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The following tables contains list of priests, religious and diocesan personnel who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors and who have served in parishes or schools located within the territorial limits of the Diocese of Las Cruces before and after its creation.

The Bishops of New Mexico make a strong statement in opposition to HB 90, the assisted suicide bill being brought forth in the legislature.

As the new year begins, Bishop Kicanas share priories for the work of the diocese and reflects on the retreat all Bishops of the United States attended the first week of January.

Yesterday, we celebrated Gaudete Sunday--the third Sunday of Advent. We rejoice in having to come to know the Lord. We rejoice that God has chosen us, undeserving as we are, to be His very own sons and daughters. Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) reminds us that as Christians, we ought not to be glum, sullen, sad people. Rather, we are filled with joy knowing how loved we are by God.

Consider this Advent how gracious, how good God has been to us. Yes, we have setbacks. Yes, we have difficulties. Yes, thing don't always go the way we want or hope. Yet, the Lord blesses us in so many ways. Let Advent be a time of giving thanks for all the ways God blesses us.

The first of the Advent candles has been lit as we prepare for the coming of the Lord at Christmas. We are told to prepare for the Lord, to open our hearts to receive the Lord more fully into our lives. Unlike the shepherds who went to the manger and encountered the person of Christ, we encounter the Lord in God's Word.

We enter the Holy Season of Advent this weekend, December 1-2. These four weeks of waiting and preparation are meant to encourage us to prepare for the coming of the Lord more deeply into our lives. The lighting of the Advent candles each week stir our expectation for the coming of the Messiah.

Catholic Extension has selected Sister Willem to receive the 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award, the highest honor bestowed on a missionary working in the United States. Working across many countries, Sister Willem has been serving the poor for more than 60 years. She believes strong families are the foundation of the Church and society.

In recent editions of newspapers in our state, including the Las Cruces Sun-News, a full-page ad has run encouraging Catholics to vote for a particular candidate. It is not the practice of the Catholic Church to promote specific candidates, and this ad was run without the knowledge or permission of our New Mexico dioceses and bishops. Please see their statement about this ad...

This week until November 5, I will be in the Holy Land with a group of Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulcher from the Diocese of Tucson. This pilgrimage was planned prior to my learning that I would be serving in the Diocese of Las Cruces as Apostolic Administrator. If any of our priests, deacons, religious, or laity have an urgent issue, please contact Faviola Godfrey or Deacon Jim Winder, who will email me about any concerns that cannot what until I return. I appreciate your understanding in this time of transition.

It has been my custom in the Diocese of Tucson, where I served 17 years, to publish a weekly Monday Memo to all serving in our diocese. It is sent to all priests and deacons, parishes and schools, as well as placed on our diocesan Website. I hope to continue that custom while serving in Las Cruces. The memo contains information on what is happening that week along with information that might benefit those in our diocese. This is the first of those memos.

Pope Francis announced today the appointment of Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Las Cruces effective Friday, September 28, 2018. As the diocese's administrator Bishop Kicanas will serve with the powers and responsibilities of the local ordinary until the Holy Father appoints and installs a new bishop for the diocese. Bishop Kicanas asks that we keep him in our prayers.