P. Alfonso Raúl Obando Manayay
Diocese: Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru
Prohibited from ministry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Pátapo, Diocese of Chiclayo in March 2019. Chiclayo’s bishop was Robert Prevost, O.S.A. (2019-2023). Despite the prohibition, The New York Times discovered via Facebook that Obando continued in active ministry, including with children. In one post on a church Facebook page, Obando asked children to send him their photos on WhatsApp. In June 2025 the Diocese of Chiclayo announced that Obando had been laicized by the Vatican. The Times reported that Obando nonetheless was continuing to work in Chiclayo.
- Perú: Sacerdote pierde estado clerical y diócesis alerta sobre sacramentos inválidos, ACI Prensa, 10 de junio de 2025
- Two Contrasting Cases Raise Questions of Pope Leo’s Actions on Sex Abuse, The New York Times, 28 de junio de 2025
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