Deacon Ronaldo Mitchell Chavez
Deacon at a small mission in Granjeno, TX. Arrested 1/17/2014, charged with molesting an altar boy over a two-year period, 6/2010- 8/2012. The Diocese had removed his privileges as deacon in 2012 when the allegations first surfaced. Chavez lost his job as principal at South Texas Educational Technologies Inc. when he was arrested. Pleaded guilty, sentenced to seven years in prison. Civil suit filed 6/5/2014. Included on the Diocese’s list of credibly accused 1/31/2019. In 3/2025 Chavez is a registered sex offender, on parole and living in Mission TX. Per the Diocese’s list in 82025, Chavez was laicized in 2021.
- Valley Central 01.18.14
- McAllen Monitor 01.20.14
- McAllen Monitor 01.21.14
- Fox 2 06.06.14
- Valley Central 06.06.14
- McAllen Monitor 06.06.14
- Valley Morning Star 06.06.14
- Valley Morning Star 06.06.14
- Diocese of Brownsville List 01.31.19
- TX Public Sex Offender Registry 03.08.25
- Diocese of Brownsville List 08.30.25
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