Dicastery

A dicastery is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.[1]

Current dicasteries

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

Congregation Current prefect Country Picture
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Víctor Manuel Fernández[3] File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

Víctor Manuel Fernández-(cropped).jpg

Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Arthur Roche  United Kingdom Bishop Arthur Roche 2008.jpg
Dicastery for Evangelization Luis Antonio Tagle  Philippines Luis Antonio Tagle in 2016.png
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Marcello Semeraro  Italy Forum cristiani LGBT - Marcello Semeraro 01 - Cropped.jpg
Dicastery for Bishops Robert Francis Prevost ||
Dicastery for the Clergy Lazarus You Heung-sik  South Korea Portrait of Lazarus You Heung-sik.jpg
Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Claudio Gugerotti  Italy Claudio Gugerotti 1.jpg
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Simona Brambilla  Italy Simona Brambilla-2011.jpg
Dicastery for Culture and Education José Tolentino de Mendonça  Portugal Cardeal De Mendonça (cropped).jpg
Dicastery for the Service of Charity Konrad Krajewski  Poland

Konrad Krajewski

Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Kevin Farrell Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland

Kevin Joseph Farrell

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Kurt Koch  Switzerland

Kurt Koch

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue George Koovakad  India

George Jacob Koovakad

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

Dicastery Media

References

  1. Pastor Bonus: Dicasteries.
  2. Pope Francis reforms Roman Curia with launch of Vatican constitution (in en). Catholic News Agency (19 March 2022). Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office (in Italian) (2023). Retrieved 1 July 2023.