Fr. Raul N. Sanchez

Ordained: 1974
Status: Sued

Diocese: Diocese of Gallup NM

Ordained for Diocese of Gallup NM. Diocese aided Sanchez in becoming an US citizen. Named as an abuser in court pleadings filed in 6/2012. More than one accuser. Worked in one parish, Madre de Dios in Winslow, before teaching in a diocesan seminary program in Gallup and then becoming an Air Force chaplain. Gallup Chancellor 1979-11/1986. Shown in the Catholic Directory as absent in 2012; apparently living in Mexico. Sued in 9/2012 and 4/2013, along with Clement Hageman, with claims of abuse in the 1970s in Winslow, AZ. Named in a new suit in 6/2013. Included on the Gallup diocese’s list of credibly accused. Included in 8/2021 on the Diocese of Fresno’s list.. Sanchez worked in the diocese as a chaplain at Edwards Air Force Base 1998-2001. Diocese was accused of helping him flee to his native México.


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