Following his return to Dallas in 1955, he became secretary of the diocesan marriage tribunal.

He served as an episcopal vicar for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1980 to 1986; he also offered his collaboration to the local diocesan marriage tribunal.

Her mother, Patricia Killen, is a court transcriber for the marriage tribunal of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

He was appointed that year to the marriage tribunal in New York.

He served as an official of the diocesan marriage tribunal from 1967 to 1972, and as pastor of All Saints Church from 1969 to 1972.

He then served as director of vocations, chancellor, moderator of the curia, vicar for clergy, high school chaplain, and judge with the diocesan marriage tribunal.

Letting nuns serve on marriage tribunals, which grant annulments, was risky, he indicated.

He is the former head of Toronto's archdiocesan marriage tribunal.

Her mother retired as an office manager for the marriage tribunal of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla.

During his time at Sacred Heart, he also served as associate secretary of the diocesan marriage tribunal and a member of the Presbyteral Council.