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

Clarence Schoeppner

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. Michael High School, Santa Fe, 1937 to 1938
St. Catherine School, Santa Fe, 1938 to 1941
St. Anne, Santa Fe, 1941 to 1945
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Fe, 1945 to 1954
Chaplain St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, 1954 to 1962
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taos, 1962 to 1964
Our Lady of Sorrows, Las Vegas, 1964 to 1966
Chaplain at St. Anthony Home for Boys, Alb., 1966 to 1970
Annunciation, Albuquerque, 1970 to 1975
San Ysidro, Corrales, 1975 to 1980

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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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