Rev. Daniel A. Budzynski Summary of Case: Budzynski's name was on a list released in 2004 by the Milwaukee archdiocese of 43 priests with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors against them. He was known as of 1969 to be an abuser, and admitted to abusing at least 30 boys. He has been accused of abusing at least 50. He was laicized in October 2004. |
Start | Stop | Parish | Town | State | Position | Notes |
1956 Milwaukee archbishop was Albert Gregory Meyer (1953-1958), followed by William Edward Cousins (1958-1977) |
1961
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St. Helen's | Milwaukee | WI | 3/3, 3/4, 2/3 | Parish had a school with 461-474 students. |
1961 | 1962 | St. Mary's | Menomonee Falls | WI | 3/3 | Parish had a school with 814 students. |
1962 | 1965 | St. Hedwig's | Milwaukee | WI | 2/2, 3/3 | Parish had a school with 301-281 students. |
1965 | 1966 | St. Joseph's (Polish) | West Allis | WI | 2/2 | Parish had a school with 143 students. |
1966 | 1969 | St. Paul's (Polish) |
Milwaukee | WI | 2/3, 2/2 | Parish had a school with 520-426 students. |
1969 | 1971 | St. Casimir's (Polish) | Milwaukee | WI | 2/3 | Parish had a school with 307-272 students. |
1971 | 1972 | St. Bernadette's | Milwaukee | WI | 2/2 | Parish had a school with 312 students. |
1972 | 1973 | St. Peter Claver's | Sheboygan | WI | 3/3 | Parish had a school with 349 students. |
1973 | 1974 | Awaiting Assignment | ||||
1974 | 1976 | St. Joseph's | Wauwatosa | WI | 3/3 | Parish had a school with 323-308 students. |
1976 La Crosse bishop was Frederick William Freking (1964-1983) |
1981? | Newman Community UW-Eau Claire, Wisconsin State University | Eau Claire | WI | 2/3, 3/3 | The Milwaukee archdiocesan pages list Budzynski under "Other Assignments" in the 1977-1981 Directories. The 1981 Directory indexes and lists Budzynski twice, at the Newman Community UW in Eau Claire, Wisconsin State Univ., and as at Newman Parish in Stevens Point, WI. |
1980 | 1982 | Newman Parish | Stevens Point | WI | 2/2 | |
1981 | 1982 | Sick Leave | The 1982 Directory indexes and lists Budzynski in the Milwaukee archdiocesan pages as on Sick Leave, and indexes and lists him in the La Crosse diocesan pages as at Newman Parish in Stevens Point, WI. | |||
1982 Milwaukee archbishop was Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. (1977-2002) |
1983 | St. Patrick's |
Whitewater | WI | 2/2 | |
1983 | 1984 | Graduate Studies | ||||
1984 | 1987 | St. Louis' | Caledonia | WI | 1/2 | Parish had a school with 129-104 students. |
1987 | 1992 | St. Francis Convent | Milwaukee | WI | Pastoral Minister | |
1992 | 1994 | Villa Clement Health Center | West Allis | WI | Villa Clement was a nursing facility. | |
1994 Weakland was replaced by Timothy Michael Dolan (2002-2009) |
2003 | Retired | St. Francis | WI | Budzynski is not indexed beyond the 2003 Directory. Budzynski was on a list released by the archdiocese in 2004 of priests who had been removed from ministry due to substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors against them. He was laicized October 29, 2004. |
Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1957-2003) Priests in a Parish: We use the following convention to show a priest's place among the clergy of a parish: 1/2 means that he is the first priest listed in the Official Catholic Directory (usually the pastor) and that there is a total of two priests at the parish. The shorthand 3/4 means that the priest is listed third on a four-priest roster. See our sample page from the Directory. Note: The Official Catholic Directory aims to report the whereabouts of Catholic priests in the United States on January 1 of the Directory's publication year. Our working assumption is that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year was at the same assignment for part of the previous year as well. However, Kenedy and Sons will sometimes accept updates well into the year of publication. Diocesan clergy records are rarely available to correct this information. The Directory is also sometimes misleading or wrong. We have tried to create an accurate assignment record, given the source materials and their limitations. Assignment records are a work in progress and we are always improving the records that we post. Please email us with new information and corrections. This assignment record collates Budzynski's career history as it is represented in the Official Catholic Directory with allegations as reported in the media. We make no representation regarding the truth of the allegation we report, and we remind our readers that the U.S. legal system presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Similarly, individuals who may be defendants in civil actions are presumed not to be liable for such claims unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements. For more information, see our posting policy. This assignment record was last updated on February 9, 2021. |