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.

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• How Can A Marriage Be Declared Null?
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Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Boston

Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese  
Very Rev. Jonathan P. DeFelice, OSB, JCL

Archdiocesan Judges: Tribunal Court    

Very Rev. Jonathan P. DeFelice, OSB, JCL
Rev. W. Chris Palladino, JCL
Rev. Msgr. Michael Smith Foster, JCD
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, JCL
Mrs. Maria Galindez-Bianco, JCL, JD
Dr. Andrea Ponzone, JCD, DR. IUR.

Associates  
Rev. Joseph M. Hennessey, JCL

Court Advocate / Petitioner Ms. Julianne  Shanklin, JCL
Rev. Wlodzimierz Sobolewski, CR

Court Advocate / Respondent  
Deacon Charles Landry

Defenders of the Bond 
Sr. Margaret L. Sullivan CSJ, JCL (Ad Casum)
Sr. Mary Lou Walsh SH, SND, JCL 
Rev. Cesar D. Jaramillo, J.C.L.
Br. James Peterson, OFM, Cap, J.C.D. (Ad Casum)

Promoter of Justice
Rev. Mark A. Mahoney, JCL (Ad Casum) 
Rev. W. Chris Palladino, JCL (Ad Casum)

Notary
Ms. Morayma Thompson
Ms. AnnMarie Lascuola-Helmar

Staff
Ms. AnnMarie Lascuola-Helmar
Ms. Morayma Thompson
The Metropolitan Tribunal is the court of the Archdiocese of Boston.

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

Contacts

Very Rev. Jonathan P. DeFelice, OSB, JCL
Judicial Vicar
Office: 617-746-5900
Fax: 617-779-4566

Rev. W. Christopher Palladino, J.C.L.
Adjutant Judicial Vicar