Diocese of Lansing: accused clergy and the Attorney General's report
Last checked: 15 October 2026
The Diocese of Lansing publishes its own list of 23 people it considers credibly accused. The Michigan Attorney General's report on the diocese, released 16 December 2024, names 56 people. The report does not decide whether the allegations are credible.
About the diocese's list
The Diocese of Lansing counts an allegation as credible if the bishop, with its review board, found it credible, or if it led to an admission, a criminal conviction, removal from ministry or laicization, or a civil settlement. The list was first published on 27 September 2019.
The Diocese of Lansing's list (last updated 11 June 2025)
The Attorney General's report
Released 16 December 2024. It names 56 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 Lansing's own list or in the Attorney General's report on the diocese, as they are named there. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Emile Aubin | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Fr. Joseph M. Baraniewicz, O.S.F.S. | No | No. 1 | |
| Lehr Barkenquest, OSFS Toledo-Detroit Province | Yes | No. 2 | |
| Fr. Germain Daniel Joseph Belen, O.F.M. | No | No. 3 | |
| Br. Raymond Berta a/k/a Br. Jeffrey Berta, F.S.C. | No | No. 4 | |
| Fr. James B. Bettendorf | No | No. 5 | |
| Fr. John Andrew Blasko | No | No. 6 | |
| Alphonse Boardway, O.F.M. Conv, Our Lady of Consolation Province | Yes | No. 7 | |
| Fr. Francis Gerald Boyer | No | No. 8 | |
| Fr. Thomas W. Butler | No | No. 9 | |
| Mr. Joseph Alfonse Comperchio, Jr., a/k/a Br. Joe Comperchio, a/k/a Josef Comperchio | No | No. 10 | |
| Fr. Bennett P. Constantine | No | No. 11 | |
| Deacon James E. Corder | No | No. 12 | |
| Timothy Crowley | Yes | No. 13 | |
| Deacon John Frederic “jack” Daunt | No | No. 14 | |
| Vincent Anthony DeLorenzo | Yes | No. 15 | |
| Patrick Egan | Yes | No. 16 | |
| Fr. Edmond Leon Ertzbischoff | No | No. 17 | |
| Eugene Fish, Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Alexander Thomas Fitzgerald | Yes | No. 18 | |
| Fr. James Fitzgerald | No | No. 19 | |
| Fr. Philip P. Gallagher, III | No | No. 20 | |
| Fr. Robert R. Gerl | No | No. 21 | |
| Paul James Guoan | Yes | No. 22 | |
| Fr. David W. Harvey | No | No. 23 | |
| Fr. Franklin Dennis Hay | No | No. 24 | |
| Terrence M Healy | Yes | No. 25 | Diocese of Marquette |
| Fr. Mark Joseph Inglot | No | No. 26 | |
| Fr. Patrick Isichei | No | No. 27 | |
| Michael Robert Kelly | Yes | No. 28 | |
| Fr. William Joseph Koenigsknecht | No | No. 29 | |
| Fr. Michael W. Kuchar | No | No. 30 | |
| Br. Donald Kuchenmeister, C.S.C | No | No. 31 | |
| Deacon Howard F. Lake | No | No. 32 | |
| James William Jr Lee | Yes | No. 33 | |
| Marian John Lesniak | Yes | No. 34 | |
| Fr. Richard C. Lobert | No | No. 35 | |
| Fr. Ronald J. Loeher | No | No. 36 | |
| Fr. Steven F. Makranyi | No | No. 37 | |
| Fr. Francis T. Martin | No | No. 38 | |
| John Edward Martin | Yes | No. 39 | |
| Joseph McHugh, CSSp, Irish Province | Yes | No. 40 | |
| Deacon Richard Lewis Miller | No | No. 41 | |
| Br. Kurt Robert Munn | No | No. 42 | |
| Fr. Jeffrey O. Njus | No | No. 43 | |
| James Martin Novak | Yes | No. 44 | |
| Fr. Robert Onofrey, C.PP.S | No | No. 45 | |
| James Rapp, OSFS Toledo-Detroit Province | Yes | No. 46 | |
| Jason Sigler | Yes | No. 47 | |
| John Donald Slowey | Yes | No. 48 | |
| Bishop James Stephen Sullivan | Yes | No. 49 | |
| Bishop Joseph Keith Symons | No | No. 50 | |
| Fr. William Thomas | No | No. 51 | |
| Fr. Stephen William Thomsen | No | No. 52 | |
| Chester Vincent Tomaszewski | Yes | No. 53 | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Francis Wahowiak | Yes | No. 54 | |
| Fr. Jonathan Wayne Wehrle | No | No. 55 | |
| Darius Wyszynski | Yes | No. 56 |
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.
- Diocese of Lansing victim assistance coordinator: 888-308-6252
- How to report and support lines
Sources
- Diocese of Lansing, list: https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/human-resources/list-clergy-credible-allegation-sexual-abuse-minor
- Michigan Attorney General, report on the Diocese of Lansing: michigan.gov
- Michigan Attorney General, Catholic Church clergy abuse: https://www.michigan.gov/ag/initiatives/catholic-church-clergy-abuse