Roman Curia

The initial assistants of the Western Church were clergymen from the Roman diocese and bishops , soon a number of papal staff appeared - notaries, apostolic lawyers, Palatine deacons and judges, papal chaplains , etc., later permanent establishments such as penitentiaries , chancery , apostolic chamber or papal office began to form. , a little later, the College of Cardinals arose. The reform of the overgrown administration was carried out by Pope Sixtus V , who gave her limited legal authority and promulgated the apostolic constitution “ Immensa Aeterni Dei ” in 1588 . In the XX century, the curia was reformed three times. The first time was after the proclamation of the apostolic constitution of Pius X “ Sapienti consilio ” in 1908 , which was confirmed without modification by the “Code of Canon Law” of 1917 . The constitution distinguished 3 categories of departments: congregations , tribunals and administrations. The decree of Christus Dominus of the Second Vatican Council expressed a desire for them to be reorganized and internationalized, that is, to attract some bishops of the local Churches and secular representatives from believers. These recommendations were satisfied by Paul VI , who announced on August 15, 1967 the apostolic constitution “ Regimini Ecclesiae universae ”. The last reform, begun by Paul VI , began to be prepared in 1974 and was completed in the spirit of the conciliar ecclesiology by the apostolic constitution of John Paul II “ Pastor bonus ” of June 28, 1988 . According to article 38, each curia office was required to develop a special charter or special standards and submit them for public review.

The Constitution was supplemented by two motu proprio - “ Iusti iudicis ” of the same date (on chicken lawyers) and “ Nil primo anniversario ” of January 1, 1989 (on the establishment of the Office of the Apostolic Capital and its status and on the general charter of the curia approved by the pope on February 4, 1992 years ).

The next major stage in the reform of the Roman Curia is associated with the activities of Pope Francis , who reduced the number of Papal Councils from 12 to 5, established two secretariats.

Currently, the Roman Curia consists of:

• State Secretariat of the Holy See , which, in turn, consists of 2 sections (1st section - general affairs, 2nd section - on relations with states);
• 2 secretariats;
• 9 congregations, including 4 commissions;
• 2 dicasteries;
• 3 tribunals;
• 9 papal commissions and 5 papal councils;
• 5 interdepartmental commissions.

In addition, there is also a synod of bishops, a personnel service, several services, as well as historically established institutions.

Congregations

• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ;
• Congregation for the Affairs of the Eastern Churches ;
• Congregation for the worship and discipline of the sacraments ;
• Congregation for the canonization of saints ;
• Congregation of the Evangelization of Nations ;
• Clergy Congregation ;
• Congregation for the Institutions of the Consecrated Life and Apostolic Life Societies ;
• Congregation for Catholic Education ;
• Congregation for Bishops .

• • Synod of Bishops .

Tribunals

• Apostolic Penitentiary ;
• Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature ;
• Tribunal of the Holy Roman Company .

Papal Tips

• Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity ;
• Papal Council for the interpretation of legislative texts ;
• Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue ;
• Pontifical Council for Culture ;
• Papal Council for the Promotion of New Evangelism .

Papal commissions and committees

• Papal Commission for Latin America ;
• Papal Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church ;
• Papal Commission for Sacred Archeology ;
• Papal bible commission ;
• International Theological Commission ;
• Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses ;
• Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences ;
• Papal Commission for Vatican City State Affairs ;
• Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia .

Secretariats

• Secretariat for the Economics of the Holy See ;
• Secretariat for Communications .

Other Papal Offices

• Apostolic Chamber ;
• Administration of the church property of the Holy See ;
• Office of the Financial Information of the Holy See ;
• Prefecture of Economic Affairs of the Holy See ;
• Dicaster on laity, family and life ;
• Dicasteria to promote holistic human development ;
• Papal House Prefecture ;
• Papal Liturgical Ceremonies Service ;
• Press Service of the Holy See ;
• Church Central Statistical Office ;
• Factory of St. Peter ;
• Papal Grace Service .

Other institutions

• Vatican Apostolic Library ;
• Vatican secret archive ;
• Swiss Guard
• Personnel Service of the Holy See ;
• Papal universities .

Positions indicated for September 2019 :

• Secretary of State of the Holy See - Cardinal Pietro Parolin ;
  • Under Secretary of State for the Holy See - Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra ;
  • Secretary of State Relations - Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher ;
• Prefect of the Secretariat for Economic Affairs of the Holy See - vacancy;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches - Cardinal Leonardo Sandry ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Service and Discipline of the Sacraments - Cardinal Robert Sarah ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Canonization of Saints - Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becci ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples - Cardinal Fernando Filoni ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy - Cardinal Benyamino Stella ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Dedicated Life and Apostolic Life Societies - Cardinal Juan Bras de Avis
• Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education - Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi ;
• Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops - Cardinal Mark Walle .

• The Great Penitentiary is Cardinal Mauro Piacenza .
• President of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature - Cardinal Dominic Mamberti ;
• The President of the Tribunal of the Roman Company is Monsignor Pio Vito Pinto .

• Chairman of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravazi ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravazi ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Bible Commission - Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer ;
• Chairman of the International Theological Commission - Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses - Archbishop Piero Marini ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences - Monsignor Bernard Ardura ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Affairs - Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello ;
• Chairman of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia - Bishop Giorgio Corbellini ;
• The Chairman of the Pontifical Commission for Latin American Affairs is Cardinal Marc Welle .

• Chairman of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity - Cardinal Kurt Koch ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts - Archbishop Filippo Yannone ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue - Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Gixot ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Culture - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravazi ;
• Chairman of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelism is Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella .

• Camerlengo - Cardinal Kevin Farrell ;
• Librarian and Archivist - Cardinal Jose Tolentin Mendons ;
• Chairman of the Administration of the Church Property of the Holy See - Bishop Nuntsio Galantino ;
• Chairman of the Office of Financial Information of the Holy See - Bishop Giorgio Corbellini ;
• Chairman, Holy See Prefecture of Economic Affairs - vacancy;
• Cardinal Kevin Farrell , Prefect of the Dicaster of Laity, Family, and Life ;
• Prefect of the Dicasteria for the Promotion of Holistic Human Development - Cardinal Peter Kodvo Appiah Tarkson ;
• Prefect of the Papal House - Archbishop Georg Genswein ;
• The master of ceremonies of the Papal Court is Monsignor Guido Marini .

• Head of the Swiss Guard - Colonel Christoph Graf ;
• Chairperson of the Holy See Staffing Service - Bishop Giorgio Corbellini ;
• Chairman of the Factory of St. Peter - Cardinal Angelo Comastri .

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