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The Diocese of Green Bay is committed to creating, providing and maintaining safe environments in all its parishes, schools, and other institutions so that all persons, especially children, youth and individuals at risk, will be protected as far as possible from all harm, including physical and sexual abuse.
Who has to complete a background check in the Diocese of Green Bay?
All priests, deacons, other ministers, and employees (who may or may not have regular contact* with children, young people and individuals at risk) and volunteers who have regular contact* with children, young people and individuals at risk are required to complete an online application form in which they:
- provide the Diocese with professional/personal references;
- complete, sign and date the appropriate declaration form;
- authorize a criminal background check and receive a satisfactory report.
How do I complete a background check?
Click on the eAppsDB link to begin the background check process. (You will need an access code to complete the application. Please contact your parish or school for directions with this information.)
What do I do if I have technical difficulties completing the application?
Please call the parish or school where you work or volunteer. You may also contact the diocesan Safe Environment Department at 920-272-8198 or 1-877-500-3580, ext. 8198, or e-mail.
How do I complete a background check if I don’t have internet access?
Please call the parish or school where you work or volunteer. You may also contact the diocesan Safe Environment Department at (920) 272-8198 or 1-877-500-3580, ext. 8198, or e-mail.
What determines “regular contact” with children?
*Regular contact is defined as:
Any employee or volunteer, age 18 and over, who has direct contact with children/youth/individuals at risk and
- encounters said person(s) more than four (4) times in a program year and/or
- acts as a chaperon on an overnight event and/or
- is the adult driver in a vehicle transporting said persons and/or
- spends an average of one (1) or more hour(s) a week in any given four (4) week period
- with said person(s) and/or
- is not under the direct/immediate supervision of a parish, educational, or catechetical employee.
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Protecting Our Children 
