Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago
Summary of Assignments:
- 1917: Ordained
- 1917-1925: St. Nicholas (German); Evanston, IL
- 1925-1929: Sacred Heart (German); Chicago, IL
- 1929-1936: St. Mary’s (German and English); Chicago, IL
- 1936-1942: St. George’s (German); Chicago, IL
- 1942-1977: St. Maurice; Chicago, IL
- 1942-1966: Pastor
- 1966-1977: Pastor Emeritus
- 1958: Made Monsignor
- 1966: Retired
- 4/24/1977: Died
Notes:
On 1/31/06 the archdiocese confirmed that church officials had reason to believe Diederich engaged in sexual misconduct with a child. The admission came after a woman confronted Cardinal George about Diederich at a public meeting on 1/30/06. The archdiocese refused to include Diederich in its list of priests with substantiated allegations, because Diederich was deceased. He died 4/24/77.
Sources:
BA.org Assignment Record; Chicago Tribune 02.01.06; Daily Southtown 02.12.06; SNAP Letter to Cardinal George 02.13.06; http://bishop-accountability.org/member/psearch.jsp