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William Michael Cosgrove (November 26, 1916 – December 11, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1976 to 1981. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from September 3, 1968, to October 28, 1976.
A 2008 lawsuit against the Diocese of Belleville revealed Bishop Zuroweste's treatment of a sexual abuse allegations against a priest during the 1970's. In 1973, Gina Parks, a 16-year-old parishioner in St. Francisville , told diocesan officials that her parish priest, Raymond Kownacki, had raped and impregnated her.
On March 13, 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed Schlarman as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Belleville and titular bishop of Capreae. He was consecrated on May 14, 1979 by Bishop William Cosgrove, with Bishops Albert Zuroweste and Philip Murphy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Belleville [2] He selected as his episcopal motto, "Who Is A Rock But Our God ...
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He started attending St. Nicholas Church, San Jose, before attending the Greek Cathedral in San Francisco. [1] as well as a Russian church. [3] His brother, Rev. Edward Schaefer, is a Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Belleville, IL. [4]
The first priest removed from ministry in the Belleville Diocese was the Rev. Jerome Ratermann, 61, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Belleville, on March 5, 1993.
This is a list of notable former Catholic priests. Both religious and diocesan priests, and bishops, are included. Most persons on this list can fit into one of the following categories: Left the priesthood but remained Catholic (voluntary laicization) Left the priesthood and the Catholic Church altogether (voluntary laicization)
Here’s a report the Catholic Diocese of Belleville send the BND ahead of the release of the Illinois Attorney General’s report on abusive priests on Tuesday.