Diocesan Review Board Members

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