Arizona Attorneys Investigating Sexual Assault Claims Against the Roman Catholic Church Archdioceses & Clergy
Arizona Catholic church clergy abuse
Victims of sexual abuse committed by trusted religious leaders can create devastating, lifelong trauma for the survivors. Only recently have parishioners come to know the full extent of the damage done by predatory priests and the diocese’s culpability of covering up cases to protect the clergy.
Victims and family members continue to struggle to understand why the Roman Catholic Church in Arizona and the Diocese of Phoenix slowly responded when addressing abuse allegations. Many parishioners believe the church officials were only interested in protecting the church’s reputation and not helping survivors. In the worst cases, they were responsible for a cover-up that prevented the sexual misconduct allegations from ever seeing the light of day.
Our law firm understands the courage takes for the sexually assaulted victim to speak out and identify the accused priests that caused them harm.
The compassionate network of affiliate attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers, LLC, can help you or a loved one with legal assistance involving surviving sexual assault. We will work closely with you while helping you take strong legal action.
Our clergy sexual assault attorneys are ready to listen to your story. We use our comprehensive knowledge of Arizona tort law and the legal system to ensure the sexual predator faces the consequences they deserve for their unacceptable behavior.
Clergy Sexual Assault Remains a Problem
As recently as 2019, the Catholic Church released its Diocesan list that identified religious leaders who were credibly accused of sexual assault against underage children, including twenty-seven men that served parishioners in Arizona.
Some of these cases dealing Catholic priests date back decades. The last list released by the diocese in 2012 revealed credible sexual abuse claims against religious leaders, including two priests that served in Phoenix.
The Devastating Effects of Sexual Assault
Sex abuse can cause lifelong devastation that negatively alters the victim’s well-being. Children and adults who have been sexually assaulted can suffer from significant sleeping disorders, ongoing depression, substance abuse, self-injury, and suicide, including suicidal ideation (thinking about suicide).
Young children and teenage victims might develop negative eating habits, begin living an over-sexualized lifestyle, or engage in any form of risky behavior after experiencing child sex abuse.
Finding Justice for Sex Abuse Victims
In 2005, the Roman Catholic Church settled abuse cases involving forty-five victims, including survivors of sexual assault in Tucson. Three years earlier, in 2002, the Diocese of Tucson settled cases involving eleven sexual abuse survivors who were assaulted by four priests, including Frs. Byrne, de la Pierre, Teta, and Trupia. In 2003, the Tucson Diocese resolved cases involving four victims of sexual assault by a lay teacher educating children.
Victims of abusive clergy members have been pushing the state’s attorney-general to open an investigation of the Catholic Church. However, as of May 2020, there was no investigation or any reports of a grand jury being convened.
Arizona Roman Catholic Church Diocese
In Arizona, the Catholic Church is the single largest religious group of all faiths statewide. The two dioceses and their Bishops manage more than 150 parishes and sixty-five Catholic schools across Arizona (listed below). The Church provides services to hundreds of thousands of registered Catholics living in fifteen counties.
Arizona Dioceses
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
400 E Monroe St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 354-2000
Bishop: Thomas Olmsted
Cathedral: Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
192 S Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 838-2500
Bishop: Edward Weisenburger
Cathedral: St. Augustine Cathedral Church
Arizona Clergy Sexual Abuse Attorneys Are Ready to Help
Our network of lawyers knows the challenges you have in talking about the unspeakable actions that a clergy member did to you. We know the Catholic Church may try to defend against the allegations leveled against abusive priests. They may contest your lawsuit or try to declare bankruptcy to keep you from getting the financial compensation that you deserve.
We can work with plaintiffs in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, Mesa, Glendale or anywhere across the state. We are dedicated to working with you to make sure that your allegations are heard in court if your case is not settled before then.
Reliving child sexual abuse is difficult and traumatic. A compassionate lawyer who fights for you aggressively when litigating your civil claim is what you need.
Let us begin working on your case today to file a claim or lawsuit. We can help you as you seek to hold the clergy accused of sexual abuse and the catholic bishops that protected them accountable for the child molestation to which you were subjected. Even if they are decades old, sexual abuse allegations against roman catholic priests must still be heard.
Arizona has given a 19-month window for victims of clergy abuse to file lawsuits even if the statute of limitations in their case has expired. However, you must act fast because this period expires at the end of 2020. There is no word on whether COVID-19 will cause the state to change its law again.
Contact the sexual abuse lawyers at our law firm now at (888) 424-5757. All information you share during an initial, free consultation concerning your case will remain confidential.
All Arizona Parishes:
All Saints Newman Center, Tempe
All Saints Parish, Mesa
Ascension Parish, Fountain Hills
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Scottsdale
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Tolleson
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona
Christ the King Parish, Mesa
Church of the Resurrection Parish, Tempe
Corpus Christi Parish, Phoenix
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Tucson
Eastern Rite Church Affiliation
El Cristo Rey Catholic Church
Good Shepherd Mission, New River
Good Shepherd of the Desert Church
Holy Cross Parish, Mesa
Holy Family Mission, Blackwater
Holy Family Parish, Phoenix
Holy Family Catholic Church, Tucson
Holy Spirit Newman Center, Grand Canyon University
Holy Spirit Parish, Tempe
Holy Trinity Catholic Newman Center
Immaculate Conception Parish, Cottonwood
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Phoenix
La Santisima Trinidad Catholic Mission Scenic
Mater Misericordiae Mission, Phoenix
Most Holy Trinity Parish, Phoenix
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Tucson
Mount Claret Retreat Center, Phoenix
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Phoenix
Our Lady of Fatima Mission
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Tucson
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Queen Creek
Our Lady of Joy Parish, Carefree
Our Lady of La Vang Catholic Church, Tucson
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Tempe
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glendale
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Parish, Scottsdale
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church
Our Lady of the Desert Mission, Dolan Springs
Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Parish, Lake Havasu City
Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Phoenix
Our Lady of Victory Mission, Sacaton Flats
Our Lady Queen of All Saints, Tucson
Our Mother of Sorrows, Tucson
Queen of Peace Parish, Mesa
Sacred Heart Parish, Phoenix
Sacred Heart Parish, Prescott
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tucson
Saint Melany Catholic Church (Byzantine), Tucson
San Francisco de Asis Parish, Flagstaff
San Lucy Mission, Gila Bend
San Martin De Porres Catholic Church, Tucson
San Xavier del Bac Catholic Church, Tucson
Santa Cruz Catholic Church, Tucson
Santa Teresita Parish, El Mirage
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Tucson
Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, Phoenix
St. Agnes Parish, Phoenix
St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Chandler
St. Anne Mission, Ash Fork
St. Anne Mission, Santan
St. Anne Parish, Gilbert
St. Anthony Mission, Sacaton
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
St. Anthony of Padua, Wickenburg
St. Anthony Parish, Phoenix
St. Augustine Parish, Phoenix
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Benedict Parish, Phoenix
St. Bernadette Parish, Scottsdale
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, Scottsdale
St. Bridget Roman Catholic Parish, Mesa
St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Chino Valley
St. Catherine Mission – Santa Cruz
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Phoenix
St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Peoria
St. Clare of Assisi Parish
St. Clement of Rome Parish, Sun City
St. Columba Kim Roman Catholic Mission, Mesa
St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Daniel the Prophet Roman Catholic Parish, Scottsdale
St. Dominic Mission, Rio Verde
St. Edward the Confessor Parish, Phoenix
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Sun City
St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Camp Verde
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Francis of Assisi Mission, Ak-Chin
St. Francis of Assisi Mission, Scottsdale
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Bagdad
St. Francis Roman Catholic Parish, Seligman
St. Francis Xavier Parish, Phoenix
St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, Cave Creek
St. Germaine Parish, Prescott Valley
St. Gianna Oratory, Tucson
St. Gregory Parish, Phoenix
St. Helen Roman Catholic Parish, Glendale
St. Henry Parish, Buckeye
St. James Parish, Glendale
St. Jerome Roman Catholic Parish, Phoenix
St. Joachim and St. Anne Parish, Sun City
St. Joan of Arc Parish, Phoenix
St. John the Baptist Parish, Laveen
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Tucson
St. John Vianney Parish, Goodyear
St. John Vianney Parish, Sedona
St. Joseph Mission, Mayer
St. Joseph Parish, Phoenix
St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Parish, Williams
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Juan Diego Church
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Louis the King Roman Catholic Parish, Glendale
St. Luke Parish, Phoenix
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Margaret Mary Parish, Bullhead City
St. Margaret Parish, Tempe
St. Maria Goretti Parish, Scottsdale
St. Mark Parish, Phoenix
St. Martin de Porres Parish, Phoenix
St. Mary Basilica, Phoenix
St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Gilbert
St. Mary Mediatrix Catholic Church
St. Mary Parish, Chandler
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
St. Matthew Parish, Phoenix
St. Michael (Ukrainian), Tucson
St. Michael Parish, Gila Bend
St. Monica Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Paschal Baylon Mission, Mesa
St. Patrick Parish, Scottsdale
St. Paul Parish, Phoenix
St. Peter Parish, Bapchule
St. Philip Benizi Mission, Black Canyon City
St. Philip the Deacon Mission, Phoenix
St. Pius X Catholic Church, Tucson
St. Raphael Parish, Glendale
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish, Anthem
St. Steven’s Parish, Sun Lakes
St. Theresa Parish
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Avondale
St. Thomas More Parish, Glendale
St. Thomas More, Tucson
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Phoenix
St. Thomas the Apostle, Tucson
St. Timothy Parish, Mesa
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Phoenix
St. William Parish Cashion
Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, Phoenix
Arizona Catholic Schools:
All Saints Catholic School, Sierra Vista
Annunciation School
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, Kindergarten
Bourgade Catholic High School
Brophy College Prep All-Boys High School (Jesuit owned)
Christ the King School
Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Cottonwood
Immaculate Conception Catholic School (formally St. Joseph)