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Dicastery

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A dicastery (/dɪˈkæstəri/; from Greek: δικαστήριον, romanizeddikastērion, lit.'law-court', from δικαστής, 'judge, juror') is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.

Pastor bonus

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Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:

By the word "dicasteries" are understood the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Councils and Offices, namely, the Apostolic Camera, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.[1]

Praedicate evangelium

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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

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As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:[2]

Congregation Current prefect Country Picture
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Luis Ladaria Ferrer[3]  Spain

Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Arthur Roche  United Kingdom
Dicastery for Evangelization Luis Antonio Tagle  Philippines
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Marcello Semeraro  Italy
Dicastery for Bishops Robert Francis Provost  United States
Dicastery for the Clergy Lazarus You Heung-sik  South Korea
Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Claudio Gugerotti  Italy
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life João Braz de Aviz  Brazil
Dicastery for Culture and Education Giuseppe Versaldi  Italy
Dicastery for the Service of Charity Konrad Krajewski  Poland

Konrad Krajewski

Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Kevin Farrell  Ireland

Kevin Joseph Farrell

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Kurt Koch  Switzerland

Kurt Koch

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot  Spain

Miguel Ayuso Guixot

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Michael Czerny  Czech Republic

Michael Czerny S.J.

Dicastery for Legislative Texts Filippo Iannone  Italy
Dicastery for Communication Paolo Ruffini  Italy

References

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  1. ^ "Pastor Bonus: Dicasteries". Archived from the original on June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Pope Francis reforms Roman Curia with launch of Vatican constitution". Catholic News Agency. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ ""Pope names Jesuit prelate to succeed Müller at doctrine office", CNS, July 1, 2017".