Safe Environment Program

It is the goal of the Diocese of Columbus to make the Church a place of safety:

The Church is to be a place of prayer, ministry, and comfort.  Everyone who enters our churches, schools, or facilities must be confident in this.  Not one child or young person should suffer from abuse while at Church.  In order to assure the safety of our children and young people, the Diocese of Columbus has enacted a complete program of protection.  As part of this program, the Diocese of Columbus will provide appropriate, just, and pastoral care for anyone who has suffered the crime of sexual abuse of a minor at the hands of diocesan clergy or church employees or volunteers.  The Diocese of Columbus will report any and all allegations of abuse reported to it to the authorities and will cooperate fully with those authorities.

Diocesan Victims Assistance Coordinator
The Reverend Monsignor Stephan J. Moloney
614-224-2251
866-448-0217
helpisavailable@colsdioc.org