Protecting God's Children

The mission of the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults is to rededicate the Diocese of San Jose, our local Church, to the safety, care and nurturance of our children, youth and vulnerable adults; to promote outreach, healing and reconciliation to survivor/victims of clergy abuse; to guarantee an effective and efficient response to allegations of sexual misconduct; to restore trust and to ensure our own accountability with oversight, transparency and training.

The Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults is committed to involving the endorsement of key leadership, accountability, adequate personnel who have resources available, access to pastoral and administrative leadership, cooperation with parishes and diocesan departments and visibility. For more information:

• Bulletin Insert for Reporting Misconduct
• Committees
• Adult Code of Conduct | Spanish
• Youth Code of Conduct
• Online Safe Environment Training
• Safe Environment and Victim Assistance Programs
• Resources: Documents and Links
• Finger Printing Policy

2010 COMPLIANCE AUDIT

Mr. Paul Gavin and Mr. Tom Gavin are the assigned auditors for our upcoming October 4 - 8, 2010, Compliance Audit.

They plan to visit ten (10) parishes.  The Diocese of San Jose will select five (5) parishes, and the auditors will randomly select an additional five (5) parishes. 

The selection process begins after June 30th.  So far, Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish and Saint Justin Parish have volunteered for the audit.  The final list will be made public in August.

If your parish would like to participate in the audit, please contact Bernie Nojadera in the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults.  

 NEWS:

Audit Shows Fewest Reports Of Sexual Abuse By Clerics Since 2004; Most Incidents From Decades Ago

Fresh Perspecitve on The Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal