A dicastery (; ; from ) is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
History
Pastor bonus Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition: However, since Praedicate evangelium came into force, Pastor bonus and its content is obsolete.
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: Dicastery Current prefect Country Picture Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal Arthur Roche Dicastery for Evangelization Pope Leo XIV Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Cardinal Marcello Semeraro Dicastery for Bishops Archbishop Filippo Iannone Dicastery for the Clergy Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Sister Simona Brambilla Dicastery for Culture and Education Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça Dicastery for the Service of Charity Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal Kurt Koch Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal George Koovakad Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Sister Alessandra Smerilli Dicastery for Legislative Texts Archbishop Anthony Randazzo Dicastery for Communication Mr. Paolo Ruffini
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