College of Consultors

Every diocese is required to have a College of Consultors, drawn from among members of the Presbyteral Council and stably established for five years. Among other things, the Consultors aid the diocesan bishop in administering the temporal goods of the diocese.

Project Request Online Submissions

Submit your project request here for expenditures over $40,000 as well as some other transactions as listed in the Parish Finance Council Statutes. You may check the status of your submission here.

For questions on the forms and the online submission method, please contact the Chancellor's Office at (313) 237-5847 or chancellor@aod.org.

Submission cutoff dates for meeting year 2026–27

  • Wednesday, October 14, 2026
  • Wednesday, November 18
  • Wednesday, December 9
  • Wednesday, February 10
  • Wednesday, March 3
  • Wednesday, April 14
  • Wednesday, May 12
  • Wednesday, June 16

* these dates are subject to change

** contact the Chancellor's Office for any clarity you might require

College of Consultors, 2022-2027
Most Rev. Edward Weisenburger
Archbishop of Detroit
Rev. Christopher Talbot
St. Clement of Rome Parish
Rev. John Bettin
National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Parish
Rev. Scott Thibodeau
Our Lady of the Lakes Parish
Rev. John Herman
St. Frances Cabrini Parish
Rev. Stanley Ulman
St. Mary Parish, Rochester Hills
Msgr. Gerald McEnhill
senior priest
Rev. Edward Zaorski
St. James Parish
Rev. Suresh Rajaian, S.A.C.

Our Lady of Refuge Parish

Msgr. John Zenz
Holy Name Parish, Birmingham


Curia Contacts
Very Rev. Timothy Birney
Moderator of the Curia
Rev. Adam Nowak
Vicar Chancellor | Priest Secretary to Archbishop Weisenburger
Mr. Michael Edgar
Director, Buildings Office
Mr. Michael Schoenle
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Robert Pulte
Director, Real Estate