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Catholic Diocese names 2 Carlsbad priests involved in sex abuse scandal
By Jessica Onsurez
Two Carlsbad Catholic priests were among the names of 28 clergy "credibly accused" of sexual misconduct with a minor. Kerry Guillory and Casilda Pudei served as clergymen in Carlsbad in the 1970s and 1950s, respectively. The names were released by the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Thursday, in response to Attorney General Hector Balderas who sought personnel files of priests accused of child abuse. "By publishing this list, the Diocese of Las Cruces is seeking to be transparent and accountable, and we invite anyone who may have been abused by church personnel to come forward and report that abuse to the proper authorities," said Bishop Gerald Kicanas, the Apostolic Administrator of the Las Cruces diocese in a news release. Pudei was noted by the diocese as deceased. The diocese said Pudei was assigned to St. Edward School from 1956 to 1957. The abuse allegedly occurred in 1957 and was reported to the diocese in 1993. Guillory was assigned to San Jose Catholic Church, St. Edward School and the "Catholic Youth Organization" between 1972 and 1978. The diocese was informed of the allegations in 2007, and the abuse allegedly took place during his entire tenure in Carlsbad. The diocese's list of accused clergy doesn't release any details about victims or the alleged incidents. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Jessica Onsurez can be reached at 575-628-5531, jonsurez@currenatrgus.com or at @JussGREAT on Twitter. Kerry Guillory Date of alleged incident: 1975-1978 Date of report to diocese: 2007 Status of clergy: Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1972-1974 - St. Edwards School, Carlsbad 1972 - San Jose, Carlsbad 1975-1978 - Catholic Youth Organization, Carlsbad Casilda Pudei (Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Date of alleged incident: 1957 Date of report to diocese: 1993 Status of clergy: Died - 1987 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1956-1957 - St. Edward’s School, Carlsbad Diocese of Las Cruces list of credibly accused clergy 1. Santiago Almaguer (Diocese of El Paso) Date of alleged incident: 1975-1978 Date of report to diocese: 2012 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1978 - Our Lady of Health, Las Cruces -- 2. Daniel R. Barfield Date of alleged incident: 1990 Date of report to diocese: 2013 Status of clergy: Died - 2003 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1985-1990 - Holy Family, Deming 1990-2003 - St. Jude, Alamogordo -- 3. David Bentley* Date of alleged incident: 1998-2000 Date of report to diocese: 2018 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1998-2002 - Holy Family, Deming *Diocese statement: Inclusion on the list is based upon complaints in the Diocese of Albany and not upon the veracity of any complaints in the Diocese of Las Cruces. Bentley is the subject of an unresolved lawsuit filed in 2018 alleging abuse at a parish in Deming. -- 4. Bernard Bissonnette Date of alleged incident: 1983 Date of report to diocese: 1989 Status of clergy: Laicized - 2005; Died - 2008 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1981-1984 - St. Eleanor, Ruidoso 1984 - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Las Cruces 1985-1987 - St. Jude, Alamogordo 1988-1992 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, T or C -- 5. Albert Chavez Date of alleged incident: 1984 Date of report to diocese: 2002 Status of clergy: Died - 1996 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1977-1983 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, T or C 1984-1985 - Our Lady of Purification -- 6. Wilfred Diamond Date of alleged incident: 1987-1988 Date of report to diocese: 2013 Status of clergy: Died - 1995 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1965-1988 - St. Jude, Alamogordo -- 7. Miguel Esquivel* Date of alleged incident: Not provided Date of report to diocese: Not provided Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1996 La Tuna Prison Chaplain *There were no claims of abuse reported in the Diocese of Las Cruces; appears on the Diocese of San Angelo list of credibly accused. -- 8. Dennis Fountain Date of alleged incident: 1960 Date of report to diocese: 2009 Status of clergy: Died - 2013 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1992-1995 - St. Peter, Roswell 1992-1999 - St. John, Roswell 1994-1995 - Immaculate Conception, Dexter 1999-2000 - St. Peter, Roswell 2000-2001 - St. Anthony, Artesia 2001-2008 - St. Helena, Hobbs -- 9. Samuel Garcia Date of alleged incident: 1977 Date of report to diocese: 1996 Status of clergy: Laicized - 2007 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces:
1971-1977 - Our Lady of Fatima, Bayard -- 10. Kerry Guillory Date of alleged incident: 1975-1978 Date of report to diocese: 2007 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1972-1974 - St. Edwards School, Carlsbad 1972 - San Jose, Carlsbad 1975-1978 - Catholic Youth Organization, Carlsbad -- 11. David Holley (Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts) Date of alleged incident: 1972-1974 Date of report to diocese: 1993 Status of clergy: Convicted - 1993; Died - 2008 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1972-1975 - St. Jude Alamogordo -- 12. Irving Klister (Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Date of alleged incident: 1950s Date of report to diocese: 1993 Status of clergy: Deceased Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: No date provided - Holy Family, Deming 1968 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, T or C --
13. Laurier Labreche (Archdiocese of Date of alleged incident: 1967 Date of report to diocese: 2002 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1962-1968 - St. Eleanor, Ruidoso -- 14. Wayne Ladenburger (Franciscan)* Date of alleged incident: Not provided Date of report to diocese: Not provided Status of clergy: Arrested in Idaho; Laicized - 1996 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces:
1969-1970 - Holy Cross Retreat Center, Las Cruces *No misconduct claims were filed in the Diocese of Las Cruces. -- 15. Rosario Lopez (Diocese of El Paso) Date of alleged incident: 1974 Date of report to diocese: 2010 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1974 - St. Genevieve, Las Cruces -- 16. Richard P. Lynch Date of alleged incident: 1971 and 1982 Date of report to diocese: 1992 Status of clergy: Removed from ministry - 1992; Died - 2017 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1967-1970 - San Jose, La Mesa 1975-1977 - Our Lady of Health, Las Cruces 1977-1978 - Immaculate Conception, Alamogordo 1981-1983 - Our Lady of Purification, Doña Ana 1983-1985 - St. Thomas Aquinas, Lovington 1985-1987 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, T or C 1987-1990 - St. Vincent de Paul, Silver City 1990-1992 - Our Lady of Purification, Doña Ana -- 17. Manuel Perez Maramba (Diocese of El Paso) Date of alleged incident: 1976-1977 Date of report to diocese: 2004-2012 Status of clergy: Living in Philippine Islands Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1976 - St. Francis Newman Center, Silver City 1976-1977 - St. Genevieve, Las Cruces -- 18. Phillip Martin Date of alleged incident: 1984 Date of report to diocese: 2002 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1983-1984 - NMMI, Roswell -- 19. Diego Mazon (Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Date of alleged incident: 1974 Date of report to diocese: 2004 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1972-1977 - St. John Parish, Roswell -- 20. Arthur C. Morgan Date of alleged incident: 1973 Date of report to diocese: 2013 Status of clergy: Died - 2007 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1968-1971 - Our Lord of Mercy, Hatch 1971-1991 - San Isidro, Garfield -- 21. Arthur O'Sullivan (Diocese of El Paso) Date of alleged incident: 1950s Date of report to diocese: 1993 Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: Holy Family, Deming -- 22. Bruno Primavera Date of alleged incident: 1990 Date of report to diocese: 1990; 2016 Status of clergy: Died - 2006 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1989-1990 - NMMI, Roswell 1989-1990 - Assumption, Roswell -- 23. Casilda Pudei (Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Date of alleged incident: 1957 Date of report to diocese: 1993 Status of clergy: Died - 1987 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1956-1957 - St. Edward’s School, Carlsbad -- 24. Frank Sierra (Archdiocese of Santa Fe)* Date of alleged incident: Not provided Date of report to diocese: Not provided Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1962 - Immaculate Conception, Alamogordo 1962-1968 - Our Lady of Fatima, Bayard *There were no claims of abuse filed in the Diocese of Las Cruces; appears on the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s list of credibly accused. -- 25. Benjamin Silva* Date of alleged incident: Not provided Date of report to diocese: Not provided Status of clergy: Not provided Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1983 - St. Thomas More, Chaparral 1984-1985 - Immaculate Conception, Berino 1986 - Holy Cross, Las Cruces *There were no claims of abuse filed in the Diocese of Las Cruces; appears on the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s list of credibly accused. -- 26. Dennis Tejada Date of alleged incident: 1973 Date of report to diocese: 2002 Status of clergy: Laicized - 2007 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1976-1981- St. Thomas More, Chaparral 1982-1989 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hobbs 1990 - St. Genevieve, Las Cruces 1991 - Santa Rosa de Lima, Las Cruces 1992-1993 - Our Lady of Purification, Doña Ana 1994-1996 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, T or C -- 27. John Tickle Date of alleged incident: 1976-1977 Date of report to diocese: 2004 Status of clergy: Removed - 2004 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1984 - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Las Cruces 1985 - St. Francis Newman Center, Silver City 1985-1993 - St. Albert Newman Center, Las Cruces 1999-2000 - Immaculate Heart of Mary, Las Cruces -- 28. David Viramontes Date of alleged incident: 1986 Date of report to diocese: 2012 Status of clergy: Died - 1997 Assignments in the Diocese of Las Cruces: 1985-1988 - St. Genevieve, Las Cruces 1992-1997 - St. Joseph, Fairacres Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces
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