The Archdiocese of Boston Presbyteral Council is a body of priests who assist the archbishop in governing the archdiocese. The 1983 Code of Canon Law mandates that presbyteral councils exist in each diocese “to aid the bishop in the governance of the diocese according to the norm of the law, in order that the pastoral welfare of the portion of the people of God entrusted to him may be promoted as effectively as possible.”
2025 – 2030 Presbyteral Council Members
Elected Members
Central Region
Rev. Jonathan M. Gaspar
Rev. Linh T. Nguyen
Rev. Christopher K. O'Connor
Rev. Christopher K. O'Connor
Merrimack Region
Rev. Sean M. Maher
Rev. Richard F. Clancy
Rev. Gregory G. Vozzo
Rev. Daniel F. Hennessey
North Region
Rev. David C. Michael
Rev. Giovanni F. Argote
Rev. Michael S. Rora
Rev. K. Xavier Arulraj
South Region
Rev. Philip E. McGaugh
Rev. Matthew J. Conley
Rev. Thomas S. Rafferty
Rev. John J. Graham
West Region
Rev. Gerald A. Souza 1
Rev. Michael L. Nolan
Rev. J. Thomas Gignac
Rev. Kenneth C. Overbeck
Ex Officio Members
Most Reverend
Cristiano B. Barbosa
Robert J. Hennessey
Mark O’Connell
Robert P. Reed
Appointed Members
Monsignor
Robert W. Oliver
Very Reverend
Robert L. Connors
William P. Joy
Brian J. McHugh
Reverend
Steven Clemence
Paul R. Soper
Eric J. Velasquez
Religious Members
Rev. Michael Berry, OCD
Rev. Claudio Burgaleta, SJ
Rev. Thomas Conway, OFM
Rev. Phil Dabney, CSsR
Rev. Dwight Hoeberechts, OMI
Rev. Shawn Monaghan, OMV
Rev. Richard Mwisheni, SMA
Rev. Chi Ai Nguyen, AA
Senior Representative
Rev. John E. MacInnis