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Dicastery

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

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 Víctor Manuel Fernández[3]  Argentina

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 Prevost
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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 Simona Brambilla  Italy
Dicastery for Culture and Education José Tolentino de Mendonça  Portugal
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 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

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. ↑ Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office (in Italian), 2023, retrieved 1 July 2023
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