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Provincial Court of Appeals History

The Court of Appeals was established in 1983 by a nihil obstat of the Supreme Apostolic Signatura. The Signatura appointed the following officials:

  Initial Court Current Court

Moderator

Most Reverend Thomas A. Donnellan, JCD

Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, STL

Judicial Vicar

Reverend Edward J. Dillon, JCD

Very Rev. Paul J. Hachey, SM, JCL

Judges

Most Reverend George E. Lynch, JCD

Rev. John C. Druding, MDiv

 

Reverend Monsignor Michael J. Regan, JCD

Rev. Gregory D. Goolsby, MDiv

 

Reverend Monsignor Francis J. Murphy, JCD

Rev. Albert W. Jowdy, MDiv, VF

 

Reverend Francis J. Nelson, JCL

Rev. Richard B. Morrow

 

Reverend Richard B. Morrow

Rev. James A. Miceli, MDiv

 

Reverend Monsignor John F. McDonough, VG, PA

Rev. Msgr. R. D. Kiernan, PA, PhD

 

Reverend Monsignor R. Donald Kiernan, PA

Rev. Msgr. Paul H. Reynolds

 

Reverend Joseph J. Beltran

Rev. James A. Schillinger, STL

Defenders of the Bond

Reverend Stephen T. Churchwell, JCD

Very Rev. Daniel J. McCormick

 

Reverend Anthony Green

Rev. Peter A. Dora, MDiv

 

Reverend E. Peter Ludden

Rev. Msgr. Luis Zarama, JCL, VG

 

Reverend John Henley

Ms. Roberta Seigwald

Promoter of Justice

Reverend Monsignor Jerry E. Hardy

Very Rev. Daniel J. McCormick

Notary

Sister Frances Whitman, GNSH

Ms. Marguerite (Meg) Fortino

   

Ms. Marianne (Mac) Fronek

Advocates

 

Rev. James D. Duffy, SM, MDiv

   

Mrs. Candee Elrod, MRE

   

Rev. Victor A. Galier, MDiv

   

Rev. Msgr. Henry C. Gracz, MDiv

   

Rev. Mr. Michael J. O’Brien