Name: Kreis, William
Born:
Place Germany
Ordained: 05/28/1904
Place Ordained:
Years of Service:
Died: 03/10/1954
Place Died: Batesville, Indiana
Burial Info: Greedale Cemetery, Dearborn County Indiana
Notes: Appears in the list of “accused” clergy
From Germany, arriving in the U.S. in 1899. Monsignor. “Granted relief from his pastoral duties because of ill health” in 1949, per his obituary. Died 3/10/1954. First named publicly as credibly accused on the Archdiocese’s list 10/12/2018. Noted to have one victim, of abuse allegedly occurring 1944-1946. Per the list, the allegation was reported after Kreis’s death.