Diocese of Saginaw: accused clergy and the Attorney General's report
Last checked: 15 October 2026
The Diocese of Saginaw publishes its own list of 32 people it considers credibly accused. The Michigan Attorney General's report on the diocese, released 25 June 2026, names 38 people. The report does not decide whether the allegations are credible.
About the diocese's list
The Diocese of Saginaw says the bishop adds a name to its list when its Diocesan Review Board recommends that an allegation is credible. The list was first put online in 2019 and is in four sections: clergy permanently removed from ministry, allegations made after death, clergy from religious orders and other dioceses with allegations in Saginaw, and those with allegations from outside the diocese.
The Attorney General's report
Released 25 June 2026. It names 38 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 Saginaw's own list or in the Attorney General's report on the diocese, as they are named there. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Adams | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Fr. Rembert Badarzynski, O.F.M | No | No. 1 | |
| Baldwin Beyer | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Stanislaus A. Bur | Yes | No. 2 | |
| Art Cooney | Yes | No. 3 | |
| Robert J. DeLand | Yes | No. 4 | |
| Ronald J. Dombrowski | Yes | No. 5 | |
| Msgr. Eugene Anthony Forbes | No | No. 6 | |
| Max Vernon Joseph Frego | Yes | No. 7 | |
| Camillus Frigo | Yes | No. 8 | |
| Fr. James Francis Gavit | No | No. 9 | |
| Fr. John F. Gentner | No | No. 10 | |
| Ronald Vincent Gronowski | Yes | Not in the report | Diocese of Gaylord |
| John E. Hammer | Yes | No. 11 | |
| Fr. Sigmund John Haremski | No | No. 12 | |
| Fr. Denis Matthew Heames | No | No. 13 | |
| Richard L Howard (former deacon) | Yes | No. 14 | |
| Martin Ignatius Kalahar | Yes | No. 15 | |
| Fr. Dale Ovid Labrie | No | No. 16 | |
| Francis M. Landwermeyer | Yes | Not in the report | |
| James LaRéau | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Jack J. Leipert | Yes | No. 17 | |
| James Marron | Yes | No. 18 | |
| Fr. Ramon T. Matuszewski | No | No. 19 | |
| Francis McHugh | Yes | No. 20 | |
| James Aloysius Mulvey | Yes | No. 21 | |
| Neil Francis O’Connor | Yes | No. 22 | |
| Fr. January Padlo, O.F.M. | No | No. 23 | |
| Raymond John Pilarski | Yes | No. 24 | Diocese of Gaylord |
| John Steven Rabideau, OMV | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Fr. Richard C. Ratajczak | No | No. 25 | |
| Terrence Andrew Raymond | Yes | No. 26 | Diocese of Gaylord |
| Fr. Joseph W. Roach | No | No. 27 | |
| Fr. Frederick William Ryan | No | No. 28 | |
| Fr. Joseph Dale Ryan | No | No. 29 | |
| Thomas William Ryan | Yes | No. 30 | |
| Austin Schlaefer | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Benjamin Van der Schueren, SJ | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Fr. Joseph Szarek a/k/a Fr. Joseph Shar | No | No. 36 | |
| Fr. Vernon J. Sierminski | No | No. 31 | |
| Robert Gordon Smith | Yes | No. 32 | Diocese of Gaylord |
| Fr. Stephen Sramek, O.S.B | No | No. 33 | |
| Ken Stewart | Yes | No. 34 | |
| Elmer Stoffel | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Richard T. Szafranski | Yes | No. 35 | |
| Joseph Szarek | Yes | Not in the report | |
| Fr. William R. Taylor | No | No. 37 | |
| Chester Vincent Tomaszewski | Yes | Not in the report | Diocese of Lansing |
| Leonard F. Wilkuski | Yes | No. 38 |
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
- Diocese of Saginaw, list: https://saginaw.org/names-clergy-accused-sexual-abuse-minor
- Michigan Attorney General, report on the Diocese of Saginaw: michigan.gov
- Michigan Attorney General, Catholic Church clergy abuse: https://www.michigan.gov/ag/initiatives/catholic-church-clergy-abuse