Metropolitan Tribunal
The Metropolitan Tribunal serves as a resource to the Archbishop of San Francisco and the Catholic community as they strive to maintain and uphold the universal and particular law of the Church. The Tribunal also assists individuals seeking to reconcile with the Church by evaluating the status of individual marriages, as the Church understands that bond. It seeks to protect the rights of the faithful, including the right to a good reputation, while mindful of the obligations inherent with being a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mailing Address:
Metropolitan Tribunal
Archdiocese of San Francisco
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109-6602
Phone: (415) 614-5690 Fax: (415) 614-5696
Office hours: Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
(except as noted)
Tribunal Personnel:
Judicial Vicar
Rev. Monsignor C. Michael Padazinski, J.C.D. (Italian)
Collegiate Judges
Mrs. Krystyna M. Amborski, J.C.D. (Polish, Italian)
Mr. Robert J. B. Flummerfelt, J.C.L.
Mr. Robert W. Graffio, J.C.L.
Defenders of the Bond
Mrs. Diane L. Barr, J.C.D.
Reverend Thuan V. Hoang, J.C.L. (Vietnamese)
Reverend Stephen A. Meriwether, J.C.L.
Tribunal Auditors
Mrs. JoAnn Norris
Mrs. Reina Parada (Spanish, French)
Ms. Jan Schachern
Transcriber
Ms. Carol Kumagai
Assistant to the Judicial Vicar and Notary
Mrs. Twyla Powers