Father Felipe Baldonado
Diocese of San Bernardino/Franciscan
Ordained: 1938
Died: 2003
Assignment History:
- 1939-1942: St. Boniface (Banning, CA)
- 1942-1943: St. Turibius (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1943-1944: Precious Blood (Banning, CA)
- 1944-1947: St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1947-1949: St. Turibius (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1949-1950: St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ)
- 1951-1952: St. Francis Retreat House (San Juan Bautista, CA)
- 1953: St. George (Seattle, WA)
- 1953-1958: Mission to Migrant Workers (OH)
- 1959-1962: Franciscan Theological Seminary, Old Mission (Santa Barbara, CA)
- 1963: St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1964-1967: Sacred Heart (Phoenix, AZ)
- 1967-1969: St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1969: Holy Cross Retreat (Mesilla Park, NM)
- 1969-1986: St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- 1986-2002: SS Simon and Jude (Huntington Beach, CA)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Felipe Baldonado:
Fr. Felipe Baldonado, a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Saint Barbara, was included in the Franciscan Friars Province of Saint Barbara’s list of those with credible claims of sexual abuse of a minor.
According to this list, a report was made in 2003, alleging that Baldonado sexually abused a minor in 1959. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including where the alleged abuse occurred, or the victim’s age/gender, are unknown.
Baldonado died in 2003; the same year the allegation was reported. He was also listed on the Diocese of Las Cruces’ list in 2019 and on the Diocese of Stockton list in 2020.
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