Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council

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