We appreciate the courage it takes to come forward and report abuse. To assist you with this, the diocese has implemented a process managed by a team of qualified persons. We encourage any victims of abuse to come forward towards the path to healing and justice.

The Bishops of Canada regret profoundly what offending Bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and laity have inflicted on victims-survivors, as well as its effects. The Bishops of Canada wish to reach out and accompany victims-survivors along a path which restores justice and promotes healing, and they encourage anyone who has been abused by Church representatives to come forward to the appropriate authorities. 

Please call the Diocesan Abuse phone line : (709)639-6461

Please leave your name, contact no., Parish, and we will bet back to you within 48 hours.  

Disclosing an experience of sexual abuse can be very unsettling and deeply painful; however, it can also be an important step toward healing and justice for victims-survivors, and is necessary for the Church in its commitment to responsibility, accountability and transparency.

Sexual abuse or other sexual misconduct by a Bishop, or whose actions or omissions intended to interfere with or avoid civil investigations or canonical investigations regarding sexual abuse, can be reported to Church authorities using the Canadian Reporting System for Sexual Abuse or Cover-up by a Catholic Bishop. This reporting system uses a confidential and secure platform designed by ClearView, an independent professional ethics firm based in Canada, to transmit your report to the proper Church authorities, who in turn will act as required by church and civil law.

 The Canadian Reporting System for Sexual Abuse or Cover-up by a Catholic Bishop was established by the Bishops of Canada in response to Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Vos estis lux mundi (You are the light of the World). It represents another step in the Bishops’ ongoing commitment to responsible ministry and the protection of minors and vulnerable persons. 

Make your report online via ClearView’s highly secure and strictly confidential platform.

Make your report by phone via this Canada-wide 24-hour toll-free number operated by a bilingual ClearView agent. All ClearView agents are trained to provide a verbatim account of your report (1-866-892-3737).