, but due to their death, the cases remain unresolved:
- Dinan, Paul
- Storm, James
If you need legal assistance related to any of these cases or have been a victim of sexual abuse by a member of the clergy, please do not hesitate to reach out to Lane Brown. We are committed to seeking justice for victims and holding those responsible accountable for their actions.
