Fr. Michael A. Swierz
Placed on leave in 6/2024 after “concerns” of Swierz’s behavior while assigned to St. Rose in Girard in the late 1980s-early1990s. In 9/2024 the Diocese announced that its Review Board found a “disturbing pattern of behavior, including serious boundary violations with minors, manipulation and abuse of power.” He was deemed unsuitable for ministry.
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