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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 FaithVíctor Manuel Fernández[3]BERJAYA Argentina

BERJAYA

Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsArthur RocheBERJAYA United KingdomBERJAYA
Dicastery for EvangelizationLuis Antonio TagleBERJAYA PhilippinesBERJAYA
Dicastery for the Causes of SaintsMarcello SemeraroBERJAYA ItalyBERJAYA
Dicastery for BishopsRobert Francis Prevost
Dicastery for the ClergyLazarus You Heung-sikBERJAYA South KoreaBERJAYA
Dicastery for the Eastern ChurchesClaudio GugerottiBERJAYA ItalyBERJAYA
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeSimona BrambillaBERJAYA ItalyBERJAYA
Dicastery for Culture and EducationJosé Tolentino de MendonçaBERJAYA PortugalBERJAYA
Dicastery for the Service of CharityKonrad KrajewskiBERJAYA Poland

Konrad Krajewski

Dicastery for the Laity, Family and LifeKevin FarrellBERJAYA Ireland

Kevin Joseph Farrell

Dicastery for Promoting Christian UnityKurt KochBERJAYA  Switzerland

Kurt Koch

Dicastery for Interreligious DialogueGeorge KoovakadBERJAYA India

George Jacob Koovakad

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human DevelopmentMichael CzernyBERJAYA Czech Republic

Michael Czerny S.J.

Dicastery for Legislative TextsFilippo IannoneBERJAYA Italy
Dicastery for CommunicationPaolo RuffiniBERJAYA 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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