This is the diocesan body which handles matters relating to Church law (canon law). One important aspect of its work is the granting of declarations of nullity for marriage cases

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Diocesan Tribunal
 

Office: Bishop's House, Marriott Street, Northampton NN2 6AW.
All correspondence to be addressed to the Tribunal Office.

Officialis:

Rev Dr Brendan Killeen, BSc, STB, MA, JCL, MCL, PhD
Vice-Officialis: Rev Canon John Koenig, JCL
Judges: Rev Mgr Graham Adams (Officialis Emeritus); Rev Mgr Canon Patrick McAleenan; Rev Canon Seamus Keenan; Rev John McArdle, STB, JCL, MCL; Dr. Helen Costigane, SHCJ, MA, MTh, MA (can law), JCD, PhD.
Defenders of the Bond: Rev Dr Richard Barrett, STM, JCD, DCL; Rev Dr James Cassidy CRIC, STL, JCL, PhD; Sr Ellen Burke, DHS: Mr Paul Sefton, LLB; Mr Gerald Ferguson, BA, LLB, Barrister at Law
Promoter of Justice: Rev Canon Timothy Russ, MA

Tribunal Secretary: Mrs Margaret Lacken

 

Auditors: Deacon M. Fleming, M. Archibald, M. Berry, R. Butler, P. Connaughton, V. Corben, M. Gayton JP, M. Hannon, F. Harrison, C. Hartigan, M. Haynes, M. Hicks, U. Kirwan, C. Lyon, M. Mahon, T. Mahon, B. McCann, H. Mulgrove, T. Mulhall, M. Newton, A. Reddin, C. Rodgers, N. Stokes, K. Williams

Secretaries for Auditors: Mrs Christine Larder & Mrs Janice Vint