Welcome to the website for the

Office of Child and Youth Protection, Diocese of Phoenix.



Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted encourages anyone who has been a victim of child sexual abuse by any employee of the Roman Catholic Church to please come forward by contacting the Director, Child and Youth Protection, Jean Sokol at 602-354-2396 or by email.

Bishop Olmsted would like to meet with victims and their families to offer a sincere apology and his prayers for healing.