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

Adjutant Judicial Vicar
Rev. Fr. Wellington de Oliveira, JCL

Judges    
Sr. Lien Do, OP, JCD
Rev. Fr. Wellington de Oliveira, JCL (First and Second Instance Cases)
Dr. Andrea Ponzone, JCD, LLB
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL (First and Second Instance Cases)

Stable Advocates 
Rev. Fr. Steven Clemence
Rev. Fr. Marcelino D'Arthenay, JCL
Rev. Mr. Matthew A. Porter, JD

Defenders of the Bond 
Rev. Fr. Marcelino D'Arthenay, JCL
Ms. Ashley M. Subler, JCL
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL (Second Instance Cases)
Sr. Mary Lou Walsh, SNDdeN, JCL

Promoters of Justice
Rev. Fr. Mark A. Mahoney, JCL (Ad Casum) 
Rev. Fr. Wellington de Oliveira, JCL
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan CSJ, JCL (Ad Casum)

Administrative Staff and Ecclesiastical Notaries
Ms. Bridget Flynn Barbuto
Ms. Mary Kelliher Blake
Ms. Mory 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?"