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 Patrick McCusker
Mary Girard

318-445-6424 x 206
318-623-3804
318-449-8571

pmccusker@diocesealex.org
marygirard@bellsouth.net
Allentown Helen Kelleher 800-791-9209 hkelleher@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 Rosemary Insley 248-885-2406 rinsley@aol.com
Arlington Patricia Mudd, A.C.S.W.
Kathryn Kramer, L.C.S.W
703- 841-2530
703-841-2759
p.mudd@arlingtondiocese.org
k.kramer@arlingtondiocese.org
Atlanta Sue Stubbs 404-885-7459 sstubbs@archatl.com
Austin Patricia Stankus 512-917-0027 patstankus@realtime.net
Baker Dr. Angelina Montoya 541-678-5652 Montoyamd@bendbroadband.com
Baltimore Judy Dobson, LCSW 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 618-212-0050 x104 lmuscarello@diobelle.org
Biloxi Sr. Mary Riordan, R.S.M 228-760-0223 srmaryriordan@bellsouth.net
Birmingham Al Manzella 205-776-7130 amanzella@bhmdiocese.org
Bismarck Joel Melarvie 701-223-1347 jmelarvie@bismarckdiocese.com
Boise Melaney Swenson 208-345-6031 x113 mswenson@ccidaho.org
Boston Barbara Thorp 781-794-2581 x14 Barbara_Thorp@rcab.org
Bridgeport Erin Neil, L.C.S.W.
Bill Hoey, L.C.S.W.
203-650-3265
203-241-0987
eneil@diobpt.org
bhoey@ccfc-ct.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 956-784-5066
956-457-0010(C)
wlukaszek@cdob.org
Buffalo Mary Ann Deibel-Braun 716-895-3010 maryann.deibel-braun@ccwny.org
Burlington Ellie Calabrese
Sr. Susan Fortier
866-482-2488
802-658-6111 x1310

askforellie@hotmail.com
sfortier@vermontcatholic.org

Camden Barbara Gondek 800-964-6588  
Charleston Louisa Storen 843-856-0748
800-921-8122
Louisa@catholic-doc.org
Charlotte David Harold 704-370-3363 dwharold@charlottediocese.org
Cheyenne Deacon Rolland Raboin 307-532-1571 rraboin@vistabeam.com
Chicago Matt Hunnicutt
Mayra Flores
312-534-8267
312-534-8256
mhunnicutt@archchicago.org
mflores@archchicago.org
Cincinnati Sr. Mary Garke 513-421-3131 x2865 mgarke@catholiccincinnati.org
Cleveland Sister Laura Bouhall, OSU 216-696-6525 x2060 lbouhall@dioceseofcleveland.org
Colorado Springs Barbara Mahoney, RN, M.A., C.S. 719-633-8182 michaelaandb@msn.com
Columbus Msgr. Stephan J. Moloney 614-224-2251 smoloney@colsdioc.org
Corpus Christi Kristi Skrobarczyk 361-882-6191 KSkrobarczyk@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 214-379-2819 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 Mary McCoy 515-286-2024 mmccoy@co.polk.ia.us
advocate@dmdiocese.org
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
866-319-4636
TJABEGG@aol.com
jhoffman@netins.net
Duluth Tab Baumgartner 218-249-5495 tbaumgartner@slhduluth.com
El Paso Susan Martinez 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 Barb@cbna.org
Fall River Arlene McNamee 508-674-4681 aam@cssdioc.org
Fargo Briston Fernandes 701-356-7965 victimassistance@fargodiocese.org
Fort Wayne-South Bend Mary Glowaski 260-744-3682 mlglowaski@verizon.net
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 713-654-5799 moconnell@archgh.org
Gary Steven J. Butera, M.S., LMHC 219-662-7066 ext. 25 sbutera@franciscancommunities.com
Gaylord Candace Neff 989-732-5147 cneff@dioceseofgaylord.org
Grand Island Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek 308-382-6565
308-379-1949
BHeidt@gidiocese.org
Grand Rapids

MaryAnn Kowalski

231-730-1060

mkowalski@ccwestmi.org

Great Falls-Billings Sr. Kathleen Kane, OP 406-378-2250 kkop@itstriangle.com
Green Bay Ann Fox 1-877-270-8174
920-272-8174
afox@gbdioc.org
Greensburg Fr. 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 860-541-6491 sr.maryk@aohct.org
Helena

Helen Beaufoliel

406-442-4130 victimassistant@diocesehelena.org
Honolulu Rev. Khanh Hoang
Joseph Bloom
808-822-4804
808-535-0159
khoang@rcchawaii.org
bloomj@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Houma-Thibodaux

Nancy Diedrich

985-850-3129

ndiedrich@htdiocese.org

Indianapolis Jane Link 1-800-382-9836 x1548  
Jackson Louise Dillon, LCSW 601-326-3728 louise.dillon@catholiccharitiesjackson.org
Jefferson City Ronald W. Vessell 573-635-9127 x224 review@diojeffcity.org
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 Leslie Guillot 816-361-2666 LGuil45337@aol.com
Knoxville Marla Lenihan 865-482-1388 mvlenihan@yahoo.com
La Crosse Daniel Buss 608-678-1137 dbuss@chdevelopment.org
Lafayette Carmer Falgout 337-237-0036  
Lafayette in Indiana

Timothy Heck

800-533-7018

 timothyheck@sbcglobal.net

Lake Charles Rev. Whitney Miller 337-439-7400 wgmlpc@aol.com
Lansing Msgr. Michael D. Murphy
Msgr. Steven Raica
Sally Ellis
517-342-2450
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 x7825  mchancellor3@dioceseoflaredo.org
Las Cruces Dr. Wayne Pribble 505-523-7577 wpribble@dioceseoflascruces.org
Las Vegas

Ronald Vallence

702-235-7723

assistmin@dioceseoflasvegas.org

Lexington Nelda Stephens Jackson 859-253-1993 x214 njackson@cdlex.org
Lincoln Msgr. Dan Seiker 402-784-2511 msgr.daniel.seiker@windstream.net
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 Tom Robbins 502-636-1044 trobbins@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 Carmen Diaz-Petti 908-722-1881 cdiaz@ccdom.org
Miami Dcn. Richard Turcotte 866-802-2873 rturcotte@ccadm.org
Military Services John Schlageter 202-719-3635 JSchlageter@milarch.org
Milwaukee Amy Peterson 414-758-2232 PetersonA@archmil.org
Mobile

Fr. Jim Cink

251-434-1559
251-661-5130

childprotection@bellsouth.net
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 504-861-6253 srcarmelita@archdiocese-no.org
New Ulm Chris Loetscher 507-359-2966 cloetscher@dnu.org
New York Deacon Lawrence O'Toole
Sr. Eileen Clifford, O.P.
914-594-4646
212-371-1000 x2949
deacon_otoole@nymc.edu
victimassistance@archny.org
Newark Wendy Pierson 201-407-3256  piersonwe@rcan.org
Newton (Greek-Melkite) Rev. Daniel Munn 706-738-5623  
Norwich Marie Twomey 1-800-624-7407
860-889-4455
 
Oakland Sr. Glenn Anne McPhee, O.P. 510-267-8334 gmcphee@oakdiocese.org
Ogdensburg Terri Anne Yanulavich 518-561-3100 aycsn@westelcom.com
Oklahoma City Jennifer Goodrich 405-721-5651 x150 jgoodrich@catharchdioceseokc.org
Omaha Mary Beth Hanus 402-827-3798  mbhanus@archomaha.org
Orange Herminia Shea-Martinez 800-364-3064 AMCDioceseOrange@rcbo.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 Danielle Malone
Dr. James Gagnon
850-438-3131 x17
850-877-0205
 maloned@shc.ptdiocese.org
Peoria Deacon Bob Sondag 309-241-6600 dcnsondag@cdop.org
Philadelphia Karen Becker
Louise Hagner
Judy Cruz-Ransom
Maggie Marshall
1-888-800-8780
215-587-3880

kbecker@adphila.org
lhagner@adphila.org
jcransom@adphila.org
mmarshal@adphila.org
Philadelphia for Ukrainians Andriy Rabiy (c) 267-303-8041 ukrchildprotection@catholic.org
Phoenix Jean Sokol, LCSW, LISAC 602-354-2396 jsokol@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 Carolyn Bloom                     
Deacon John Brennan
207-782-1051
207-650-0492 or   
207-321-7836
c.bloom@myfairpoint.net  
john.brennan@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 Ms. Jayne Mazur, MS, MSW 719-544-4233 x115  jmazur@pueblocharities.org
Raleigh Kathleen Walsh
1-866-535-SAFE
safe@raldioc.org
Rapid City Maryann Tully 605-209-3418  
Reno Marilyn Janka
Kathleen Shane
775-753-9542
775-826-6555
 
Richmond Niki Mello, LCSW
Joe New, LPC
Lydia Strawbridge
804-285-5900
757-467-7707
540-342-0411
Niki_mello@cccofvirginia.org
jnew@cceva.org
lydia.strawbridge@cccofva.org
Rochester Barbara Pedeville 585-328-3228 x1215 pedeville@dor.org
Rockford Richard Kunnert (w) 815-962-9347
(h) 815-226-4770
 
Rockville Centre Eileen F. Puglisi, M.S., P.D. 516-678-5800 x573 epuglisi@drvc.com
Sacramento Esther Castillo 916-733-0142 ecastillo@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 scallaha@diocese-sdiego.org
San Francisco Barbara Elordi 415-614-5506 elordib@sfarchdiocese.org
San Jose John Dudley, MSW 408-983-0141 (emergency line)
408-983-0113
 protection@dsj.org
Santa Fe Annette Klimka 505-831-8144 aklimka@archdiosf.org
Santa Rosa Julie Sparacio 707-566-3308 sparacio@sonic.net
Savannah Rosemary Downing 912-925-6169  
Scranton Joan L. Holmes 570-344-5216 joan_holmes@verizon.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 Dr. Kathleen Griesemer
417-848-4601
 
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) 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
314-792-7704 breshinmo@aol.com
PHengen@archstl.org
St. Maron of Brooklyn for the Maronites Rosanne Solomon 781-828-5183 rosannesolomon@gmail.com
St. Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians Serge Michaluk 773-733-3312 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 Cathy Koerpel
Gary Nelson
Fr. Philip J. Heslin
715-493-4218
715-363-2623
715-398-6183 or
General #: 715-392-2937
Direct #: 715-394-0206
pheslin@catholicdos.org
Syracuse Nuala Collins 315-470-1465 ncollins@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
wnolan@stpaulofprinceton.org
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 903-266-2159 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 Marcia Zvara 301-853-5379 mzvara@adw.org
Wheeling-Charleston Dr. Patricia M. Bailey, Ph.D. 304-242-6988 trishabwv@aol.com
Wichita Kit Lambertz 316-619-4804 klambertz@csjoseph.org
Wilmington

Peggie McLaughlin

302- 656-0651 mmclaughlin@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 jerickson@cfcsyakima.org
Youngstown Nancy L. Yuhasz 330-744-8451 x235 nyuhasz@youngstowndiocese.org

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