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Search continues for missing priest Clemente Morales in Sinaloa
Father Clemente Morales, a 67-year-old Catholic priest, is missing in Sinaloa, Mexico.
He was last seen on October 24 in Culiacán, the state capital.
Sinaloa’s governor said the state security department has begun a search and is staying in contact with church authorities.
Parishioners gathered to pray and demand he be found alive.
Culiacán has been hit by violence linked to fighting within the Sinaloa Cartel, with more than 2,000 people killed since 2024.
At least 14 priests have been killed in Mexico over the past seven years, adding to concerns about their safety.
The search for Morales is continuing, but authorities have not said what happened to him.
Clemente Morales, a 67-year-old Catholic priest, was reported missing in Sinaloa, Mexico.
He was last seen on Saturday, October 24, in an area of Culiacán, the state capital.
Sinaloa’s governor said the state security secretariat had launched a search operation.
Church leaders said they were joining efforts to locate Morales and urged authorities to help find him promptly.
Parishioners gathered outside the state government headquarters on Monday to pray and call for him to be found alive.
- Who
- Clemente Morales, a 67-year-old Catholic priest.
- What
- He was reported missing, and authorities launched a search operation.
- When
- He was last seen on Saturday, October 24. The article was published on October 27, 2026.
- Where
- In an area of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, Mexico.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Morales was last seen in an area of Culiacán.
Parishioners gathered outside the state government headquarters to pray and call for Morales to be found alive.
El Economista MX reported that Morales was missing and that a search operation had been launched.
- Missing priest
- Clemente Morales
- Age
- 67
- Last seen
- Saturday, October 24
- Location
- Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Search
- Sinaloa’s state security secretariat launched an operation
What people are saying
As a Church, we join the efforts to help find him promptly. We ask the relevant authorities to fulfill their duty and collaborate in finding Father Clemente promptly.
Communication with the ecclesiastical authorities is being maintained to follow up on this.
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Nos unimos en oración y solidaridad con Mons. Jesús José Herrera y la Diócesis de Culiacán ante la desaparición del Pbro. Clemente Morales Topete. Encomendamos esta intención a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Madre de México, y pedimos al Señor que sostenga a quienes viven esta