Walter Weerts
ORDAINED: 1960
DIOCESAN: Springfield, IL
- 1955: Catholic Children's Home, Alton, IL
- 1957: Camp Star of the Sea, Springfield, IL
- 1957: Camp Pere Marquette, Grafton, IL
- 1961: Saint Clare, Altamont, IL
- 1961-1963: Saint Ambrose, Godfrey, IL
- 1963-1967: Sacred Heart, Granite City, IL
- 1967-1972: Saint Thomas the Apostle, Decatur, IL
- 1972: Saint Paul, Highland, IL
- 1972-1978: Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, IL
- 1972-1978: Saint Michael, Hume, IL
- 1972-1978: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Brocton, IL
- 1978-1979: Saint Mary of the Assumption, St. Marie, IL
- 1978-1979: Saint Valentine, Bend, IL
- 1979-1980: Saint Boniface, Edwardsville, IL
- 1980-1985: Saint Brigid, Liberty, IL
- 1980-1985: Saint Thomas, Camp Point, IL
REPORTED SURVIVORS: 22
- 1964-1968: Saint Thomas, Edwardsville, IL
- 1964-1970: Collinsville, IL
- 1967-1968: Granite City, IL
- 1970s: Saint Paul, Highland, IL
- 1975-1976: Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, IL
- 1978-1981: Saint Thomas, Decatur, IL
- 1978-1982: Unknown
- Unknown: St. Louis, MO
- Unknown: Arkansas
- Unknown: Colorado
- Unknown: Florida
- Unknown: Georgia
- Unknown: Indiana
- Unknown: Iowa
- Unknown: Kentucky
- Unknown: Tennesse
- 1978
- 11/29/18: Diocese of Springfield, IL
- 1978: Resigned from Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, Saint Michael, Hume, and Saint Thomas, Brocton
- 1985: Resigned from Saint Brigid, Liberty, and Saint Thomas, Camp Point; granted leave of absence for "health reasons"
- 1986: Pleaded guilty in Illinois to sexually abusing 3 boys; sentenced to 6 years in prison.
- 1989: Removed from ministry by request
- 1989: Laicized
This section contains specific information regarding substantiated child sex abuse committed by Catholic clerics and religious brothers while ministering in the diocese. This information includes:
Name/Ordination Year
The name of the substantiated cleric or religious brother and the year he was ordained. In instances where no ordination year is noted, the ordination year is either designated as “unknown” or the individual is a non-ordained religious brother who took vows in a religious order.
Diocesan/Order
The diocese or religious order into which the cleric or religious brother was ordained or took vows.
Illinois Assignments
The parishes and related church locations where the cleric or religious brother was assigned while ministering in Illinois, as reported by a diocese or religious order.
Reported Survivors
The number of survivors who made claims of child sex abuse against the cleric or religious brother, as reported by the diocese or religious order and/or as revealed in criminal conviction records.
Date/Location of Reported Abuse
The date and location of claimed instances of child sex abuse committed by the cleric or religious brother, as reported by the diocese or religious order and/or as revealed in criminal conviction records.
Diocese Claim of First Report
The date the diocese reports having first received a child sex abuse claim, or claim of inappropriate behavior with a child, regarding the cleric or religious brother.
Placed on Catholic Church Public Lists
The date the identified diocese
or religious order placed the cleric
or religious brother on its public list of substantiated child sex abusers.
Actions/Status
Significant actions relating to the cleric or religious brother and his current status.