James Rowland

James Rowland serves as the Judge of the Tyler Diocesan Tribunal and Dean of the Central Deanery at the Catholic Diocese of Tyler since September 2017, while also holding the position of Pastor and Tribunal Judge at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. Previously, James was the Chaplain and Administrator at St. Mary's Catholic Campus Ministry at Stephen F Austin University and served as Administrator at St Augustine Church in San Augustine, TX. Additional experience includes the role of Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart Church in Nacogdoches and Our Lady of Victory Church in Paris, TX. James holds a Licentiate degree in Canon law from The Catholic University of America and a Master of Divinity from St Thomas University School of Theology. James also has incomplete coursework for a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology from Limerick Institute of Technology.