The Ministry of Life, Dignity and Justice works to create a holy and just society by promoting the dignity of the human person and sanctity of God's creation.
In addition to overseeing the ministries of Respect Life, Jail Ministry and Social Concerns, the Department of Life, Dignity and Justice also:
- Collaborates with community-based efforts to promote health and wellness.
- Ministers to the various ethnic and indigenous communities in the diocese.
- Provides resources and information to parish food ministries.
- Supports the Domestic Church and the renewal of the culture of marriage and family life.
- Coordinates advocacy efforts for a more just society.
- Serves as liaison to Catholic Charities.
Staff
Sr. Mary Chilee Okoko, DMMM, Department Head
Email: srchilee@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5478
Yolanda Madrid, Administrative Assistant
Email: ymadrid@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5142
Sr. Maria Rosario Coronado, E.E.P., High Desert Detention Ministry
Email: mcoronado@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5475
Deacon Antonio Mejico, Prison and Jail Ministry Coordinator
Email: amejico@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5475
Deacon Roberto Jara, Ministry to Victims and Families Coordinator
Email: rjara@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5475
Deacon Nel Rabe, Volunteer Coordinator of Episcopal Visits to Prisons and Jails
Email: nrabe@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5475
Deacon Fernando Heredia and Regina Heredia , Operación Bienvenida Coordinators
Email: fheredia@sbdiocese.org
Phone: (909) 475-5475
