Father Rafael Indave Campos was arrested Sunday in connection with an alleged DUI incident, the Catholic Diocese of Salina said Monday. Campos serves as parochial vicar at Seven Dolors, placing the seven dolors priest dui case inside a parish role that had been assigned to him in 2025.
Catholic Diocese of Salina Statement
The diocese said, "The diocese is gathering additional information and will cooperate with law enforcement as appropriate." That statement came a day after the arrest and was the first public response tied to the case.
Officials said they had no further comment at this time. The statement leaves the arrest itself as the only described action, without adding any account of what led to it or whether any other charges were involved.
Seven Dolors and Campos
Campos was appointed to his position in 2025 after serving as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish in Salina. That timeline places the arrest against the background of a recent assignment, not a long-held post.
For parishioners, the practical point is simple: the diocese has not announced any change to Campos’ assignment in the facts available here, but it has said it will cooperate with law enforcement as appropriate while gathering more information.
Sunday and Monday
The sequence matters. Sunday brought the arrest; Monday brought the diocesan statement. The diocese did not add details about the agency involved, the circumstances of the arrest, or any court action.
What comes next is the part law enforcement and the diocese have not laid out publicly in the facts available. The immediate record is a priest at Seven Dolors arrested Sunday for an alleged DUI, followed Monday by a diocesan statement saying it will cooperate as appropriate while collecting additional information.
