
Clergy
All priests and deacons who have faculties in the Archdiocese are required to be fingerprinted and screened, to complete the initial VIRTUS training and the monthly bulletins.
Religious Brothers and Sisters
Religious brothers and sisters who are regularly involved in ministry on behalf of an entity controlled or operated by the Archdiocese, like clergy and lay employees, are required to be fingerprinted and screened, to complete the initial VIRTUS training and the monthly bulletins.
Seminarians
Those men enrolled in a seminary as seminarians of the Archdiocese of Miami or who are regularly involved in ministry at an entity controlled or operated by the Archdiocese are required, like clergy and lay employees, to be fingerprinted and screened, to complete the initial VIRTUS training and the monthly bulletins.
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Please refer to the Archdiocese of Miami's Creating and Maintaining a Safe Environment Policy for additional information. The definitions included on this webpage are limited to this policy only and do not confer employment status or otherwise have legal significance outside of this policy
Any concerns of abuse or neglect reported to ADOM personnel by a victim or on behalf of a victim should be immediately reported to DCF, if applicable and, in all cases, to the ADOM Safe Environment Director.
The Archdiocese of Miami maintains a dedicated victim assistance hotline that is broadly advertised and available, with voice message capacity, 24/7, to receive calls from victims.
A call received via the hotline is logged according to policy and immediately referred to the Victim Assistance Coordinator to contact the victim and offer assistance.
- Archdiocesan Victim Assistance Hotline 1.866.802.2873