Catholic Priest

Carlos Melendez

Ordained: Unknown

Priest of the Missionaries of Christ Crucified in El Salvador. Named publicly as accused on the Houma-Thibodaux diocese’s list 1/11/19. Worked at some point in the diocese in Hispanic ministry. Accused of inappropriate physical contact with a child. Removed from ministry within the diocese after pleading guilty to battery of a minor. Returned by federal immigration authorities to El Salvador.