Fr. Roberto A. Barco
Ordained: 1983
Assignments:
- 1984-2011: Unknown
- 2012-2014: St. Louis, Cathedral City, CA
- 2015: Unknown
- 2016: St. Mary, Palmdale, CA
- 2018: Unknown
Fr. Roberto Barco is an Argentinian priest who arrived in California in 2009. In 2016, Fr. Barco was accused of sexually abusing a child from 2009 to 2010. According to the Diocese of San Bernardino, he was assigned to San Salvador in Colton, California in 2009. Following the accusation, Fr. Barco was removed from ministry in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and permanently banned from ministry in the Diocese of San Bernardino. According to the Diocese of San Bernardino, Fr. Barco returned to his home Diocese in Argentina following the allegation. Fr. Barco was included in the Diocese of San Bernardino’s list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse and in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Report to the People of God List of Priests Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Minors 2018 Update.. Fr. Barco’s current whereabouts, status as a priest, and whether he has access to children are unknown.