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

Johnny Lee Chavez

Status: Living

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:

San Jose, Albuquerque, 1976 to 1979
IHM Seminary, Santa Fe, 1979 to 1987
St. Francis, Ranchos de Taos, 1987 to 1995
Temporary Administrator
St. Anthony, Questa, 1992
Sacred Heart, Espanola, 1993
San Antonio, Penasco, 1993
St. Anthony, Pecos, 1995 to 1997
Estancia Valley, Moriarty, 1997 to 1999
Queen of Heaven, Albuquerque, 1999 to 2011
Sangre de Cristo, Albuquerque, 2011 to 2014

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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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