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The Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the complex of Dicasteries and Institutes which help the Pope in the exercise of his supreme pastoral office for the good and service of the whole Church and of the particular Churches. It thus strengthens the unity of the faith and the communion of the people of God and promotes the mission proper to the Church in the world. (Pastor Bonus, art. 1)
Secretariat of State
Secretariat of StateItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)
Congregations
Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (75)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (75)
Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesArgentinaCardinal Leonardo Sandri (68)Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (68)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsSpainCardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (66)Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (66)
Congregation for the Causes of SaintsItalyCardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (73)Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (73)
Congregation for BishopsCanadaCardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (67)Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (67)
Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesItalyArchbishop Fernando Filoni (65)Archbishop Fernando Filoni (65)
Congregation for ClergyItalyCardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic LifeBrazilArchbishop João Bráz de Aviz (64)Archbishop João Bráz de Aviz (64)
Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)PolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)
Tribunals
Apostolic PenitentiaryPortugalArchbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (73)Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro (73)
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic SignaturaUnited StatesCardinal Raymond Leo Burke (63)Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (63)
Tribunal of the Roman RotaPolandBishop Antoni Stankiewicz (76)Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz (76)
Pontifical Councils
Pontifical Council for the LaityPolandCardinal Stanisław Ryłko (66)Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko (66)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian UnitySwitzerlandCardinal Kurt Koch (61)Cardinal Kurt Koch (61)
Pontifical Council for the FamilyItalyCardinal Ennio Antonelli (75)Cardinal Ennio Antonelli (75)
Pontifical Council for Justice and PeaceGhanaCardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (63)Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (63)
Pontifical Council “Cor unum”GuineaCardinal Robert Sarah (66)Cardinal Robert Sarah (66)
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleItalyArchbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (74)Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (74)
Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care WorkersPolandArchbishop Zygmunt Zimowski (62)Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski (62)
Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsItalyArchbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (73)Archbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (73)
Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious DialogueFranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (68)Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (68)
Pontifical Council for CultureItalyCardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)
Pontifical Council for Social CommunicationsItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)
Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New EvangelizationItalyArchbishop Salvatore Fisichella (60)Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella (60)
Offices
Apostolic CameraItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeItalyArchbishop Domenico Calcagno (69)Archbishop Domenico Calcagno (69)
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeItalyArchbishop Giuseppe Versaldi (68)Archbishop Giuseppe Versaldi (68)
Other Institutes of the Roman Curia
Prefecture of the Papal HouseholdUnited StatesArchbishop James Michael Harvey (62)Archbishop James Michael Harvey (62)
Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme PontiffItalyMsgr. Guido Marini (47)Msgr. Guido Marini (47)
Press Office of the Holy SeeItalyFr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (69)Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (69)
Central Statistics OfficeItalyMsgr. Vittorio Formenti (67)Msgr. Vittorio Formenti (67)
Pontifical Commissions
Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaCanadaCardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (67)Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (67)
Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the ChurchItalyCardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)
Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArchaeologyItalyCardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (69)
Pontifical Biblical CommissionUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (75)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (75)
Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”United StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (75)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (75)
Permanent Interdicasterial Commissions
Interdicasterial Commission on Particular ChurchesItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)
Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern EuropeItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (77)
Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated ReligiousItalyArchbishop Fernando Filoni (65)Archbishop Fernando Filoni (65)
Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred OrderPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)
Interdicasterial Commission for Equitable Distribution of PriestsPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)
Other Commissions and Committees
International Theological CommissionUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (75)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (75)
Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic CongressesItalyArchbishop Piero Marini (70)Archbishop Piero Marini (70)
Pontifical Committee of Historical SciencesFranceFr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (63)Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (63)
Commission for AdvocatesUnited StatesCardinal Raymond Leo Burke (63)Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke (63)
Commission for Religious Relations with the JewsSwitzerlandCardinal Kurt Koch (61)Cardinal Kurt Koch (61)
Commission for Religious Relations with MuslimsFranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (68)Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (68)
Pontifical Swiss GuardSwitzerlandColonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig (39)
“Vox Clara” CommitteeAustraliaCardinal George Pell (70)Cardinal George Pell (70)
International Council for CatechesisItalyCardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (67)
Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical VocationsPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (72)
Disciplinary Commission of the Roman CuriaItalyBishop Giorgio Corbellini (64)Bishop Giorgio Corbellini (64)
Institutions Connected with the Holy See
Vatican Secret ArchivesItalyCardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (78)Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (78)
Vatican Apostolic LibraryItalyCardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (78)Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (78)
Vatican PressItalyFr. Sergio Pellini, S.D.B. (52)Fr. Sergio Pellini, S.D.B. (52)
L’Osservatore RomanoItalyProf. Giovanni Maria Vian (59)
Vatican Publishing HouseItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (59)Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (59)
Vatican RadioItalyFr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (69)Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (69)
Vatican Television CentreItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)
Office of Papal CharitiesSpainArchbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto (74)Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto (74)
Labour Office of the Apostolic SeeItalyBishop Giorgio Corbellini (64)Bishop Giorgio Corbellini (64)
Fabric of St. PeterItalyCardinal Angelo Comastri (68)Cardinal Angelo Comastri (68)
Vatican Information ServiceSpainDr. Miguel Castellví Villaescusa (65)
Vatican Film LibraryItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (70)
Pontifical Musical Chorus of the Sistine ChapelItalyFr. Massimo Palombella, S.D.B. (44)Fr. Massimo Palombella, S.D.B. (44)
Financial Information AuthorityItalyCardinal Attilio Nicora (74)Cardinal Attilio Nicora (74)

as of 2012.02.03

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