Rev. William J. Effinger-Assignment

Rev. William J. Effinger

Ordained: 1960

Start	Stop	Assignment	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
1960 Bishop of Milwaukee was William Edward Cousins (1958-1977)	1972	St. Mary's	Kenosha • Admitted in 1992 that, 23 years before, he sexually abused a teenage boy in Kenosha. (Capital Times November 3, 1992)	WI	3/3, 2/3	St. Mary's had a school with 959-485 students.
1972	1973	St. Aloysius	West Allis	WI	2/3	St. Aloysius had a school with 460 students.
1973 Bishop replacing Cousins was Rembert George Weakland (1977-2002)	1979	St. Francis of Sales	Lake Geneva	WI	2/2	St. Francis' had a school with 209-125 students.
1979	1993	Holy Name	Sheboygan • Convicted in 1993 of sexually assaulting a 14 year old boy in 1987 and 1988. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Capital Times July 21, 1993) • Seven men and two women reported having been molested by Effinger as children over a 20 year period. (Chicago Tribune December 1, 1993)	WI	1/2, 1/1	Holy Name had a school with 208-359 students.
1993	1996	Dodge Correctional Institution	Waupun	WI	inmate	On leave. Died Dec. 4, 1996

Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: Kenedy & Sons, 1961-1996).

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