Fr. Samuel J. Wilson: Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors 

Fr. Samuel J. Wilson

Ordained, 1952
Assignments:
  • 1953-1957: Santo Nino de Atocha, Aragon, NM (GLP)
  • 1958: Church of the Nativity, Flagstaff, AZ (GLP)
  • 1959-1960: St. John, St. Johns, AZ (GLP)
  • 1961: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holbrook, AZ (GLP)
  • 1962: St. Cecelia, Clarkdale, AZ (GLP); Immaculate Conception, Cottonwood, AZ (GLP)
  • 1963-1964: St. Francis Carini, Camp Verde, AZ (GLP)
  • 1965: Madre de Dios, Winslow, AZ (GLP)
  • 1966-1968: Absent on Leave (GLP)
  • 1969: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Flagstaff, AZ (GLP)
  • 1970: St. Johns, Winslow, AZ (GLP)
  • 1971: Tolani Lake Indian, Leupp, AZ (GLP)
  • 1972: San Rafael Mission, San Rafael, MN (GLP)
  • 1973: Our Lady of Sorrows Mission, Cebolleta, NM (GLP)
  • 1974-1975: St. Rita, Show Low, AZ (GLP)
  • 1976-1979: St. Catherine, Cibecue, AZ (GLP)
  • 1980: St. Anthony, McNary, AZ (GLP)
  • 1981-1982: On Duty Outside the Diocese (ITL)
  • 1983: St. Jerome, Gallup, NM (GLP)
  • 1984: Our Lady of Queen of Peace, Gallup, NM (GLP)
  • 1985: RMCH and GIMC Hospitals; McKinley Manor, Gallop, NM (GLP)
  • 1986: Died

Fr. Samuel Wilson was ordained in the Diocese of Gallup. In 2012, a lawsuit was filed in which Fr. Wilson was accused of child sexual abuse. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the alleged abuse occurred, are unknown. Fr. Wilson was named Diocese of Gallup’s list of “Clergy identified by the Diocese of Gallup as having credible allegations of sexual misconduct made against them.”