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Dicastery

Department of the Roman Curia


Summary

Department of the Roman Curia

A dicastery (; ; from ) is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.

''Pastor bonus''

Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:

''Praedicate evangelium''

Under the new structure of the Roman Curia created by Praedicate evangelium (effective since 5 June 2022), the former congregations and pontifical councils are replaced with dicasteries.

Current dicasteries

As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:

DicasteryCurrent prefectCountryPicture
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the FaithCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández[[File:Víctor Manuel Fernández-(cropped).jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal Arthur Roche[[File:Bishop Arthur Roche 2008.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for EvangelizationPope Leo XIV
[[File:Pope Leo XIV 3 (3x4 cropped) (2).jpg100px]]
Dicastery for the Causes of SaintsCardinal Marcello Semeraro[[File:Forum cristiani LGBT - Marcello Semeraro 01 - Cropped.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for BishopsArchbishop Filippo Iannone[[File:Filippo Iannone.jpg112x112px]]
Dicastery for the ClergyCardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik[[File:Portrait of Lazarus You Heung-sik.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for the Eastern ChurchesCardinal Claudio Gugerotti[[File:Claudio Gugerotti 1.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeSister Simona Brambilla[[File:Simona Brambilla-2011.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Culture and EducationCardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça[[File:Cardeal De Mendonça (cropped).jpg100px]]
Dicastery for the Service of CharityCardinal Konrad Krajewski[[File:Konrad Krajewski (2020).jpg100px]]
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and LifeCardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell[[File:Kevin Joseph Farrell 1.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Promoting Christian UnityCardinal Kurt Koch[[File:RPP Kurt Koch (Kardinal) cut.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Interreligious DialogueCardinal George Koovakad[[File:Card. George J. Koovakad.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human DevelopmentCardinal Michael Czerny
[[File:Card. Michael Czerny S.J. at the Vatican.jpg100px]]
Dicastery for Legislative TextsVacant since October 15, 2025
Dicastery for CommunicationMr. Paolo Ruffini

References

References

  1. "Pastor Bonus: Dicasteries".
  2. "“Praedicate Evangelium” on the Roman Curia and its service to the Church and to the World (19 March 2022)".
  3. (19 March 2022). "Pope Francis reforms Roman Curia with launch of Vatican constitution".
  4. "Current Superiors".
  5. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Structure".
  6. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Evangelization Structure".
  7. "Dicasteries Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Structure".
  8. "Dicasteries Dicastery for the Clergy Structure".
  9. "Dicasteries Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Structure".
  10. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Structure".
  11. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Culture and Education Structure".
  12. "Dicasteries Dicastery for the Service of Charity Structure".
  13. "Dicasteries Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life Structure".
  14. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Structure".
  15. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue Structure".
  16. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Structure".
  17. "Dicasteries Dicastery for Communication Structure".
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