Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago
Summary of Assignments:
- 1952-1958: St. Francis Borgia Parish – Assistant Pastor; Chicago, IL
- 1957: St. Patrick High School (Boys) – Staff; Chicago, IL
- 1958-1963: St. Francis de Sales Parish – Assistant Pastor; Chicago, IL
- 1963-1965: St. Henry Parish – Assistant Pastor; Chicago, IL
- 1965-1966: St. Christina Parish – Assistant Pastor; Chicago, IL
- 1966-1972: St. Leonard Parish – Assistant Pastor; Berwyn, IL
- 1972-1978: St. Cornelius Parish – Associate Pastor; Chicago, IL
- 5/1998: Resigned
- 4/2001: Laicized
- 1/21/2013: Died
Notes:
Resigned 5/98. Went on to marry. Laicized in 4/01. Name appears on Archdiocesan list of priests with credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors at some point after 9/15/08. Report made in 2003 of sexual “misconduct” with a 15- to 17-year-old girl 1962-65. Thiesen died 1/21/13.
Sources:
Theisen Personnel File; Chicago Archdiocesan Report 01.14.10; http://www.bishop-accountability.org/il_chicago/