John Beno

John Beno (November 13, 1931 – December 5, 2000) was a Catholic priest and Democratic Party politician from Colorado, U.S.

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1959 and served as a priest in several southern Colorado communities, chiefly in Pueblo.

He faced little opposition in the primary or general elections.

[4] A 2019 report by the Colorado Attorney General published after Beno's death implicated him in the sexual abuse of two children, one in 1961 and one in 1968 or 1969.

[5] Beno died on December 5, 2000, in Pueblo.