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Victim Assistance Coordinators

 
If you have been the victim of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon, or individual representing the Catholic Church in a diocese or eparchy in the United States, there are several things you can do.
  • You may contact the appropriate law enforcement agency to determine if the incident falls within the statute of limitations in the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.
  • You may contact local child protection agencies, a private attorney, or a support group.
  • It is particularly important, for help, healing, and response from the diocese/eparchy that you contact the appropriate victim assistance coordinator listed below. These individuals are available to assist you in making a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese/eparchy, in arranging a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative, and for obtaining support for your specific needs.
 Diocese Coordinator Phone E-mail
Albany Theresa F. Rodrigues 518-453-6646 assistance.coordinator@rcda.org
Alexandria Mary Girard

318-449-8571
318-445-1427

marygirard@bellsouth.net
Allentown Wendy Krisak
800-791-9209 wkrisak@allentowndiocese.org
Altoona-Johnstown Sr. Marilyn Welch 814-693-9333 victimadvocate@dioceseaj.org
Amarillo Belinda Taylor

806-373-5232
800-658-6643
806-372-1092

Wesley@amaonline.com
Anchorage Vivian Finlay
Vera Hurd
907-297-7786 vfinlay@caa-ak.org
vhurd@caa-ak.org
Arlington Patricia Mudd, A.C.S.W.
Adlin deCardi, MA
703- 841-2537

703-841-2530
p.mudd@arlingtondiocese.org

a.decardi@arlingtondiocese.org
Atlanta Sue Stubbs 404-920-7554 sstubbs@archatl.com
Austin Dr. Manuel Cortez
512-949-2400 cortez@austindiocese.org
Baker Dr. Angelina Montoya 541-678-5652 Montoyamd@bendbroadband.com
Baltimore Julia Tillman
866-417-7469 assistance@archbalt.org
Baton Rouge Amy Cordon 225-242-0250 acordon@diobr.org
Beaumont Becky Richard 409-924-4433 brichard@catholiccharitiesbmt.org
Belleville Lynn Muscarello 618-212-1201 lmuscarello@diobelle.org
Biloxi Sr. Mary Jo Mike, OSF 228-806-5677  smaryjm@aol.com
Birmingham Al Manzella 205-838-8316 amanzella@bhmdiocese.org
Bismarck Dale Eberle
877-405-7435  701-222-3035
deberle@bismarckdiocese.com
Boise Melaney Swenson 208-345-6031 x113 mswenson@ccidaho.org
Boston Vivian Soper
617-746-5995
Vivian_Soper@rcab.org
Bridgeport Erin Neil, L.C.S.W. 203-650-3265
203-416-1406
eneil@diobpt.org
Brooklyn Sr. Ellen Patricia Finn, O.P., M.ed, LMSW 718-722-6050 srepfinn@ccbq.org
Brooklyn Armenian Excharate Sr. Ellen Patricia Finn, O.P., M.ed, LMSW 718-722-6050 srepfinn@ccbq.org
Brownsville Walter Lukaszek 956-457-0010(C)
956-784-5066
walukaszek@gmail.com or
wlukaszek@cdob.org
Buffalo Mary Ann Deibel-Braun 716-895-3010 maryann.deibel-braun@ccwny.org
Burlington Kevin P. Scully
802-658-6110 x1218

kscully@vermontcatholic.org

Camden Barbara Gondek 800-964-6588

camdenvac@gmail.com

Charleston Louisa Storen 843-856-0748
800-921-8122
louisa@louisastoren.com
Charlotte David Harold 704-370-3363 dwharold@charlottediocese.org
Cheyenne Deacon Rolland Raboin 307-532-1571 rraboin@vistabeam.com
Chicago Tom Tharayil 312-534-8267 ttharayil@archchicago.org
Cincinnati Sandy Keiser
513-263-6623
skeiser@catholicchartiesswo.org
Cleveland Terence Flanagan
216-334-2999
tjflanagan@clevelandcatholiccharities.org
Colorado Springs Barbara Mahoney, RN, M.A., C.S.
Terri Sortor
Ed Gaffney
HOTLINE
719-633-8182

719-636-2345
719-636-2345
719-866-6505
michaelaandb@msn.com

tsortor@diocs.org
edgaffney@diocs.org
Columbus Msgr. Stephan J. Moloney 614-224-2251 smoloney@colsdioc.org
Corpus Christi Stephanie Bonilla 361-693-6686 sbonilla@diocesecc.org
Covington Margaret M. Schack 859-392-1515 mschack@covdio.org
Crookston Louann C. McGlynn 218-637-2010 lmcglynn@crookston.org
Dallas Mary Edlund 214-379-2819 medlund@cathdal.org
Davenport Alicia Owens, LBSW 563-349-5002 vacdav@attglobal.net
Denver Christopher Pond 303-715-3226 Chris.Pond@archden.org
Des Moines Kate Gilmore
515-286-2029 Kate.Gilmore@polkcountyiowa.gov

Detroit Margaret Huggard O: 248-345-4980
Hotline: 866-343-8055
huggard.marge@aod.org
Dodge City Donna Staab 620-792-2098 donna@cpcis.net
Dubuque Tom Anderegg, PhD
Joan Manternach Hoffman
563-556-1225
866-319-4636
TJABEGG@aol.com
jvac@netins.net
Duluth Tab Baumgartner 218-249-5495 tbaumgartner@slhduluth.com
El Paso Susan Martinez, LCSW 915-872-8465 smartinez@elpasodiocese.org
Erie Dr. Robert J. Nelsen 814-871-7723 nelsen001@gannon.edu
El Cajon, Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle Fr. Sabri A. Kejbo
Neda River
Kheloud Allos
619-341-1122 sd.michaels@cox.net
Evansville Dr. Rebecca Luzio 812-490-9565 rluzio@luzioassociates.com
Fairbanks Barbara Tolliver 907-374-9500 x116 barb@cbna.org
Fall River Arlene McNamee 508-674-4681 aam@cssdioc.org
Fargo Larry Bernhardt 701-356-7965 victimassistance@fargodiocese.org
Fort Wayne-South Bend Mary Glowaski 260-399-1458 mglowaski@diocesefwsb.org
Fort Worth Judy Locke 817-560-2452 x201 jlocke@fwdioc.org
Fresno Cheryl Sarkisian
559-493-2882 cheryl@dioceseoffresno.org
Gallup Diane DiPaolo C: 505-906-7357
H: 505-863-4538
diane.victimasstcoor.dipaolo@gmail.com
Galveston-Houston Sr. Maureen O'Connell 713-654-5799 moconnell@angelahouse.org
Gary Steven J. Butera, M.S., LMHC 219-662-7066 ext. 25 sbutera@cahope.org
Gaylord Tom Tenerovicz 800-727-5147 x3534
or 989-705-3534
ttenerovicz@dioceseofgaylord.org
Grand Island Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek 308-382-6565
308-379-1949
BHeidt@gidiocese.org
Grand Rapids Deborah Nykamp
616-243-0491 dnykamp@ccwestmi.org
Great Falls-Billings Sr. Kathleen Kane, OP 406-378-2250 kkop@itstriangle.com
Green Bay Jayne Stefanic
1-877-270-8174
920-272-8174
jstefanic@gbdioc.org
Greensburg Msgr. Raymond Riffle
Dr. Paul Niemiec
724-837-1840 x655 rriffle@dioceseofgreensburg.org
pniemiec@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Harrisburg Mark A. Totaro, Ph.D. 717-657-4804 x274 mtotaro@hbgdiocese.org
Hartford Sr. Mary Kelly, CSJ 860-541-6475 srmkelly@aohct.org
Helena

Helen Beausoleil

406-442-4130
406-459-0513
helen@cssmt.org
Honolulu Edwina Reyes 808-226-9442 edwina.reyes@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Houma-Thibodaux

Nancy Diedrich

985-850-3129

ndiedrich@htdiocese.org

Indianapolis Carla Hill 1-800-382-9836 x1548 chill@archindy.org
Jackson Valeria McClellan, LCSW 601-326-3728 valeria.mcclellan@catholiccharitiesjackson.org
Jefferson City Nancy Hoey
573-635-9127 x226 gracecounselingllc@hotmail.com
Joliet

Judith Speckman

815-263-6467

jspeckman@dioceseofjoliet.org

Juneau Robbie Izzard 907-586-2227 x25 robbiei@gci.net
Kalamazoo Patrick Hall 269-349-8714 x 246 phall@dioceseofkalamazoo.org
Kansas City, KS Dr. Dennis Schemmel 913-909-2740 schemmeld@umkc.edu
Kansas City-St. Joseph in MO Trish Peters
816-756-1850 tpeters@diocesekcsj.org
Knoxville Marla Lenihan 865-482-1388 mvlenihan@gmail.com
La Crosse David Allen
608-782-2953 dallen@cdse.org
Lafayette in Indiana

Timothy Heck

800-533-7018

 timothyheck@sbcglobal.net

Lafayette in Louisiana Sr. Kathleen Farrelly, O.Carm., LSW, SSWS 337-298-2987 kff1@lusfiber.net
Lake Charles Scott Riviere 337-497-1002 callkidz@aol.com
Lansing Adrienne Rowland

888-308-6252

arowlandvac@dioceseoflansing.org
Laredo Mrs. Lucy R. Cardenas 956-727-2140 x7825 mchancellor3@dioceseoflaredo.org
Las Cruces Deacon Louis Roman
575-523-7577 lroman@dioceseoflascruces.org
Las Vegas

Ronald Vallence

702-235-7723

assistmin@dioceseoflasvegas.org

Lexington Nelda Stephens Jackson 859-253-1993 x214 njackson@cdlex.org
Lincoln Fr. Leo Kosch 402-785-3445 fr.kosch@gmail.com
Lithuanian Catholics outside Lithuania Sheryl Stapleton

Little Rock Drs. George and Sherry Simon 501-766-6001 sherrysimon@sbcglobal.net
georgeksimon@sbcglobal.net
Los Angeles Mrs. Suzanne Healy 213-637-7650 sdhealy@la-archdiocese.org
Louisville Martine Siegel
502-636-1044 msiegel@archlou.org
Lubbock Charlotte Amato 806-792-6168 x222 camato@ctkcathedral.org
Madison Kevin Phelan 608-821-3162 kevin.phelan@straphael.org
Manchester Joseph P. Naff 603-668-0014 x233 jnaff@nh-cc.org
Marquette Rosalyn Groves
Patricia Johnson
866-857-6459 or 906-474-9102 regroves@chartermi.net
johnsonpj@ironbay.net
Memphis Shari Lee 901-652-4066 sharileelcsw@bellsouth.net
Metuchen Gina Criscuolo LCSW 908-722-1881 gcriscuolo@ccdom.org
Miami Dcn. Richard Turcotte 866-802-2873 rturcotte@ccadm.org
Military Services John Schlageter 202-719-3635 JSchlageter@milarch.org
Milwaukee Sr. Susan Rosenbach, SSSF
414-758-2232 rosenbachs@archmil.org
Mobile Fr. Jim Cink 251-434-1559
251-661-5130
childprotection@mobilearchdiocese.org
jcink@mobilearchdiocese.org
Monterey Carol Kaplan 800-321-5220 CKaplan@dioceseofmonterey.org
Nashville Deacon Hans Toecker 615-783-0765
800-383-6391 x165
Hans.Toecker@dioceseofnashville.com
New Orleans Sr. Carmelita Centanni,
MSC, Ph.D.
504-861-6253 srcarmelita@archdiocese-no.org
New Ulm Sr. Candace Fier, ISSM
Thomas Keaveny
507-359-2966 x328

507-359-2966 x349
cfier@dnu.org

tkeaveny@dnu.org
New York Deacon George J. Coppola
Sr. Eileen Clifford, O.P.
917-861-1762
 
212-371-1000 x2949
victimsassistance@archny.org

sr.eileen.clifford@archny.org
Newark Wendy Pierson 201-407-3256 piersonwe@rcan.org
Newton (Greek-Melkite) Rev. Daniel Munn 706-738-5623
Norwich Mary Sweeney 1-800-624-7407
860-889-4455

Oakland Sr. Glenn Anne McPhee, O.P. 510-267-8334 gmcphee@oakdiocese.org
Ogdensburg Terrianne Yanulavich 518-569-0612 aycsnn@yahoo.com
Oklahoma City Jennifer Goodrich 405-721-5651 x150 jgoodrich@catharchdioceseokc.org
Omaha Mary Beth Hanus 402-827-3798 mbhanus@archomaha.org
Orange Ray Weaver
800-364-3064
rweavermft@gmail.com
Oregon Province of the Jesuits  Sr. Barbara Kennedy, OSM
509-939-9140
855-595-1940
bkennedy@nwjesuits.org 
Orlando Heidi Peckham, LMHC 407-246-4866 hpeckham@orlandodiocese.org
Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians Dr. Mufid Al-Najaar, M.D. 201-583-1067
248-642-3388
frsyriac@aol.com
Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles for Maronites Rev. Peter Karam 216-781-6161 peterkaram10@aol.com
Owensboro Rita Heinz 270-683-1545 rita.heinz@pastoral.org
Palm Beach Terry Fretterd 561-801-0999 tfretterd@cardinalnewman.com
Parma (Byzantine Eparchy of) Dr. Sharon Petrus 330-958-9630
Passaic of the Ruthenians (Byzantine Eparchy of) Dr. Maureen Daddona 516-457-5684 m_daddona@pb.net
Paterson Peggy Zanello 973-879-1489
Pensacola-Tallahassee Msgr. Michael Reed
Dr. James Gagnon
Dr. Lou Makarowski
850-516-8890
850-877-0205
850-477-7181
reedm@ptdiocese.org

dmakarowski@hulf.net
Peoria Deacon Bob Sondag 309-241-6600 dcnsondag@cdop.org
Philadelphia Leslie Davila

1-888-800-8780
215-587-3880
ldavila@adphila.org
Philadelphia for Ukrainians Andriy Rabiy (c) 267-303-8041 ukrchildprotection@catholic.org
Phoenix

Anne Vargas-Laveriza, MS, LASAC

602-354-2396 avargas-leveriza@diocesephoenix.org
Pittsburgh Rita E. Flaherty 412-456-3060
Toll Free Hotline: 1-888-808-1235
rflaherty@diopitt.org
Pittsburgh, Byzantine Rite Sr. Barbara Jean Mihalchick 724-438-7149
c:724-322-8787
sbjm45@yahoo.com
Portland in Maine Ruth Oakley 207-321-7817 ruth.oakley@portlanddiocese.org
Portland in Oregon Cathy Shannon 503-416-8810
503-233-8302
cshannon@archdpdx.org
Providence Paula Loud 401-946-0728 ploud@dioceseofprovidence.org
Pueblo Joe Mahoney
719-544-4233
jmahoney@pueblocharities.org
Raleigh Pat Legere-Hicks
919-821-9750
Pat.Legere-Hicks@raldioc.org
Rapid City Maryann Tully 605-209-3418 fredoldford@hughes.net
Reno Marilyn Janka
Kathleen Shane
775-753-9542
775-826-6555

Richmond Marie Olenych
877-887-9603 marie.olenych@cccofva.org
Rochester Barbara Pedeville 585-328-3228 x1215 pedeville@dor.org
Rockford Virginia Desjarlais
815-962-9347 vdesjarlais@rockforddiocese.org
Rockville Centre Eileen F. Puglisi, M.S., P.D. 516-678-5800 x573 epuglisi@drvc.com
Sacramento

Cathi Fisher

916-733-0142

cfisher@diocese-sacramento.org

Saginaw Sr. Janet Fulgenzi, OP, PhD 989-797-6682 jfulgenzi@dioceseofsaginaw.org
Salina Ann Kresin 785-825-0865 reportabuse@salinadiocese.org
Salt Lake City Colleen E. Gudreau 801-328-8641 x344 SafeEnv@dioslc.org
San Angelo Lori Hines 325-374-7609 haedu61@verizon.net
San Antonio Steve Martinez 210-734-7786
1-877-700-1888
Smartinez@archsa.org
San Bernardino Sr. Rosaline O'Connor 909-855-2296 roconnor@sbdiocese.org
San Diego Msgr. Steve Callahan 858-490-8310 scallahan@diocese-sdiego.org
San Francisco Dr. Renee Duffey
415-614-5506 duffeyr@sfarchdiocese.org
San Jose Interim: Linda Tully
408-983-0141 (emergency line)
408-983-0113
protection@dsj.org
tully@dsj.org
Santa Fe Annette Klimka 505-831-8144 aklimka@archdiosf.org
Santa Rosa Julie Sparacio 707-566-3308 jsparacio@srdiocese.org
Savannah Rosemary Downing 912-925-6169 dow925@comcast.net
Scranton Joan L. Holmes 570-344-5216 jholmes1723@comcast.net
Seattle Denise Aubuchon 1-800-446-7762 denisea@seattlearch.org
Shreveport Glenda Lawson, LPC,LMFT 318-294-1031 glendalawso81240@bellsouth.net
Sioux City Angie Mack 712-279-5610 macka@mercyhealth.com
Sioux Falls Jean Lorang 1-800-700-7867
605-988-3776
jlorang@sfcatholic.org
Spokane Roberta Smith 509-353-0442 rvsmith@dioceseofspokane.org
Springfield in Illinois Patricia Kornfeld 217-321-1155 pkornfeld@dio.org
Springfield in Massachusetts Patricia Finn McManamy 413-452-0624 p.mcmanamy@diospringfield.org
Springfield-Cape Girardeau Judy St. John, LPC, NCC
John Kreymer, Psy.D. DAPA
573-587-3139

417-597-3755
jastjohn44@gmail.com

psychit2me@hotmail.com
St. Augustine Judy Pinson
Ann Crowder
904-262-3200 x129 jpinson@dosafl.com
St. Cloud Roxann Storms 320-248-1563 rstorms@gw.stcdio.org
St. George in Canton (Romanian Eparchy of) Ann Fosnaught
Very Rev. Ovidiu Marginean
330-493-9355 annf@rcdcanton.org
ovim@rcdcanton.org
St. Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of)    
St. Louis Carol Brescia, LCSW
Deacon Phil Hengen
314-792-7704 breshinmo@aol.com
PHengen@archstl.org
St. Maron of Brooklyn for the Maronites Rosanne Solomon 857-544-9090 rosannesolomon@gmail.com
St. Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians Serge Michaluk 773-276-9500 sergemichaluk@gmail.com
St. Paul and Minneapolis Greta Sawyer 651-291-4497 sawyerg@archspm.org
St. Petersburg Marti Zeitz 866-407-4505 mzeitz@ccdosp.org
St. Thomas, VI Sr. Victoria An dreoli, R.G.S. 340-713-8724
340-690-0312
goodshep@viaccess.net
St. Thomas the Apostle (Southfield, MI) Janan Senawi 248-351-0440 janansenawi@yahoo.com
Stamford (Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of) Rev. Ihor Midzak 203-324-7698 vicargeneral@optonline.net
Steubenville Msgr. Kurt Kemo 740-282-3631 kkemo@diosteub.org
Stockton Sr. Barbara Thiella 209-466-0636 x602 Bthiella@stocktondiocese.org
Superior Kathy Drinkwine
715-718-1110
715-394-0216
 kdrinkwine@catholicdos.org
Syracuse Jacqueline Bressette
315-470-1465 jbressette@syrdio.org
Syro-Malabar - Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago of the Syro-Malabar Dr. Oommen Joseph 630-964-2151 ojoseph27@yahoo.com
Toledo Frank DiLallo 419-243-2150 fdilallo@toledodiocese.org
Trenton Msgr. Walter Nolan
Maureen Fitzsimmons
609-921-0505
732-747-9660
waltnolan@aol.com
mfitzsimmons@cctrenton.org
Tucson Dcn. Paul Duckro
520-838-2513 pauld@diocesetucson.org
Tulsa Quentin Henley 918-585-8167 x104 qhenley@catholiccharitiestulsa.org
Tyler Rev. Gavin M. Vaverek 903-266-2159 promoter@dioceseoftyler.org
Van Nuys for the Ruthenians (Byzantine Eparchy of) Rosemarie Ludwig, PhD 480-338-8788
602-997-1550
rstussy@cox.net
Venice Barbara DiCocco 941-416-6114 bdicocco@aol.com
Victoria Rev. Gary W. Janak
Sr. Emilie Eilers, IWBS
979-543-3770
361-575-7111
pastor@stphilipapostle.org
eeilers72@yahoo.com
Washington Deacon Matthew Houle
301-853-5302 houlem@adw.org
Wheeling-Charleston Dr. Patricia M. Bailey, Ph.D. 304-242-6988 trishabwv@aol.com
Wichita Msgr. Robert Hemberger
316-269-3900
Wilmington

Peggie McLaughlin

302- 656-0651 mmclaughlin@ccwilm.org
Winona Louise Blissenbach, LICSW, LADC 507-454-2270 x255 assistance@dow.org
Worcester Frances Nugent 508-929-4363 fnugent@worcesterdiocese.org
Yakima John Young
509-853-2796
Hotline:888-276-4490
jyoung@ccyakima.org
Youngstown Nancy L. Yuhasz 330-744-8451 x235 nyuhasz@youngstowndiocese.org


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