Diocese: Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Notes: Placed on administrative leave 8/94 and suspended from priestly duties pending an investigation into allegations of past sexual misconduct with minors. Archbp. Sanchez was asked about allegations against Tafoya in his 1994 deposition. He said that Tafoya had come to him to say that someone had made a statement to a nun about Tafoya and that the statement was a lie. In 1993 Catholic Directory but not in 2002 ed.
Sources: Denver Post 08.30.94; http://bishop-accountability.org/