Tribunal

The Metropolitan Tribunal is the Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Boston and The Metropolitan Tribunal of Boston is charged with the administration of justice, as a court of first instance and as an appellate court, for matters of the public good brought before the Church. Although most cases brought before the Tribunal involve questions of marital nullity, the court also acts as the competent forum for other issues, including penal matters.

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, then 1 to 4 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

• Declaration of Nullity FAQs
• How Can A Marriage Be Declared Null?
• Marriage Forms to Download

ECCLESIASTICAL COURT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON

Judicial Vicar  
Rev. Msgr. Robert W. Oliver, STD, JCD

Moderator of the Tribunal
Dr. Andrea Ponzone, JCD, LLB

Judges    
Rev. Msgr. Michael Smith Foster, JCD
Ms. Maria Galindez-Bianco, JCL, JD
Rev. W. Christopher Palladino, JCL
Dr. Andrea Ponzone, JCD, LLB
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL

Stable Advocate / Petitioner 
Rev. Andreas Davison, JCL

Stable Advocate / Respondent  
Rev. Wellington Oliveira, JCL

Defenders of the Bond 
Rev. Marcellino D'Arthenay, JCL
Br. James M. Peterson, OFM Cap, JCD, JD (Ad Casum)
Sr. Mary Lou Walsh, SNDdeN, JCL

Promoters of Justice
Rev. Mark A. Mahoney, JCL (Ad Casum) 
Rev. W. Chris Palladino, JCL (Ad Casum)
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan CSJ, JCL (Ad Casum)

Ecclesiastical Notaries
Ms. Mary Kelliher Blake
Ms. Morayma Thompson

Administrative Staff
Ms. Mary Kelliher Blake
Ms. Morayma Thompson

Contact
Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Boston
66 Brooks Drive
Braintree MA 02184-3839
TEL 617-746-5900      
FAX   617-779-4566

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