Victims Assistance Coordinator
(509) 353-0442
Child Protective ServicesSpokane County (509) 363-3333
(800) 557-9671 (800) 562-5624
Adams County: (509) 659-1122
Asotin County: (509) 243-4171
Columbia County: (509) 382-2518
Ferry County: (509) 775-3132
Franklin County: (509) 545-3500
Lincoln County: (509) 725-3501
Garfield County: (509) 843-3493
Pend Oreille County: (800) 669-3407
Spokane County: (509) 456-2233
Stevens County: (800) 572-0947
Walla Walla County: (509) 527-3265
Whitman County: (509) 397-6266/ (509) 397-4341
Victim Assistance Coordinator:
(509) 353-0442
Vicar for Priests: (509) 466-0220
Write to: Catholic Diocese of Spokane, P.O. Box 1453, Spokane, WA 99210-1453 addressed to any of the following:
Mark your letter "Personal and Confidential"
Another option: You may request that your counselor or attorney contact us. If you are unsure of how best to do this, contact any of the people listed above.
TO REPORT abuse or the mishandling of an abuse claim by a Catholic Bishop, click here or call 1-800-276-1562.
Code of Conduct and Committment
The Review Board is a confidential consultative body to the Catholic Bishop of Spokane and his advisors. The Review Board oversees policies and procedures to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct and other inappropriate behavior by church persons. Responsibilities include: 1) advising the Bishop in his assessment of sexual abuse accusations against clergy and in his determination of suitability for ministry; 2) assuring immediate assistance to victims, timely cooperation with civil authorities, and the just treatment of accused persons.
The majority of its members are lay persons not employed by the diocese.
Marcia Black-Gallucci
Susan Foster-Dow
Janice House
Susan Levernier
Deacon Gonzalo Martinez
Rev. Tyrone Schaff
Dr. John Sheveland
Rev. Patrick Kerst, Vicar for Priests
NON-MONETARY UNDERTAKINGS OF THE SPOKANE DIOCESE
UNDER THE SECOND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
Reinard Beaver*
Garry Boulden*
Theodore Bradley*
Joseph Knecht (deceased -1956)
Otto Koltzenberg*
Arthur Mertens* (deceased - 2011)
Patrick O’Donnell*
James O’Malley* (deceased - 2007)
Bernard “Benno” Oosterman* (deceased - 2011)
Joseph Pineau (deceased - 1982)
Theophilus Pypers (deceased - 1957)
Daniel Wetzler*
John Coughlin (deceased – 1965?)
Dominic Doyle (deceased - 2005)
Michael Kosak (seminarian – dismissed)
John Leary (deceased - 1993)
John McDonald (deceased - 1985)
Fenton Melia (deceased - 2008)
John Morse (deceased - 2015)
John O’Brien (deceased - 1989)
Peter O'Grady (deceased – 1993)
William Ryan (deceased - 1967)
Michael Toulouse (deceased - 1976)
Benjamin Trautman (deceased - 1999)
Berard Connelly (deceased - 1999)
Louis Ladenburger
Gerald Dezurick (deceased – 1986)
Augustine Ludwig
Joseph Sondergeld (deceased - 1969) (Diocese of Yakima)
Clarence Vavra (Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis)