Diocese: Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Notes: Resigned from parish 3/95 after lawsuit filed which alleged he abused a 19 yr old seminarian after getting him drunk more than 20 yrs previously. After suspension, Rodriguez was sent for treatment for alcoholism. He was allowed to work under certain restrictions until 2002 when he was permanently removed.
Sources: Albuquerque Journal 03.24.95; Albuquerque Tribune 12.19.98; Albuquerque Tribune 04.27.02; http://bishop-accountability.org/