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Since 2003, the Diocese of Madison has:
- Written, promulgated, and implemented the diocesan policy dealing with sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment.
- Performed background checks and Virtus training of over 33,000 priests, deacons, religious brothers and sisters, seminarians, lay employees and volunteers of the Diocese of Madison and parishes.
- Implemented the Safe Environment children’s program in our schools and religious education programs and have trained almost 13,000 young people to recognize the need for maintaining a safe environment in their personal lives.
- Bishop Morlino and Bishop Hying have personally met with any and all victims who desired to meet with him. The Chancellor or other diocesan Safe Environment staff met with every alleged victim willing to meet with a church official regarding their experiences. At the bishop’s insistence, every person coming forward was treated with respect and every allegation was investigated to the fullest extent possible.
- At the bishop’s insistence, counseling was offered at the diocesan expense, to any person coming forward and identifying themselves as a victim of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon, seminarian, employee, or volunteer of the Diocese of Madison.
- The bishop and his office have maintained transparent communication with regard to sexual abuse. Every priest with credible accusations against him was made public to the media and online, and frequent updates were offered to the public regarding every case. The diocese pledges to maintain the bishop's directives in this and all other matters..
- The diocese has never rested on past laurels. We have remained vigilant and increasing urged all victims of abuse to bring their allegation to law enforcement officials and, if applicable, to Church officials as well.
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Priests with credible accusations, of abuse of a minor, against them:
Updated January 17, 2020Name Current Age Date of Ordination Year Left/Removed from Ministry in Diocese of Madison Current Status Assignments (alpha, by city) Archie Adams Deceased 5/14/1955 1993 Deceased 2008 (Previously placed on Administrative Leave w/o faculties) St. Charles, Cassville; St. Mary, Marshall; St. Mary, Mineral Point; St. Thomas, Monfort (St. Philomena, Belmont; St. Michael, Calamine; St. John Nepomucene, Castle Rock); St. Luke, Plain; Immaculate Conception, Truman; St. John the Baptist, Waunakee Curtis Alvarez 69 6/4/1976 1988 Laicized 2010 Our Lady of the Assumption, Beloit; Holy Rosary, Darlington; St. Joseph, East Bristol; St. Mary, Janesville; St. Patrick, Lodi; St. Dennis, Madison; St. Albert the Great, Sun Prairie) J. Gibbs Clauder 73 5/18/1973 1999 Permanently Removed from Ministry - Life of Prayer and Penance Holy Rosary, Darlington; St. Dennis, Madison; Madison General Hospital, Madison (In residence - St. Bernard, Madison); Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monona Patrick Doherty 85 5/30/1959 1993 Placed on Administrative Leave w/o faculties St. Michael, Berlin
Immaculate Conception, Boscobel
St. Joseph, Fort Atkinson
St. Patrick, Janesville
St. Barnabas, Mazomanie
St. John the Baptist, Mill Creek
St. Lawrence O’Toole, Mount Hope
St. John, Patch Grove
St. Luke, Plain
John Eberhardy Deceased 5/3/1936 1992 Deceased 1992 St. Joseph, Argyle; St. Francis Xavier, Cross Plains; Mary Help of Christians, Glen Haven; St. Mary, Mineral Point; St. John the Baptist, Princeton; St. Aloysius, Sauk City; St. Joseph, Sinsinawa Kenneth Klubertanz 79 5/28/1966 2002 Permanently Removed from Ministry - Life of Prayer and Penance St. Patrick, Janesville; St. Patrick, Lodi; St. John the Evangelist, Spring Green (St. Malachy, Clyde); Sacred Heart, Reedsburg Michael Trainor Deceased 5/12/1972 1984 Deceased 2016 (Laicized 2010) St. Maria Goretti, Madison; St. Thomas Aquinas, Madison; St. Henry, Watertown Lawrence Trainor 83 5/30/1964 1989 Laicized 2011 St. Joseph, Dodgeville; St. Peter, Madison; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monona; St. John the Baptist, Muscoda (St. Joseph, Avoca) Gerald Vosen 85 5/27/1961 2004 Permanently Removed from Ministry - Life of Prayer and Penance St. Joseph, Avoca (St. Malacy, Clyde); St. Joseph, Baraboo; Immaculate Conception, Boscobel; St. Patrick, Cottage Grove; St. John Vianney, Janesville; St. Bernard, Madison; St. Dennis, Madison; St. Peter, Madison; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monona; Sacred Heart, Reedsburg; St. Andrew, Verona -
As always, any allegation of sexual misconduct should be brought to the attention of law enforcement officials. If allegations involve priests, deacons, or other Church personnel, regardless of when they are said to have occurred, they should also be reported to the Diocese of Madison, by way of the Sexual Misconduct Question and Reporting Line, 608-821-3162. The diocesan policies regarding sexual abuse allegations, and instructions for making a report of sexual misconduct, are available on the diocesan website: madisondiocese.org/safeenvironment.