MICHIGAN
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Summary of Case: Stanislaus Bur was ordained for the Grand Rapids MI diocese in 1950. He assisted at several Grand Rapids diocesan parishes, transferring to the Saginaw diocese in 1971 when his then-parish became part of that diocese. He retired in 1985, per the Official Catholic Directory. Media reports indicate Bur was forced from active ministry in the early 1990s after a man reported to the Grand Rapids diocese that Bur sexual abused him in 1958 when he was a little boy and an Iona parishioner. The diocese deemed the accusation credible and paid for the man’s therapy from 1992-2001. Bur stated in 2002 that he “may have touched boys’ genitals” to teach them about their bodies, but said he did not abuse them. In March 2008 there were new allegations against Bur of past sexual abuse. Bur died in February 2009.
Ordained: 1950
Died: Feb. 1, 2009
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