Assassinated Catholic priests in Guatemala
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List of assassinated and forcibly disappeared Roman Catholic priests working in Guatemala.
| Name | Nationality | Parish | Date killed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Woods, MM | American | Maryknoll mission Ixcán | 20 November 1976 | Included in death list of the Guatemalan military. Killed in plane crash under suspicious circumstances.[1] |
| Eufemio Hermógenes López Coarchita | Guatemalan | Parish priest of San José Pinula | 30 June 1978 | Assassinated[2][3] |
| Conrado de la Cruz Concepción | Filipino | Parish priest of Tiquisate | 1 May 1980 | Abducted and disappeared[3][4] |
| Walter Voordeckers, CICM | Belgian | Parish priest of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | 12 May 1980 | Assassinated[3][4][5] |
| José María Gran Cirera, MSC | Spanish | Parish priest of Chajul | 4 June 1980 | Assassinated[6][7][8][9] |
| Faustino Villanueva Villanueva, MSC | Spanish | Parish priest of Joyabaj | 10 July 1980 | Assassinated[7][8][9][10][11] |
| Juan Alonso Fernández, MSC | Spanish | Parish priest of Uspantán | 15 February 1981 | Assassinated[6][7][8][9][11] |
| Carlos Gálvez Galindo | Guatemalan | Parish priest of Tecpán | 14 May 1981 | Assassinated[3][12] |
| Tullio Marcello Maruzzo, OFM | Italian | Diocesan priest of Izabal | 1 July 1981 | Assassinated[13][14][15][16] |
| Stanley Francis Rother | American | Parish priest of Santiago Atitlán | 28 July 1981 | Assassinated[17][18][19][16][20][11] |
| Carlos Pérez Alonso, SJ | Spanish | Hospital chaplain | 2 August 1981 | Abducted and disappeared[6][8][9] |
| Carlos Ramiro Morales López, OP | Guatemalan | Parish priest of Rabinal | 21 January 1982 | Assassinated[3][6] |
| James Alfred Miller, FSC | American | Teacher in Huehuetenango | 13 February 1982 | Assassinated[21] |
| Augusto Rafael Ramírez Monasterio, OFM | Guatemalan | Parish priest of Antigua Guatemala | 7 November 1983 | Abducted and assassinated.[3][6][22][23] |