Canonical & Tribunal Services

The ministry of the Tribunal includes all matters concerning the application and practice of canon law within the diocese.

The canon lawyers and trained professionals of this office provide services and canonical counsel to the bishop, offices, parishes, and institutions of the diocese.

Tribunal ministry is one part of the church’s effort to offer healing and hope for the victims of broken marriages. The Tribunal investigates cases of marital failure to determine whether parties, in certain instances, may be free to remarry in the Catholic Church. This happens in the form of a Nullity of Marriage (or more commonly, annulment) trial.