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.

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

ECCLESIASTICAL COURT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON

Judicial Vicar
Very Rev. Wellington de Oliveira, JCL

Judges    
Rev. Msgr. Robert W. Oliver, STD, JCD
Rev. Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, JCL
Dr. Andrea Ponzone, JCD, LLB
Sr. Lien Do, OP, JCD
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL
Dr. Ricardo Gaiotti Silva, Ph.D, JCL, JD
Mr. Luis O. Capacetti, JCL
Rev. Fr. Andreas Davison, JCL

Stable Advocates 
Rev. Mr. Matthew A. Porter, JD
Rev. Fr. Steven Clemence
Rev. Mr. Pacceli dos Reis Braga
Rev. Fr. Marcelino D'Arthenay, JCL
Rev. Mr. Roner Jose Graterol Cueche, FMI

Defenders of the Bond 
Rev. Fr. Marcelino D'Arthenay, JCL
Ms. Ashley M. Subler, JCL
Mr. Luis O. Capacetti, JCL
Dr. Ricardo Gaiotti Silva, Ph.D, JCL, JD

Promoters of Justice
Dr. Ricardo Gaiotti Silva, Ph.D, JCL, JD
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan CSJ, JCL
Sr. Lien Do, OP, JCD

Auditors
Rev. Fr. Eucinei Antonio de Souza
Mrs. Daniela Braga

Administrative Staff and Ecclesiastical Notaries
Ms. Bridget Flynn Barbuto
Mr. David Cronin
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      

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