Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico

Augustine Abeywickrema

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List of Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Seminarians Accused of Sexual Abuse of Children”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Reported assignment history:

St. Bernadette, Albuquerque, 1963 to 1971
Our Lady of Fatima, Albuquerque, 1971 to 1977
Sacred Heart, Albuquerque, 1977 to 1984
IHM, Los Alamos, 1984 to 1987
St. Anne, Tucumcari, 1987 to 1990
Queen of Heaven, Albuquerque, 1990 to 1991
St. Alice, Mountainair, 1991 to 1993

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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