Exhibit 23.2


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm




The Board of Directors
Central Bancorp, Inc.:


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(333-87005  and  333-49264) on Form S-8 of Central  Bancorp,  Inc. of our report
dated April 25, 2003,  except as to the fourth  paragraph of Note 8, which is as
of June 23, 2003,  with  respect to the  consolidated  balance  sheet of Central
Bancorp,  Inc. and subsidiary as of March 31, 2003, and the related consolidated
statements  of income,  changes in  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for the
years ended March 31, 2003 and 2002,  which report appears in the March 31, 2004
Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Central  Bancorp,  Inc. Our report  refers to the
adoption of Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets."


/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 25, 2004