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Dec 10, 2015 · DETROIT — Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron has named Msgr. Ronald T. Browne as judicial vicar for the Metropolitan Tribunal, the body that assists the archbishop in overseeing and processing canon law inquiries, especially requests for marriage nullity. Msgr. Browne succeeds retiring Auxiliary Bishop Francis R. Reiss, who has served as vicar for ...
Judicial vicar. In the Roman Catholic Church, a judicial vicar or episcopal official (Latin: officialis) is an officer of the diocese who has ordinary power to judge cases in the diocesan ecclesiastical court. Although the diocesan bishop can reserve certain cases to himself, the judicial vicar and the diocesan bishop are a single tribunal ...
Tribunal. of justice according to the Catholic Church's canon law. Certain violations of Church law are adjudicated. The principal responsibility is investigation and decision concerning declaration of invalidity of marriage and dissolution of the marital bond.
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Mar 17, 2022 · In her new post, Heidi will work in close collaboration with Monsignor George Michalek who, as the new Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Lansing, is in overall charge of the Tribunal. The reorganization of staffing at the diocesan curia follows the tragic death of Father David Hudgins who served as Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Lansing until ...
The Tribunal is a court established and regulated by the laws of the Catholic Church. It is directed by the Bishop of Lansing. By his authority it administers justice, vindicates rights and assists in the pastoral care of the people of the diocese. It is supervised by the Judicial Vicar and staffed by other qualified personnel, in particular ...
Jul 18, 2010 · Catholic. LANSING — A Perry native has been appointed to serve as the judicial vicar for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing — a position that has had ties to Shiawassee County.
Functions. Since practically all the cases before a diocesan tribunal today are marriage cases, the work of the judicial vicar is to prepare, study, and judge pleas for nullity brought before the court on any of the grounds described in church law for such a nullity plea.