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Help and Healing/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 juristiction 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.


Victim Assistance Coordinators

Diocese Victim Assistance Coordinator Phone Number E-mail Address
Albany Theresa F. Rodrigues 518-453-6646 assistance.coordinator@rcda.org
Alexandria Mary Girard 318-445-2401 magirard@peoplepc.com
Allentown Mrs. Barbara Murphy, M.S.W. 800-791-9209 bmurphy@allentowndiocese.org
Altoona-Johnstown Sr. Marilyn Welch 814-693-1401 srmarilyn@msn.com
Amarillo Belinda Taylor 806-372-1092 Wesley@amaonile
Anchorage Sr. Barbara Scanlon, CSJ 907-276-3455 scanlonba@juno.com
Arlington Pat Mudd, A.C.S.W.
Evelyn Cochis, M.S.W.
703- 841-2530
703-841-2759
p.mudd@arlingtondiocese.org
d.cochis@arlingtondiocese.org
Atlanta Sue Stubbs 404-885-7459 sstubbs@archatl.com
Austin Patricia Stankus 512-917-0027 pstankus@realtime.net
Baker Angelina Montoya 541-678-5652 Montoyame@bendbroadband.com
Baltimore Judy Dobson, LCSW 410-547-5599
866-417-7469
assistance@archbalt.org
Baton Rouge Amy Cordon 225-387-0561 acordon@diobr.org
Beaumont Becky Richard 409-835-7118 x33 brichard@catholiccharitiesbmt.org
Belleville Lynn Muscarello 618-212-0050 lmuscarello@diobelle.org
Biloxi Sr. Mary Riordan, R.S.M 228-760-0223 srmaryriordan@bellsouth.net
Birmingham Al Manzella 205-838-8322 amanzella@bhmdiocese.org
Bismarck Joel Melarvie 701-223-1347 jmelarvie@bismarckdiocese.com
Boise Melaney Swenson 208-345-6031 mswenson@ccidaho.org
Boston Barbara Thorp 617-244-9603 Barbara_thorp@pastoralsupportandoutreach.com
Bridgeport Erin Neil, M.S.W.
Billy Hoey, M.S.W.
203-650-3265
203-241-0987
eneil@diobpt.org
Brooklyn Sister Ellen Patricia Finn, O.P. 718-722-6050 srepfinn@ccbq.org
Brooklyn Armenian Excharate Sister Ellen Patricia Finn, O.P. 718-722-6000 srepfinn@ccbq.org
Brownsville Walter Lukaszek 956-784-5066 wlukaszek@cdob.org
Buffalo Kathryn Marsh 716-895-3010 Kathy.marsh@ccwny.org
Burlington Mary McNamara
Sr. Susan Fortier
802-658-6111 mmcnamara@vermontcatholic.org
Camden Barbara Gondek 800-964-6588 barbgondek@verizon.net
Charleston Dorothy Grillo 800-204-7955  
Charlotte David Harold 704-370-3363 dwharold@charlottediocese.org
Cheyenne Rev. Rolland Raboin 307-532-1571 rraboin@scottsbluff.net
Chicago Mayra Flores
Matt Hunnicutt
312-751-8267
312-751-8256
mhunnicutt@archchicago.org
mflores@archchicago.org
Cincinnati Sr. Mary Garke 513-421-3131 x352 mgarke@catholiccincinnati.org
Cleveland Sister Laura Bouhall, OSU 216-696-6525 x2060 lbouhall@dioceseofcleveland.org
Colorado Springs Barbara Mahoney, RN, M.A., C.S. 719-636-2345 michaelandb@msn.com
Columbus Msgr. Stephan J. Moloney 614-224-2251 smoloney@colsdioc.org
Corpus Christi Grace Rank 361-882-6191 grank@diocesecc.org
Covington Margaret M. Schack 859-392-1515 mschack@covingtondiocese.org
Crookston Louann C. McGlynn 218-637-2010 lmcglynn@crookston.org
Dallas Mary Edlund 214-528-2240 x502 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 Jo Mulvihill 515-286-2031 jmulvih@co.polk.ia.us
Detroit Tamara Hagar 866-343-8055 hagart@cssoc.org
Dodge City Donna Staab 620-792-2098 donna@cpcis.net
Dubuque Tom Anderegg, PhD
Joan Manternach Hoffman
563-556-1225
563-852-3852
TJABEGG@aol.com
jhoffman@netins.net
Duluth Tab Baumgartner 218-249-5495 tbaumgartner@slhduluth.com
El Paso Mrs. Susan Martinez 915-872-8407 smartinez@alpasodiocese.org
Erie Dr. Robert J. Nelsen 814-871-7723 nelsen001@hotmail.com
El Cajon, Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle Fr. Sabri A. Kejbo
Neda River
Kheloud Allos
619-444-9911
619-341-1122
sd.michaels@cox.net
Evansville Dr. Rebecca Luzio 812-490-9565 rluzio@irelandluzio.com
Fairbanks Madeline C. Lambert Nance 907-374-9551 family@cbna.org
Fall River Arlene McNamee 508-674-4681 aam@cssdioc.org
Fargo Briston Fernandes 701-356-7965 bfernandes@fargodiocese.org
Fort Wayne-South Bend Mary Glowaski 260-744-3682 mlglowaski@aol.com
Fort Worth Judy Locke 817-560-3300 x201 jlocke@fwdioc.org
Fresno Teresa Dominguez 559-584-4349 tadominguez@sbcglobal.net
Gallup Sr. Mary Thurlough 505-722-4407 mthurlough@yahoo.com
Galveston-Houston Sr. Maureen O'Connell 713-654-6799 moconnell@archgh.org
Gary Anthony Panazzo 219-844-4883 apanazzo@catholiccharities.org
Gaylord Candace Neff 989-732-5147 cneff@dioceseofgaylord.org
Grand Island Elizabeth Heidt 308-382-1764 BHeidt@gidiocese.org
Grand Rapids Edgar Donatelli 616-942-8396  
Great Falls-Billings Sr. Kathleen Kane 406-378-2250 asstcoord@dioceseofgfb.org
Green Bay Ann Fox 1-877-270-8174
920-272-8174
afox@gbdioc.org
Greensburg Fr. Raymond Riffle
Dr. Paul Niemiec
724-837-1840 rriffle@dioceseofgreensburg.org
pniemiec@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Harrisburg Mark A. Totaro, Ph.D. 717-657-4804 x274 mtotaro@hbgdiocese.org
Hartford Sr. Mary Kelly, CSJ 860-541-6491 sr.maryk@aohct.org
Helena Rita Mcginnis 406-442-5820
800-584-8914
mcginnis@diocesehelena.org
Honolulu Rev. Khanh Hoang
Joseph Bloom
808-822-4804
808-535-0159
khoang@rcchawaii.org
bloomj@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Houma-Thibodaux Sue Blanchard 985-850-3146 sblanchard@htdiocese.org
Indianapolis Suzanne Yakimchick 1-800-382-9836 x7325
317-236-7325
syakimchick@archindy.org
Jackson Linda Raff 601-326-3728 Linda.raff@catholiccharitiesjackson.org
Jefferson City Ronald W. Vessell 573-635-9127 x224 review@diojeffcity.org
Joliet Sr. Mary Francis Seeley, OSF 815-263-6467  
Juneau Robbie Izzard 907-586-2227 x25 robbiei@gci.net
Kalamazoo Mary Jane Doerr 269-349-8714 x 246 mjdoerr@dioceseofkalamazoo.org
Kansas City, KC Dr. Dennis Schemmel 913-909-2740 schemmeld@umkc.edu
Kansas City-St. Joseph in MO Leslie Guillot 816-361-2666 LGuil45337@aol.com
Knoxville Marla Lenihan 865-482-1388  
La Crosse Daniel Lynch 715-832-6644  
Lafayette Carmer Falgout 337-235-5749  
Lafayette in Indiana Carolyn Perry 800-533-7018  
Lake Charles Rev. Whitney Miller 337-436-7275 x238  
Lansing Msgr. Michael D. Murphy
Msgr. Steven Raica
Sally Ellis
517-342-2450
517-484-5331
517-342-2454
517-342-2551
(after hours) 517-484-5331 or 5332
mmurphy@dioceseoflansing.org
sraica@dioceseoflansing.org
sellis@dioceseoflansing.org
Laredo Mrs. Lucy R. Cardenas 956-727-2140 x17  
Las Cruces Elizabeth Grinnell 505-523-7577  
Las Vegas Elizabeth Tamburri 702-469-5992  
Lexington Nelda Stephens Jackson 859-253-1993 x214 njackson@cdlex.org
Lincoln Fr. Mark Huber 402-488-0921  
Lithuanian Catholics outside Lithuania Sheryl Stapleton    
Little Rock Dr. Carol R. Siemon 501-664-0340 x416 csiemon@dolr.org
Los Angeles Mrs. Suzanne Healy 213-637-7650 sdhealy@la-archdiocese.org
Louisville Tom Robbins 502-636-1044 trobbins@archlou.org
Lubbock Charlotte Amato 806-792-6168 x222  
Madison Kevin Phelan 608-821-3162 kevin.phelan@strapheal.org
Manchester Joseph P. Naff 603-668-0014 x233 jnaff@nh-cc.org
Marquette Rosalyn Groves 866-857-6459 or 906-474-9102 regroves@chartermi.net
Memphis Colleen Butterick 901-652-4353  
Metuchen Sr. Elizabeth O'Hara 908-756-0994 x4028 eohara@newjerseymercy.org
Miami Patricia Stockton 305-762-1097
866-802-2873
PStockton@theadom.org
Military Services John Schlageter 202-269-9100 JSchlageter@milarch.org
Milwaukee Amy Peterson 414-769-3436  
Mobile Fr. Jim Cink 251-432-2737  
Monterey Martina O'Sullivan 800-321-5220  
Nashville Deacon Hans Toecker 615-783-0765
800-383-6391 x165
Hans.Toecker@dioceseofnashville.com
New Orleans Sr. Carmelita Centanni 504-861-6253 scarmelita@archdiocese-no.org
New Ulm Chris Loetscher 507-359-2966 cloetscher@dnu.org
New York Deacon Lawrence O'Toole
Sr. Eileen Clifford
914-594-4646
212-371-1000 x2949
deacon_otoole@nymc.edu
Newark Sr. Julie M. Willis, LCSW 973-983-2456  
Newton (Greek-Melkite) Rev. Daniel Munn 706-738-5623  
Norwich Marie Twomey 1-800-624-7407
860-889-4455
 
Oakland Sr. Sr. Glenn Anne McPhee, O.P. 510-267-8334 gmcphee@oakdiocese.org
Ogdensburg Terri Anne Yanulavich 315-393-2920  
Oklahoma City Jennifer Goodrich 405-721-5651 x150 jgoodrich@catharchdioceseokc.org
Omaha Mary Beth Hanus 402-827-3798  
Orange Herminia Shea-Martinez 800-364-3064  
Orlando Sister Lucy Vazquez 407-246-4826 lucyvanne@aol.com
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 Dr. Nancy Brown
Deacon Phil Hengen
314-633-2240
(h) 314-432-8667
(w) 314-792-7000
 
Owensboro Rita Heinz 270-683-1545  
Palm Beach Terry Fretterd 561-801-0999  
Parma (Byzantine Eparchy of) Dr. Sharon Petrus 330-928-7718  
Passaic of the Ruthenians (Byzantine Eparchy of)      
Paterson Peggy Zanello 973-879-1489  
Pensacola-Tallahassee Danielle Malone
Dr. James Gagnon
850-436-6432 x17
850-877-0205
 
Peoria Ann Slaughter 309-635-2141  
Philadelphia Karen Becker
Louise Hagner
1-888-800-8780
215-587-3880
kbecker@adphila.org
lhagner@adphila.org
Philadelphia for Ukrainians Sr. Natalya Stoczanyn, SSMI 215-627-0143
(c) 215-873-6162
srnatalya@catholic.org
Phoenix Jean Sokol, LCSW, LISAC 602-354-2396 jsokol@diocesephoenix.org
Pittsburgh Rita E. Flaherty 412-456-3060 rflaherty@diopitt.org
Pittsburgh, Byzantine Rite Sr. Barbara Jean Mihalchick 724-438-7149 sbjm45@yahoo.com
Portland Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette 207-773-6471 rbissonnette@portlanddiocese.net
Portland in Oregon Cathy Shannon 503-233-8302 cshannon@archdpdx.org
Providence Dr. Michael Hansen 401-946-0728 mhansen@dioceseofprovidence.org
Pueblo Ms. Jayne Mazur, MS, MSW 719-544-4233  
Raleigh Kathleen Walsh
John Pendergrass
1-866-535-SAFE
safe@raldioc.org
safe@raldioc.org
Rapid City Maryann Tully 605-209-3418  
Reno Marilyn Janka
Kendell Wilson
Kathleen Shane
775-753-9542
775-882-6331
775-826-6555
775-826-6555
 
Richmond Niki Mello, LCSW
Joe New, LPC
804-285-5900
757-467-7707
Niki_mello@cccofvirginia.org
Rochester Barbara Pedeville 585-328-3228 x1215 pedeville@dor.org
Rockford Richard Kunnert (w) 815-962-9347
(h) 815-226-4770
 
Rockville Centre Mrs. Eileen Puglisi 516-678-5800 x507  
Sacramento Esther Castillo 916-733-0142 ecastillo@diocese-sacramento.org
Saginaw Sr. Janet Fulgenzi, OP 989-797-6682 jfulgenzi@dioceseofsaginaw.org
Salina Ann Kresin 785-825-0865  
Salt Lake City Marcella Burden 801-328-8641 Marcella.Burden@dioslc.org
San Angelo Lori Hines 325-942-8192 haeduc61@verizon.net
San Antonio Steve Martinez 210-734-7786
1-877-700-1888
Smartinez@archdiosa.org
San Bernardino Sr. Rosaline O'Connor 909-855-2296 roconnor@sbdiocese.org
San Diego Msgr. Steve Callahan 858-490-8310 scallaha@diocese-sdiego.org
San Francisco Barbara Elordi 415-614-5506 elordib@sfarchdiocese.org
San Jose John Dudley, MSW
Joan Avanzino, LMFT
408-983-0141 (emergency line)
408-983-0113
 
Santa Fe Dr, Wayne Pribble 505-831-8144 wpribble@archdiocesesantafe.org
Santa Rosa Julie Sparacio 707-566-3308  
Savannah Rosemary Downing 912-356-2112  
Scranton Joan L. Holmes 570-344-5216  
Seattle Denise Aubuchon 1-800-446-7762 denisea@seattlearch.org
Shreveport Glenda Lawson, LPC,LMFT 318-294-1031 glawson@ywcanwla.org
Sioux City Angie Mack 712-279-5610
866-435-4397
 
Sioux Falls Sr. Mary Carole Curran, OSB 605-988-3775 mcurran@sfcatholic.org
Spokane Mary Butler 509-353-0442 mbutler@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 Dr. Kathleen Griesemer
Steve Moncher
417-848-4601
417-861-2109
smoncher@earthlink.net
St. Augustine Judy Pinson 904-262-3200 x129 jpinson@dosafl.com
St. Cloud Thomas Keavney 320-761-5963  
St. George in Canton (Romanian Eparchy of) Carol Ann Gall 330-995-4185  
St. Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of) Kristin Ligus 330-273-8244  
St. Louis Carol Brescia, LCSW
Deacon Phil Hengen
314-633-2279
314-792-7704
Breshin@aol.com
PHengen@archstl.org
St. Maron of Brooklyn for the Maronites Rosanne Solomon 781-828-5183  
St. Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians Serge Michaluk 773-733-3312 sergemichaluk@gmail.com
St. Paul and Minneapolis Greta Sawyer 651-291-4497  
St. Petersburg Marti Zeitz 866-407-4505  
St. Thomas, VI Alice Hamilton, DSW, A CSW
Sr. Victoria An dreoli, R.G.S.
340-776-4164
340-713-8724
 
St. Thomas the Apostle (Southfield, MI) Janan Senawi 248-351-0440 janansenawi@yahoo.com
Stamford (Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of) Helen Balaban 203-324-7698  
Steubenville Msgr. Kurt Kemo 740-282-3631 kkemo@diosteub.org
Stockton Sr. Barbara Thiella 209-466-0636 x602 Bthiella@stocktondiocese.org
Superior Cathy Koerpel
Gary Nelson
Fr. Philip J. Heslin
715-369-2676
715-363-2623
715-398-6183 or
715-392-2937 x106
 
Syracuse Nuala Collins 315-470-1465 ncollins@syracusediocese.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  
Trenton Msgr. Walter Nolan
Maureen Fitzsimmons
609-924-1743 x108
732-747-9660
mfitzsimmons@cctrenton.org
Tucson Michael Ponce 520-623-0344 X 1006 michaelp@ccs-soaz.org
Tulsa Quentin Henley 918-585-8167 x104 qhenley@catholiccharitiestulsa.org
Tyler Rev. Gavin M. Vaverek 903-226-2159 gnv@stmaryslgv.org
Van Nuys for the Ruthenians (Byzantine Eparchy of) Rosemary Ludwig, PhD 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@saintphillipapostle.org
Washington Marcia Zvara 301-853-5328 Zvaram@adw.org
Wheeling-Charleston Dr. Patricia M. Bailey, Ph.D. 304-242-6988 trishabw@aol.com
Wichita Kit Lambertz 316 265-1611 kit.lambertz@cdowk.org
Wilmington Beth Krieger 302- 656-0651 bkrieger@ccwilm.org
Winona Pamela J. Thompson 507-454-4643 x223 pjthompson@dow.org
Worcester Frances Nugent 508-929-4363 fnugent@worcesterdiocese.org
Yakima Janet Ericson 888-276-4490  
Youngstown Nancy L. Yuhasz 330-744-8451 x235 nyuhasz@youngsrowndiocese.org

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