Fr. Luis E. Mares

Ordained: 1996
Status: Accused

Diocese: Diocese of Laredo TX

Ordained for the Diocese of Piedras Negras in Mexico. Incardinated into the Diocese of Laredo TX in 2022. On 11/27/2025 the Laredo Diocese announced that Mares had been suspended in 7/2025 due to allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor, occurring 18 years prior in Mexico.


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