Judicial and canonical services are offered by the Tribunal

The Tribunal is the judicial branch of the diocese, primarily deciding cases involving the invalidity of marriage and offering other services related to canon law

TRIBUNAL
Mailing address: P. O. Box 1087, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1087
Physical address: 1800 South Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-1998
Telephone: 225-336-8755
FAX: 225-242-0229
E-mail: tribunal@diobr.org
Judicial Vicar: Very Rev. Paul D. Counce, J.C.L., M.C.L.
Promoter of Justice: Rev. Vincent J. Dufresne, S.T.L., J.C.L.
Judges: Rev. Msgr. William L. Greene, Rev. Msgr. Gerald M. Lefebvre, Mrs. Jaclyn O'Brien McEachern, J.C.L., Rev. Michael J. Moroney and Rev. Frank M. Uter
Defenders of the Bond: Rev. Garland C. T. Belsome, Rev. Vincent J. Dufresne, S.T.L., J.C.L., Rev. Gerard R. Martin, Very Rev. Than Ngoc Vu, S.T.L., and Sr. Waldia A. Warden, O.P., J.C.L.
Apprentice Defender of the Bond: Rev. Matthew P. Lorrain
Assessors: Mrs. Mary Ann Atkinson, Mrs. Maria P. Cruz, Miss Beatrice Leonard, and Mrs. Rosemary I. Tomeny
Staff Psychologists: Dr. M. Bernard Atkinson, Ph.D., and Dr. Christopher D. Garner, Psy.D.
Secretary and Ecclesiastical Notary: Mrs. V. Eileen Bourgeois
Assistant Secretary: Mrs. Billie Lynn Civello