Diocese of Grand Rapids: accused clergy and the Attorney General's report
Last checked: 15 October 2026
We did not find a list published by the Diocese of Grand Rapids itself as of 15 October 2026. The Michigan Attorney General's report on the diocese, released 12 December 2025, names 51 people. The report does not decide whether the allegations are credible.
The Attorney General's report
Released 12 December 2025. It names 51 people. Read the report (PDF on michigan.gov).
The Attorney General's page says:
It is important to note that a criminal charge is merely an allegation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. It is also important to note that the inclusion in this report does not reflect a determination by the Department that the allegations are credible or otherwise substantiated or indicative of a crime.
Names on the official lists
This table lists everyone named on the Diocese of Grand Rapids's own list or in the Attorney General's report on the diocese, as they are named there. 0 are on the diocese's own list. Being named in the Attorney General's report alone is not a finding that an allegation is credible.
| Name as listed | On the diocese's own list | Attorney General report entry | Also on another Michigan diocese's list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr. Daniel C. Aerts | No | No. 1 | |
| Fr. Eugene F. Alvesteffer | No | No. 2 | |
| Fr. Charles Raymond Antekeier | No | No. 3 | |
| Fr. Rock James Badgerow | No | No. 4 | |
| Fr. Richard J. Barry, O.M.I | No | No. 5 | |
| Fr. Louis Baudone | No | No. 6 | |
| Fr. Shamaun Beas | No | No. 7 | |
| Fr. David Eugene Le Blanc | No | No. 26 | |
| Stanislaus Albert Bur | No | No. 8 | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Fr. Daniel Arnold Cook | No | No. 9 | |
| Fr. Dennis Cooney, O.M.I | No | No. 10 | |
| Fr. Lawrence Dannemiller | No | No. 11 | |
| Fr. Harold Rudolph Feltman | No | No. 12 | |
| Fr. Isidro Tabay Gargantiel | No | No. 13 | |
| Fr. Michael Gormley, C.M | No | No. 14 | |
| Msgr. Joseph Walter Grill a/k/a Msgr. J. Walter Grill | No | No. 15 | |
| Fr. John Raphael Hadnagy, O.F.M Conv | No | No. 16 | |
| Fr. Lawrence Newton Hartwig | No | No. 17 | |
| Fr. Donald Joseph Heydens | No | No. 18 | |
| Fr. Martin James Hoogterp | No | No. 19 | |
| Fr. Richard J. Host | No | No. 20 | |
| Fr. Joseph W. Kenshol | No | No. 21 | |
| Fr. Edward J. Kubiak | No | No. 22 | |
| Fr. William Allen Langlois | No | No. 23 | |
| Fr. Richard Joseph Lawie | No | No. 25 | |
| Fr. Richard John Van Lente | No | No. 46 | |
| Msgr. John A. Maksymowski | No | No. 28 | |
| Fr. Benedict J. Marciulionis | No | No. 27 | Diocese of Gaylord |
| Fr. John Whalen Patrick McGee | No | No. 29 | |
| Fr. Michael Gerard McKenna | No | No. 30 | |
| Fr. Edward Joseph Mike | No | No. 31 | |
| Fr. Denis P. Nash | No | No. 32 | |
| Fr. Edward O’Connor, C.Ss.R | No | No. 33 | |
| Fr. Peter Omogo | No | No. 34 | |
| January Padlo, O.F.M. | No | No. 35 | |
| Fr. Theophilus Palukaitis | No | No. 36 | |
| Fr. Malcolm Andrée Portee, S.C.J | No | No. 37 | |
| Msgr. Arthur La Rue | No | No. 24 | |
| Msgr. Joseph E. Shaw | No | No. 38 | |
| Fr. Edward Statkus | No | No. 39 | |
| Fr. Reinhard J. Sternemann, O.S.A | No | No. 40 | |
| Fr. John Thomas Sullivan | No | No. 41 | |
| Fr. James Thiel, C.Ss.R | No | No. 42 | |
| Fr. Theodore Tsiakalos | No | No. 43 | |
| Fr. Donn Patrick Tufts | No | No. 44 | |
| Fr. Marcel Alphonse Vanbergen | No | No. 45 | |
| Fr. Frederick J. Voss | No | No. 47 | |
| Fr. Dennis Alan Wagner | No | No. 48 | |
| Fr. William Paul Walters | No | No. 49 | |
| Fr. Albert Lambertus Watson | No | No. 50 | |
| Msgr. Herman Henry Zerfas | No | No. 51 |
Names from the Attorney General's report are printed there in capital letters and are shown here in normal case. To ask for a correction, email the address on the about page.
Reporting and support
- Michigan Attorney General clergy abuse hotline: 844-324-3374, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- How to report and support lines
Sources
- Michigan Attorney General, report on the Diocese of Grand Rapids: michigan.gov
- Michigan Attorney General, Catholic Church clergy abuse: https://www.michigan.gov/ag/initiatives/catholic-church-clergy-abuse