Victim Assistance

The first obligation of the Church with regard to victims is for healing and reconciliation. Dioceses and eparchies continue to reach out to every person who has been a victim of sexual abuse as a minor by anyone in church service, whether that abuse is recent or occurred in the past.

If you suffered abuse, it was not your fault. If you are a victim of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon, or individual representing the Catholic Church, there are several things you can do:

  • Contact the appropriate law enforcement agency, which can help determine options for making a criminal complaint.
  • Contact a local child protection agency, a private attorney, a support group, an abuse hotline, or a mental health professional.
  • Contact a diocesan or eparchial victim assistance coordinator who is available to help victims/survivors make a formal complaint of abuse to the diocese or eparchy. The Victim Assistance Coordinator is also available to arrange a personal meeting with the bishop or his representative and to obtain support for the needs of the individual and families.
  • If you believe someone is in imminent danger or this is a situation of current abuse involving a minor please call 911.
  • To report an allegation of abuse or mishandling of allegations of sexual abuse by a bishop please visit the Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service website.

 

Victim Assistance Coordinators

Dioceses and Archdioceses

Coordinator

Phone

E-mail

Albany

Noelle Marie

518-453-6646

@email

Alexandria

Dr. Lee Kneipp

318-542-9805

@email
@email

Allentown

Wendy Krisak

800-791-9209

@email

Altoona-Johnstown

Jean Johnstone

814-944-9388

@email

Amarillo

Sharyn Delgado

806-671-4830

@email

Anchorage-Juneau

Jenny Michaelson

907-297-7786

@email

Arlington

Frank Moncher

703-841-2530

@email

Atlanta

Sue Stubbs

404-920-7554

@email

Austin

Kathy McCormick

512-949-2400

EIM-VAC@austindiocese.org

Baker

Dr. Angelina Montoya

541-678-5652

@email

Baltimore

Sarah Gregorini

866-417-7469
410-547-5348

@email

Baton Rouge

Amy Cordon

225-242-0202

@email

Beaumont

Becky Richard

409-540-8479

@email

Belleville

Janet Hormberg

618-212-1201

@email

Biloxi

Emily Cloud

228-424-7292

@email

Birmingham

Albert Manzella

205-969-8947

@email

Bismarck

Dcn. Brent Naslund

701-425-0794

@email

Boise

Mark Raper

208-350-7560

@email

Boston

Vivian Soper

Kristen Gotter

617-746-5995

617-746-5993

@email

@email

Bridgeport

Erin Neil, L.C.S.W.

203-650-3265
203-416-1406

@email

Brooklyn

Elizabeth Harris

718-623-5236

@email

Brownsville

Margie Garcia

956-784-5066 x466

@email

Buffalo

Jacqueline Joy

716-895-3010

@email

Burlington

 

 

 

Camden

Sylvia Loumeau LCSW

800-964-6588

@email

Charleston

Kristin Eyre

800-921-8122

@email

Charlotte

Victim Assistance Coordinator

704-370-3363

@email

Cheyenne

Teresa Klatka

307-705-3869

@email

Chicago

Mayra Flores

312-534-3380

@email

Cincinnati

Teresa Maley

513-263-6623

tmaley@catholicaoc.org

Cleveland

Kathleen McComb

216-334-2999

@email

Colorado Springs

Angelle Schott

Edwin Ruiz-Huerta

719-866-6499

@email
 

Corpus Christi

Stephanie Bonilla

361-693-6686

@email

Columbus

Laura Lewis

614-241-2568

@email

Covington

Marylu Steffen

859-392-1565

@email

Crookston

Cindy Hulst, LCSW

218-281-7895

@email

Dallas

Brenda Martinez

214-379-2812

@email

Davenport

Alicia Owens, LBSW

563-349-5002

@email

Denver

Jim Langley, Psy. D. 

720-239-2832

@email

Des Moines

Samuel Porter

515-286-2015 or
515-720-5773

@email

Detroit

Tony Latarski

313-237-6060 

866-343-8055

vac@aod.org

 

Dodge City

Tracy Simpson-Turner

620-227-1527

@email

Dubuque

Dr. Thomas Ottavi

563-584-3000

@email

Duluth

Andrew Busam

218-830-8689

@email

El Paso

Susan Martinez, LCSW

915-872-8465

@email

Erie

Dr. Gerard Tobin

814-451-1521

@email

Evansville

Sylvia Groves

866-200-3004

@email

Fairbanks

Jocelyn Niedziela

907-374-9553

@email

Fall River

Carolyn Shipp, LICSW

508-985-6508

@email

Fargo

Dianne Nechiporenko

701-356-7965

@email

Fort Wayne-South Bend

Jodi Marlin

260-399-1447

@email

Fort Worth

Catholic Charities Fort-Worth

817-945-9345 (24 hour hot-line)

@email

Fresno

Cheryl Sarkisian

559-488-7409

@email

Gallup

Elizabeth Terrill

505-906-7357

@email

Galveston-Houston

Diane Vines

713-654-5799

@email

Gary

Cheryl Sopo

219-588-9089

@email

Gaylord

Larry LaCross

989-732-6761
989-705-9010 (hotline)

@email

Grand Island

Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek

308-382-6565
308-379-1949

@email

Grand Rapids

Allison Bush

231-740-8345

@email

Great Falls-Billings

Teresa Schmit

406-750-2373

@email

Green Bay

Courtney Coopman

920-272-8174

@email

Greensburg

Dr. Paul Niemiec, LPN

724-837-1840 x1655

@email

Harrisburg

Michelle Shae

717-657-4804 x234

@email

Hartford

Faith Vos Winkel, MSW

860-541-6475

@email

Helena

Helen Beausoleil

406-459-0513

@email

Honolulu

Chiyo Churchill, LMFT

808-527-4604

@email

Houma-Thibodaux

Sr. Carmelita Centanni, MSC, Ph.D.

985-850-3172

@email

Indianapolis

O'Connell Case

317-236-1548

@email

Jackson

Erika Rojas

601-326-3760

erika.rojas@catholiccharitiesjackson.org

Jefferson City

Jaqueline Baldwin

573-635-9127 x226

@email

Joliet

Lori Chassee

815-263-6467

@email

Kalamazoo

Dcn. Patrick Hall

269-903-1075
269-744-3136

@email

Kansas City, KS

Kathleen Chastain

913-951-1811

@email

Kansas City-St. Joseph in MO

Whitney True-Francis

Joseph Crayon

816-392-0011

@email

@email

Knoxville

Victim Assistance Coordinator

865-321-9080

 

La Crosse

Deacon Thomas Skemp

608-792-9684

@email

Lafayette in Louisiana

Joseph Pisano

337-298-2987

 

Lafayette in Indiana

Jackie Montrie

765-464-4988

 @email

Lake Charles

Rickard Newman

337-439-7246

@email

Lansing

Lisa Veenstra

888-308-6252

@email

Laredo

Romeo Rodriguez Jr. 

956-727-2140

@email

Las Cruces

Deacon Jim Winder

575-523-7577

@email

Las Vegas

Cindy Hensel

702-235-7723

@email

Lexington

Laura Napora

859-338-5695

@email

Lincoln

Jeff Hohlen

402-314-2899

@email

Little Rock

Laura Gottsponer, LCSW

501-664-0340 ext. 425

@email

Los Angeles

Dr. Heather Banis

213-637-7650

@email

Louisville

Martine Siegel

502-636-1044

@email

Lubbock

Oscar Reyes

806-543-9178

@email

Madison

Victim Assistance Coordinator

608-821-3162

@email

Manchester

Marc Guillemette

603-663-0125

@email

Marquette

Steve Lynott
Diane Tryan

844-495-4330
844-694-4362

 

Memphis

Sandra Goldstein

901-373-1257

@email

Metuchen

Paule Galette, LCSW

732-324-8200

@email

Miami

Peter Routsis-Arroyo

866-802-2873

@email

Military Services

Katherine Eisenbeil, LMFT, LIMHP

202-681-5069

@email

Milwaukee

Sofia Thorn

414-758-2232

@email

Mobile

Ginger Koppersmith

251-434-1559
251-438-4611

@email

Monterey

Ms. Sagrario Castillo

800-321-5220

 @email

Nashville

Vickie Lawson

615-939-0026

@email

New Orleans

Joey Pistorius

504-861-6253

@email

New Ulm

Sr. Candace Fier, ISSM

507-233-5313

@email
 

New York

Eileen Mulchay

646-794-2949

@email

Newark

Wendy Pierson

Gina Criscuolo

201-407-3256

@email

eugenia.criscuolo@rcan.org

Norwich

Shauna Goodwin

860-346-0060

@email

Oakland

Sr. Dorothy Peterson, FCJ

510-267-8344

@email

Ogdensburg

Terrianne Yanulavich

518-651-2267

@email

Oklahoma City

Jennifer Goodrich

405-720-9878

@email

Omaha

Mary Beth Hanus, LCSW

402-827-3798

@email

Orange

Sylvia Palda, LMFT

949-244-5781

@email

Orlando

Randy Means

407-913-1436

@email

Owensboro

Scott Ingram

270-852-8380

@email

Palm Beach

Lisa Linnell

561-775-9558@email 

Paterson

Dr. Kenneth McNiel

973-879-1489

@email

Peoria

Dr. Sharon Weiss

309-671-1550

309-677-7082 (hotline)

@email

Pensacola-Tallahassee

Msgr. Michael Reed

850-516-8890

@email

Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

Rebecca Hill

281-507-4142

 @email

Philadelphia

Leslie J. Davila

1-888-800-8780

@email

Phoenix

Anne Vargas-Leveriza, MS, LASAC

602-354-2396

@email

Pittsburgh

Emily Belsito

888-808-1235
(hotline)

@email

Portland, Maine 

Victim Assistant Coordinator

207-773-6471
 

 

Portland in Oregon

Cathy Shannon

503-233-8302
503-416-8810 (private hotline)

@email
 

Providence             

Dr. Michael Hansen

401-946-0725

@email

Pueblo

Nancy Martinez

719-544-9861 ext 110

@email

Raleigh

Ruth DeVito

984-238-2351

@email

Rapid City

Barbara Scherr

605-209-3418

@email

Reno

Patty Noyes, LMFT

844-669-8911

@email

Richmond

Kelly Shumate

804-622-5236

@email

@email

Rochester

Deborah Housel

585-328-3228
x1555

@email

Rockford

Richard Parsons, LCPC

779-210-8698

@email

Rockville Centre

Mary F. McMahon

516-678-5800 x 573

@email

Sacramento

Amanda Horrocks

916-733-0142

@email

Saginaw

Nancy Felch, LMSW

989-797-6682

@email

Salina

 

 

 

Salt Lake City

Crystal Painter

801-328-8641 x344

@email

San Angelo

Lori Hines

325-374-7609
325-642-8192

@email

San Antonio

Steve Martinez

210-734-7786

@email

San Bernardino

Sr. Rosaline O'Connor

909-855-2296

@email

San Diego

Mary Acosta

858-490-8353

@email

San Francisco

Rocio Rodriguez

415-614-5506

@email

San Jose

Griselda Cervantez, MSW

408-983-0225

@email

Santa Fe

Annette Klimka

505-831-8144

@email

Santa Rosa

Fatima Jimenez

707-566-3308

@email

Savannah

Dr. Brett Murphy-Dawson

706-464-5490

@email

Scranton

Mary Beth Pacuska

570-862-7551

@email

Seattle

Cathy Wiswell

800-446-7762

@email

Shreveport

Mary Arcement LPC

318-584-2411

mkarcement@gmail.com

Sioux City

Angie Mack

712-279-5610

@email

Spokane

Victoria Loveland

509-353-0442

@email

Sioux Falls

Victim Assistant Coordinator 

1-800-700-7867

@email

Springfield-Cape Girardeau

Denise Essner, LCSW

Diana Harold, LCSW

573-334-2889

 

@email

 

Springfield in Illinois

Colleen Richardson

217-698-8500 ext.162

@email

Springfield in Massachusetts

Michael Collins 

413-452-0624

@email

St. Augustine

Mary Kay Nedrich

 

Abuse Hotline 904-208-6979

800-775-4659 ext. 297

@email

 

St. Cloud

Roxann Storms

320-248-1563

@email

St. Louis

Ann Wier

314-850-8318

@email

St. Paul and Minneapolis

Paul Iovino

651-291-4514

@email

St. Petersburg

John Lambert, LCSW

866-407-4505

@email

St. Thomas, VI

Dr. Gloria Callwood (St. Thomas/St. John)

 

 

 

Dr. Gloria Mendes (St. Croix)

 

340-693-1291
340-9980-9613

 

340-773-3322
340-643-2859

@email


 

 

 

@email 

Steubenville

Rev. James M. Dunfee

740-282-3631

@email

Stockton

Brande Vargas, LCSW

209-684-0330 

855-566-7262

@email

Superior

Victim Assistance Coordinator

715-718-1110
 

@email

Syracuse

Jacqueline Bressette

315-470-1465

@email

Toledo

Kathy Didion

419-244-6711
x4880

kdidion7@gmail.com

Trenton

Maureen Fitzsimmons

609-403-7129

@email

Tucson

Richard Serrano

520-838-2513

@email

Tulsa

Donna Eurich

918-307-4970

@email

Tyler

Ariseli Lara

903-534-1077 x150

@email

Venice

Susan Benton

941-416-6114

@email

Victoria

Shannon Thomas LMSW

Sloane Dolezal

361-573-0828 x2250

361-827-7186

pastoralcare@victoriadiocese.org

Washington, D.C.

Alicia Tierney

301-853-5302

@email

Wheeling-Charleston

Dr. Patricia M. Bailey, Ph.D.

304-242-6988

@email

Wichita

Stephanie Nemechek, LCP

316-269-3900 ext. 134

@email

Wilmington

Brian N. Moore

302-295-0668@email

Winona - Rochester

Sarah Vetter

507-454-2270
x255

@email

Worcester

Judith Audette

508-929-4363

@email

Yakima

Leanne LaBissoniere

509-367-5291

@email

Youngstown

Dominic Colucy

330-744-8451

dcolucy@youngstowndiocese.org

Eparchies and Archeparchies

Coordinator

Phone

Email

Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix (Arizona)

Dr. Caroline Bonham

505-314-3943

@email

Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, Maronite Catholic Diocese (California) 

Laura Kahwaji, PsyD

323-428-6815

@email

Chaldean Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle, San Diego (California)

Rose Mamou

619-579-7997

@email

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford (Connecticut) 

Fr. Peter Shyska

646-256-6360

@email

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago (Illinois) 

Christina Rudawski

773-276-5080

@email

St. Thomas Syro-Malabar catholic Diocese of Chicago (Illinois) 

Paul Vadakara

708-307-1122

@email


 

Eparchy of Newton for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Massachusetts) 

Victim Assistance Coordinator

800-479-5910

@email

Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle USA (Michigan) 

Nadia Kallabat

248-351-0440

@email 

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (New Jersey)

Dr. Maureen Daddona

516-623-6456 

@email

Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance Syriac Catholic Diocese in the US (New Jersey) 

 

 

 

Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg (New York) 

Joanne Hall

818-243-8400

@email

Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn (New York) 

Rosanna Solomon

617-522-0225

@email

St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in the USA and Canada (New York)

Fr. Jobin Thomas

516-849-0211

@email

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma of the Ruthenians  (Ohio)

Dr. Sharon Petrus

330-958-9630 

@email

Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St. George in Canton (Ohio) 

Ann Fosnaught

330-493-9355 

@email 

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (Ohio) 

Marika Zaliszczuk

412-215-5372

@email

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Sr. Natalya Stoczanyn

 @email

Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

Courtney Minerd

724-504-9588

412-231-4000
x22

@email

Mass of Prayer and Penance for Healing of Survivors of Clergy Sex Abuse

On June 14th, 2017, bishops from across the U.S. gathered at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis for a Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of sexual abuse within the Church. The Mass was held in response to a call from Pope Francis for all episcopal conferences across the world to have a Day of Prayer and Penance for victims of sexual abuse within the Church. The bishops gathered together in solidarity to pray for victims and to acknowledge the pain caused by the failures of the Church in the past. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was the principal celebrant. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, of Atlanta, and former President of the USCCB, was the homilist. In addition to this specific Day of Prayer and Penance, many dioceses and eparchies also celebrated their own Masses within their own diocese/eparchy.