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Msgr. Christian Van Liefde – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Home  >  Sexual Abuse Law Blog  >  Msgr. Christian Van Liefde – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

November 4, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Msgr. Christian Van Liefde – Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Monsignor Christian Van Liefde

Monsignor Christian Van Liefde

Ordained: 1973

Assigned as follows:

  • 1973-1976      Holy Family (Glendale, CA)
  • 1976-1977      St. Philomena (Carson, CA)
  • 1976-1977      Bishop Montgomery High School (Torrance, CA)
  • 1977-1979      San Roque; Bishop Diego Garcia High School (Santa Barbara, CA)
  • 1979-1980      St. Bruno (Whittier, CA)
  • 1979-1980      St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
  • 1980-1983      Our Lady of Loretto Church/High School (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1983-1985      St. Francis de Sales (Sherman Oaks, CA)
  • 1985-1987      Los Angeles City Fire Department (Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1987-1996      St. Hilary (Pico Rivera, CA)
  • 1996                St. Francis Xavier (Pico Rivera, CA)
  • 1997-1998       Unknown
  • 1999-2002      St. Genevieve (Panorama City, CA)
  • 2002                Administrative leave
  • 2003-2020      Unknown

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Monsignor Christian Van Liefde:

Monsignor Christian Van Liefde was ordained a priest in 1973, who served in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. According to media reports, in 1992, a female student at Holy Family Church in Glendale, alleged that Monsignor Van Liefde sexually abused her in a car, at her parents' home and at the beach in 1974. He denied allegations. He was investigated by police, and eventually placed on leave in 2002.

In 2003, Monsignor Van Liefde was named in a civil lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse. According to Diocesan records, in 2005, he was accused of sexual misconduct by the daughter of a family who were members of St. Kilian parish in Mission Viejo in the early 1970s when Monsignor Van Liefde was a seminarian there.

His name appeared on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.  If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest or other Catholic clergy in California State, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles now have legal options, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us.  Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Los Angeles and nationwide. We can help.

Contact us at 888-283-9922 or adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.



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