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METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL
Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Boston

66 Brooks Drive
Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: 617-746-5900
FAX: 617-327-1238

Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese

Very Rev. Mark O'Connell, JCD

Archdiocesan Judges: Tribunal Court

Very Rev. Mark O'Connell, JCD
Rev. Aidan J. Walsh, JCL
Rev. Msgr. Michael Smith Foster, JCD
Rev. James J. Laughlin, JCL
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL
Sr. Mary L. Walsh, SND, JCL
Ms. Maria Galindez-Bianco, JCL, JD

Associates

Rev. William Graham, OFM, Cap., JCL
Rev. Joseph M. Hennessey, JCL
Rev. Robert Oliver, BH, STD, JCD

Court Advocate / Petitioner

Ms. Amy Jill Strickland, JCL
Rev. Jerome Kroetsch, CR

Court Advocate / Respondent

Rev. Peter G. Gori, OSA, JCD
Rev. Patrick Aiello, CR

Defenders of the Bond

Rev. Joseph F. Mozer, JCL
Rev. James G. Burke, JCL
Rev. Rodney J. Copp, JCL

Promoter of Justice

Rev. Rodney J. Copp, JCL

Notary

Ms. Marsha A. Staten

Judge Auditor

Rev. James W. DeAdder, STD, JCL

Staff

Ms. Ellen Obshatkin
Ms. Brenda Finch
Ms. Marsha Staten
Ms. Betsey Ball

Canonical Affairs Committee

Chair: Very Rev. Mark O'Connell, JCD

Rev. James G. Burke, JCL
Rev. Rodney J. Copp, JCL
Most Rev. Walter J. Edyvean, STD
Rev. Peter G. Gori, OSA, JCD
Rev. James J. Laughlin, JCL
Rev. Joseph F. Mozer, JCL
Rev. James A. O'Donohoe, JCD
Br. James M. Peterson, OFM Cap., JD, JCL
Ms. Amy Jill Strickland, JCL
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL
Sr. Mary L. Walsh, SND, JCL
Rev. Walter J. Woods, STD

The Metropolitan Tribunal is the court of the Archdiocese of Boston.

Normal Business hours are between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.

General questions can be addressed via e-mail to Reverend_Mark_O'Connell@rcab.org; however, private questions/correspondence should come via phone (9:00 AM-5:00 PM) or regular mail.

For a better understanding of annulments, see Msgr. Foster's article entitled "How Can a Marriage Be Declared Null?"

 

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