The Diocesan Review Board is a confidential consultative body to the Bishop composed of five members appointed to a five-year term by the Bishop. The roles of those five members are outlined below.
Current members of the Review Board (in alphabetical order):
Luis E. Flores
Madeline Lopez-Escoto
Jose Angel Moreno (USCCB National Review Board Member and Diocesan Board Chair)
Rev. Salvador Pedroza (Diocesan Priest)
Jesus Torres
Asuncion G. Ramos-Soriano
Review Board Functions
The diocesan review board has five main functions:
- Assess all allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by Church Personnel.
- Review the diocesan safe environment policies and make recommendations to the Bishop
- Recommendations concerning fitness for ministry in individual cases
- Recommendations concerning victim/survivor requests for monetary assistance, requests for counseling and other assistance pursuant to the Victim/Survivor Assistance Program.
- Make recommendations about diocesan methods of reaching out to victim/survivors of sexual abuse