The Archdiocese of Boston Finance Council is one of the three consultative councils of the Archdiocese, along with the Pastoral Council and the Presbyteral Council. It is a required canonical body, established by the Archbishop for the purpose of advising and assisting him in financial matters in accord with the norms of canon law.
The Finance Council is responsible for (i) advising the Archbishop on the development and implementation of strategies designed to assure the financial soundness of the Archdiocese, (ii) overseeing (but not managing) Archdiocesan financial operations and condition, and (iii) assisting the Archbishop in achieving openness and transparency in Archdiocesan financial reporting. Consistent with these responsibilities, the Finance Council will make specific recommendations to the Archbishop on policies, procedures and actions, and will monitor the implementation of recommendations that have been accepted by the Archbishop. The Archbishop will fully inform the Finance Council on matters on which it is to vote, to oversee or to provide consultation. The Archbishop will also seek the approval of the Finance Council on matters on which its vote is required and will seek the counsel or oversight of the Finance Council on those matters on which they are to be provided as specified in the Finance Council Charter.
Finance Council Charter
Fourth Amended Charter, November 4, 2010
Finance Council Members
His Eminence Seán P. Cardinal O’Malley, OFM, Cap., Chair
John H. McCarthy, CPA, Vice Chair
Senior Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Northeastern University
John M. Connors, Jr.
Connors Family Office
Bishop Robert P. Deeley, JCD
Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia
Peter S. Lynch
Fidelity Investments
Robert M. Mahoney
President and CEO, Belmont Savings Bank
Rev. Brian Manning
Pastor, Saint Mary Parish, Franklin
George E. Massaro
Vice-Chairman, Huron Consulting Group, LLC
Sean P. McGrath
Stonegate Group, LLC
Robert J. Morrissey, Esquire
Partner, Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch
Kevin C. Phelan
Co-Chairman, Colliers Meredith & Grew
Mary L. Ryan
CEO, Thompson Steel Company
Paul W. Sandman, Esquire
Board of Directors, PDL BioPharma
Laura J. Sen
CEO, BJ’s Wholesale, Inc.
John Straub
Chancellor, RCAB
Life Members
John Kaneb
CEO, HP Hood LLC
William F. McCall, Jr.
President, McCall & Almy Inc.
John A. McNeice
Colonial Group
James Mooney, Jr.
Mooney & Company
Giles Mosher, Jr.
Bank of America
Audit Committee
George Massaro, Chair
Vice-Chairman, Huron Consulting Group, LLC
Msgr. William P. Fay
Pastor, Saint Columbkille, Boston
Paul Hanley, CPA
Engagement Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mary L. Ryan
CEO, Thompson Steel Company
Compensation Committee
Paul W. Sandman, Esquire, Chair
Board of Directors, PDL BioPharma
Brian Concannon
President and CEO, Haemonetics Corporation
John H. McCarthy, CPA, Vice Chair
Senior Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Northeastern University
Reverend Michael Drea
Pastor, St. Paul Parish, Cambridge
Reverend Jim Ronan
Pastor, St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Boston
Mary L. Ryan
CEO, Thompson Steel Company
Leo Sullivan
Vice President of Human Resources, Boston College
Financial Services Committee
Kevin C. Phelan, Chair
Co-Chairman, Colliers Meredith & Grew
Rev. Msgr. Arthur M. Coyle
Regional Episcopal Vicar - Merrimack Region
Robert Griffin
Former Executive Vice-President, Eastern Bank
Edward Katersky
Assistant Vice-President, Risk Management, BJ’s Wholesale, Inc.
James J. Tarpey
Partner, Tarpey Insurance Group
Institutional Advancement Committee
John M. Connors, Jr., Chair
Connors Family Office
James Mooney, Jr.
Mooney & Company
Investment Committee
Robert J. Morrissey, Esquire, Chair
Partner, Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch
Charles Clough, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Clough Global
Gerald Curtis
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Peter S. Lynch
Fidelity Investments
James J. Mahoney
Mahoney Investments
Thomas M. O’Neill
Managing Director and Partner, Navigator Management Company, L.P.
Thomas C. Stakem, Jr.
Vice-President & Director of Research, Woodstock Corp.
Legal Committee
Paul W. Sandman, Esquire, Chair
Board of Directors, PDL BioPharma
Hon. Paul C. Dawley
Regional Administrative Justice and First Justice, Brockton District Court
Mark Dunderdale
Director, Office of Professional Standards and Oversight
Francis C. Morrissey, Esquire
Partner, Morrissey, Wilson & Zafiropoulos, LLP
Br. James Peterson
Assistant to the Moderator of the Curia for Canonical Affairs
Mary L. Ryan
CEO, Thompson Steel Company
Real Estate Committee
Robert M. Mahoney, Chair
President and CEO, Belmont Savings Bank
James A. Canfield
Executive Vice-President, McCall & Almy, Inc.
Marci Griffith-Loeber
Griffith Properties
Frances X. Hogan, Esquire
Lyne, Woodworth, and Evarts, LLP
William F. McCall, Jr.
President, McCall & Almy, Inc.
Sean P. McGrath
Stonegate Group, LLC
Steering Committee
John H. McCarthy, CPA, Chair
Senior Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Northeastern University
John M. Connors, Jr.
Connors Family Office
Robert M. Mahoney
President and CEO, Belmont Savings Bank
George E. Massaro
Huron Consulting Group, LLC
Robert J. Morrissey, Esquire
Partner, Morrissey, Hawkins & Lynch
Kevin C. Phelan
Co-Chairman, Colliers Meredith & Grew
Paul W. Sandman, Esquire
Board of Directors, PDL BioPharma