Disclosed Names of Clergy
Cletus Altermatt
Born in 1907 in Comfrey, Minnesota, Fr. Altermatt was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana in 1934. He returned to Minnesota in 1962 and was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm in 1968.
Fr. Altermatt’s assignments in the Diocese of New Ulm:
Associate, Ss. Peter and Paul, Ivanhoe, 1962-1964
Administrator, Ss. Peter and Paul, Ivanhoe, 1964-1968
Pastor, Our Lady of Victory, Lucan, 1968-1978
Fr. Altermatt died in 1978 at the age of 70.
Dennis Becker
Born in 1935 in Lynd, Minnesota, Fr. Becker was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of New Ulm in 1962.
Fr. Becker’s assignments in the Diocese of New Ulm included the following:
Administrator, St. James, Nassau, 1962
Associate, Holy Rosary, North Mankato, 1962-1963
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1963-1966
Pastor, St. Mary, Cottonwood, 1966-1977 (assigned to weekend Mass at the Campus Religious Center at Southwest State University, Marshall, starting in 1976)
Administrator, St. Isidore, Clarkfield, 1969-1977 (while continuing as pastor at St. Mary in Cottonwood)
Pastor, St. Bridget, DeGraff, 1977
Co-Pastor, St. Francis, Benson AND St. Bridget, DeGraff, and Our Lady of the Visitation, Danvers, 1978 - 1987
Co-pastor, St. Anastasia, Hutchinson, 1987 - 1998
Pastor, St. Patrick, Kandiyohi and St. Thomas More, Lake Lillian, 1998-2000.
Fr. Becker retired from assigned ministry in the Diocese of New Ulm in 2000. The diocese removed him from ministry in 2015.
Gordon Buckley
Born in 1924 in Minneota, Minnesota, Fr. Buckley was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado in 1953. In 1959, he was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm.
Fr. Buckley’s assignments in the Diocese of New Ulm:
Ss. Peter and Paul, Glencoe, 1959-1960
St. Mary, Seaforth, 1960
Associate, St. Mary, Bird Island, 1960
Administrator, Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Taunton, 1960
Pastor, St. Mary, Cottonwood, 1960-1961
Administrator, St. Isidore, Clarkfield, 1961-1963
Pastor, St. Andrew, Granite Falls and St. James, Dawson, 1963-1969
Pastor, St. Michael, Milroy, 1969-1978
Fr. Buckley retired from assigned ministry in 1978 and died in 1985 at the age of 60.
Robert Clark
Born in 1958 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Fr. Clark was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of New Ulm in 1984.
Fr. Clark’s assignment history:
Associate, Holy Redeemer, Marshall, 1984
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted,1984-1989
Associate, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, 1989-1990
Pastor, St. Anthony, Watkins, 1990-1993 (also assigned as Sacramental Minister to Our Lady, Manannah 1992-1993)
Parochial Administrator, Our Lady, Manannah, 1993-1996
Pastor, St. Patrick, Kandiyohi, 1996-1997
Pastor, St. Thomas More, Lake Lillian, 1996-1997
Administrative leave, 1997
Religion Teacher, Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul, 1998-2002
In 2002, Fr. Clark was returned to the Diocese of New Ulm. The diocese removed him from ministry in 2002.
Fr. J. Vincent Fitzgerald, O.M.I.
Born in 1919 in Troy Grove, Illinois, Fr. Fitzgerald was a priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate religious order ordained in Illinois in 1950.
In 1977-1978, Fr. Fitzgerald, then a priest assigned in the Diocese of Duluth, participated in a Clinical Pastoral Education program at Willmar State Hospital. While participating in the program, Fitzgerald engaged in temporary work at St. Thomas More parish in Lake Lillian. Fr. Fitzgerald was never incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm.
Fr. Fitzgerald left the Diocese of New Ulm in 1978 and died in 2009.
John Gleason
Born in 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fr. Gleason was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1946. Fr. Gleason was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Associate, St. Luke, St. Paul, 1946-1949
Associate, Ascension, Minneapolis, 1949-1950
Associate, St. Anthony of Padua, Minneapolis, 1950-1951
Associate, St. Bridget, Minneapolis, 1951-1953
Associate, St. Joseph, Red Wing, 1953-1954
Associate, St. Thomas the Apostle, Minneapolis, 1954
Pastor, St. Anthony, Regal, with the mission of St. Patrick, Kandiyohi, 1954 -1961
Pastor, St. Paul, Nicollet and St. Michael, Belgrade Township, 1961-1969
Pastor, St. Michael, Morgan, 1969-1980
Pastor, St. Leo, St. Leo, 1980-1985
Pastor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Taunton, while remaining Pastor of Leo, St. Leo, 1981-1985
Pastor, Our Lady in Manannah, 1985-1992
Fr. Gleason retired from the assigned ministry in 1992 and died in 1998 at the age of 76.
Joseph Louis Heitzer
Born in 1914 in Germany, Fr. Heitzer was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1942. He was never incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm. However, Fr. Heitzer was credibly accused of abuse in the Archdiocese and was assigned at parishes that are now within the Diocese of New Ulm.
Fr. Heitzer’s assignment history:
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1942-1944
Associate, St. Andrew, Fairfax, 1944
Associate, Assumption, St. Paul, 1944-1945
Associate, Holy Redeemer, Marshall, 1945
Associate, St. Mary, Sleepy Eye, 1945-1948
Associate, St. Joseph, Waconia, 1948
Associate, St. Aloysius, Olivia, 1948-1950
Administrator, Sacred Heart, Franklin, 1950-1954
Pastor, St. Joseph, Rosen, 1954-1955
Pastor, St. Michael, Gaylord, 1955-1956
Pastor, St. Luke, Clearwater, 1956-1958
Pastor, St. Scholastica, Heidelberg, 1958-1966
Associate, St. Richard, Richfield, 1966-1967
In residence, St. Peter, Forest Lake, 1967-1968
Sacramental and supply ministry, clergy retreat house, Nevis (in the Crookston Diocese), 1968
Chaplain, Divine Providence nursing home, Ivanhoe, 1969
Fr. Heitzer died in 1969 at the age of 55.
Rudolph Henrich
Born in 1906, Fr. Henrich was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1933. He was never incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm. However, Fr. Henrich was credibly accused of abuse in the Archdiocese and was assigned at parishes that are now within the Diocese of New Ulm.
Fr. Henrich’s assignment history:
Associate, St. James, St. Paul, 1933-1937
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1937-1938
Associate, St. Mark, Shakopee, 1938
Chaplain, State Training School for Boys, Red Wing, 1938-1942
Chaplain, U.S. Navy, 1942-1946
Chaplain, State Training School for Boys, Red Wing, 1946-1952
Chaplain, U.S. Forces, 1952-1954
Pastor, St. Boniface, Stewart, 1954-1957
Pastor, St. Margaret Mary, Minneapolis, 1957-1976
Fr. Henrich retired from assigned ministry in 1976 and died in 1992 at the age of 86.
Harry Majerus
Born in 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fr. Majerus was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1942. He was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957. Fr. Majerus was credibly accused of sexual abuse in The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, after he left the Diocese of New Ulm.
Fr. Majerus’ assignment history:
Associate, St. Columba, St. Paul, 1943-1944
Assistant Director, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1944
Associate, Cathedral of St. Paul, 1944
Chaplain, St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, 1944-1946
Associate, Annunciation, Minneapolis, 1946-1947
Associate, Holy Redeemer, Marshall, 1947-1949
Associate, St. Thomas the Apostle, Minneapolis, 1949
Associate, St. Joseph, Hopkins, 1949
Associate, St. Stephen, Minneapolis, 1949-1952
Associate, Holy Redeemer, Marshall, 1952-1953
Associate, Incarnation, Minneapolis, 1953-1954
Pastor, Sacred Heart, Franklin and St. Patrick, Birch Coulee (St. Patrick closed in 1958), 1954-1966
Director of Catholic Action and Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1958-1966
Pastor, St. Catherine, Redwood Falls, 1966-1971
Leave of absence, 1971
Associate, Mary, Mother of the Church, Burnsville, 1971-1980
Pastor, Immaculate Conception, St. Peter, 1980-1991
Director of the Office for Continuing Education of Priests for the Diocese of New Ulm, 1981-1987
Fr. Majerus retired from assigned ministry in 1991 and died in 1995 at the age of 78.
Francis Markey
In 1952, Fr. Markey was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland.
In 1981, Fr. Markey came to Minnesota to participate in a Clinical Pastoral Education program at Willmar State Hospital.
In 1981, Fr. Markey worked at St. Joseph in Henderson. In 1982, Fr. Markey worked at St. Andrew in Granite Falls for about three months, after the pastor there died and before a new pastor arrived. Fr. Markey left the diocese in June 1982.
In 2012, Fr. Markey died in Ireland at the age of 84 while awaiting trial for sexual abuse of a minor in Ireland in 1968.
William Marks
Born in 1908 in Marshall, Minnesota, Fr. Marks was ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1936. He was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Fr. Marks assignment history:
Associate, St. Mark, Shakopee, 1936-1939
Associate, St. Dominic, Northfield, 1939-1940
Administrator, Our Lady, Mannanah and the mission of St. Columban, Greenleaf, 1940-1941
Administrator, St. Philip, Litchfield, 1941-1942
Associate, Guardian Angels, Hastings, 1942
Associate, Immaculate Conception, Faribault, 1942-1945
Pastor, St. Dionysius, Tyler, 1945-1954
Pastor, St. John, Hector, 1954-1962
Pastor, St. Clotilde, Green Valley, 1962-1979
Fr. Marks died in 1979 at the age of 71.
John Murphy
Born in 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fr. Murphy was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in June 1951. He was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Fr. Murphy’s assignment history:
Associate, Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, 1951-1957
Associate, St. Theresa, St. Paul, 1957
Administrator, St. Willibrord, Gibbon, 1957-1963
Pastor, St. John, Ortonville, 1963-1967
Pastor, St. Joseph, Montevideo, 1967-1971
Pastor, St. Catherine, Redwood Falls, 1971-1981
Pastor, Holy Rosary, North Mankato, 1981-1986
Pastor, St. Raphael, Springfield, 1986-1989
Sacramental Minister, St. Joseph, Lamberton, 1989 (while remaining pastor at St. Raphael, Springfield)
Pastor, St. John, Appleton and St. Joseph, Holloway, 1989-1991
Fr. Murphy retired from assigned ministry in 1991. He did volunteer ministry at St. John the Evangelist, Little Canada in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 1996-2000. Fr. Murphy died in 2001 at the age of 74.
David Roney
Born in 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fr. Roney was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1945. He was incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Fr. Roney’s assignment history:
Associate, Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, 1945-1952
Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, Lake St. Croix Beach, 1952-1955
Pastor, St. John, Faxon Township and mission of Assumption, 1955-1958
Pastor, St. Paul, Walnut Grove, 1958-1963
Pastor, St. Francis in Benson, 1963-1967
Pastor, St. Mary, Willmar, 1967-1980
Pastor, St. Gregory the Great, Lafayette, 1980-1993
Co-director of the San Lucas Mission Office for the Diocese of New Ulm 1980-1986
Director of the Office of the Propagation of the Faith for the Diocese of New Ulm, 1986-1994
Director of the San Lucas Mission Office for the Diocese of New Ulm, 1986-1994
Fr. Roney retired from assigned ministry in 1993. In 1994, his request to move to San Lucas Toliman Mission in Guatemala was approved by the diocese. Fr. Roney assisted as a priest at the mission while his health permitted. The diocese removed him from ministry in 2002. He died in 2003 in Guatemala at the age of 82.
Douglas Schleisman
Born in 1949 in Carroll, Iowa, Douglas Schleisman was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of New Ulm in 1975. He was laicized in 1994.
Associate, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, 1976-1981
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1981-1984
Pastor, St. Adalbert, Silver Lake, 1984-1993
Pastor, St. Joseph, Silver Lake, 1988-1993, while continuing assignment as pastor of St. Adalbert
Leave of absence, 1993
Mr. Schleisman was laicized in 1994.
Michael Skoblik
Born in 1910 in Lucan, Minnesota, Fr. Skoblik was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1939. Fr. Skoblik incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Fr. Skoblik’s assignment history:
Associate, Most Holy Redeemer, Montgomery, 1939-1946
Administrator, Most Holy Trinity, Veseli, 1946
Associate, St. Wenceslaus, New Prague, 1946
Administrator, Most Holy Trinity, Veseli, 1946
Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Lonsdale, 1947-1948
Pastor, St. Mary in Bechyn, 1948-1952
Pastor, St. George in Glencoe, 1952-1965
Superintendent, St. Pius X School, Glencoe, 1964-1965
Pastor, St. Joseph, Silver Lake, 1965-1988
Fr. Skoblik retired from assigned ministry in 1988. He died in 1989 at the age of 79.
Charles Stark
Born 1915 in Hastings, Minnesota, Fr. Stark was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul in 1944. Fr. Stark incardinated into the Diocese of New Ulm when the diocese was formed in 1957.
Associate, Nativity of Our Lord, St. Paul, 1944
Associate, Immaculate Conception, Faribault, 1944-1945
Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1945-1946
Associate, St. Francis de Sales, St. Paul, 1946-1947
Associate, St. Michael, St. Paul, 1947-1951
Administrator, Holy Name, Vesta, 1951-1954
Pastor, St. Dionysius, Tyler, 1954-1965
Pastor, St. Michael, Gaylord, 1965
Pastor, St. John, Darwin, 1965-1969
Pastor, St. Andrew, Granite Falls, 1969-1971
Pastor, St. Joseph, Clements, 1971-1986
Pastor at St. Thomas, Sanborn, 1977-1986, while remaining pastor of St. Joseph, Clements
Fr. Stark retired from assigned ministry in 1986 and died in 1991 at the age of 75.