Father Rafael Indave Campos was arrested Sunday for driving under the influence while serving as parochial vicar at Seven Dolors Catholic Church. The Catholic Diocese of Salina said Monday that it is gathering more information and will cooperate with law enforcement as appropriate.
The arrest puts a named priest at the center of a case that became public at the start of the week, making the timing the story’s immediate force. Campos had been appointed to the Seven Dolors post in 2025 after serving as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish in Salina, placing him in an active parish role when the arrest occurred.
That sequence leaves the diocese in a careful position: it has acknowledged the arrest and said it is still collecting details, but it has not offered more than that. Officials said they had no further comment, even as the arrest itself is already a matter of record.
For Seven Dolors and the Catholic Diocese of Salina, the next step is not a new announcement but the information gap around what happened Sunday and what comes of it. Until more is released, the most concrete fact is that Campos was arrested, and the church is now left to answer for one of its own.
