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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. (75)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)
Congregations
Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (73)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (73)
Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesArgentinaCardinal Leonardo Sandri (66)Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (66)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsSpainCardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (64)Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera (64)
Congregation for the Causes of SaintsItalyArchbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (71)Archbishop Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (71)
Congregation for BishopsItalyCardinal Giovanni Battista Re (76)Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (76)
Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesIndiaCardinal Ivan Dias (73)Cardinal Ivan Dias (73)
Congregation for ClergyBrazilCardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (75)Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (75)
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic LifeSloveniaCardinal Franc Rode (75)Cardinal Franc Rode (75)
Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)PolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)
Permanent Interdicasterial Commissions
Interdicasterial Commission on Particular ChurchesItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)
Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern EuropeItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)
Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated ReligiousIndiaCardinal Ivan Dias (73)Cardinal Ivan Dias (73)
Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred OrderPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)
Interdicasterial Commission for Equitable Distribution of PriestsPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)
Tribunals
Apostolic PenitentiaryItalyArchbishop Fortunato Baldelli (74)Archbishop Fortunato Baldelli (74)
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic SignaturaUnited StatesArchbishop Raymond Leo Burke (61)Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke (61)
Tribunal of the Roman RotaPolandBishop Antoni Stankiewicz (74)Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz (74)
Pontifical Councils
Pontifical Council for the LaityPolandCardinal Stanisław Ryłko (64)Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko (64)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian UnityGermanyCardinal Walter Kasper (76)Cardinal Walter Kasper (76)
Pontifical Council for the FamilyItalyCardinal Ennio Antonelli (73)Cardinal Ennio Antonelli (73)
Pontifical Council for Justice and PeaceGhanaCardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (61)Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (61)
Pontifical Council “Cor unum”GermanyCardinal Paul Josef Cordes (75)Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes (75)
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant PeopleItalyArchbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (72)Archbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (72)
Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care WorkersPolandArchbishop Zygmunt Zimowski (60)Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski (60)
Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsItalyArchbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (71)Archbishop Francesco Coccopalmerio (71)
Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious DialogueFranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (66)Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (66)
Pontifical Council for CultureItalyArchbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)
Pontifical Council for Social CommunicationsItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (68)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (68)
Offices
Apostolic CameraItalyCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. (75)
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeeItalyCardinal Attilio Nicora (72)Cardinal Attilio Nicora (72)
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeItalyArchbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (74)Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, C.S. (74)
Other Institutes of the Roman Curia
Prefecture of the Papal HouseholdUnited StatesArchbishop James Michael Harvey (60)Archbishop James Michael Harvey (60)
Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme PontiffItalyMsgr. Guido Marini (45)Msgr. Guido Marini (45)
Press Office of the Holy SeeItalyFr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (67)Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (67)
Central Statistics OfficeItalyMsgr. Vittorio Formenti (65)Msgr. Vittorio Formenti (65)
Pontifical Commissions
Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaItalyCardinal Giovanni Battista Re (76)Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (76)
Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the ChurchItalyArchbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)
Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArchaeologyItalyArchbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi (67)
Pontifical Biblical CommissionUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (73)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (73)
Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”United StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (73)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (73)
Other Commissions and Committees
International Theological CommissionUnited StatesCardinal William Joseph Levada (73)Cardinal William Joseph Levada (73)
Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic CongressesItalyArchbishop Piero Marini (68)Archbishop Piero Marini (68)
Pontifical Committee of Historical SciencesFranceFr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (61)Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. (61)
Commission for AdvocatesUnited StatesArchbishop Raymond Leo Burke (61)Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke (61)
Commission for Religious Relations with the JewsGermanyCardinal Walter Kasper (76)Cardinal Walter Kasper (76)
Commission for Religious Relations with MuslimsFranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (66)Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (66)
Pontifical Swiss GuardSwitzerlandColonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig (37)
“Vox Clara” CommitteeAustraliaCardinal George Pell (68)Cardinal George Pell (68)
International Council for CatechesisBrazilCardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (75)Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (75)
Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical VocationsPolandCardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (70)
Disciplinary Commission of the Roman CuriaSpainCardinal Julián Herranz Casado (79)Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado (79)
Institutions Connected with the Holy See
Vatican Secret ArchivesItalyCardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (76)Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (76)
Vatican Apostolic LibraryItalyCardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (76)Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (76)
Vatican PressItalyFr. Pietro Migliasso, S.D.B. (59)Fr. Pietro Migliasso, S.D.B. (59)
L’Osservatore RomanoItalyProf. Giovanni Maria Vian (57)
Vatican Publishing HouseItalyMsgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (57)Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (57)
Vatican RadioItalyFr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (67)Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. (67)
Vatican Television CentreItalyArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (68)Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (68)
Office of Papal CharitiesSpainArchbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto (72)Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto (72)
Labour Office of the Apostolic SeeItalyBishop Giorgio Corbellini (62)Bishop Giorgio Corbellini (62)
Fabric of St. PeterItalyCardinal Angelo Comastri (66)Cardinal Angelo Comastri (66)
Vatican Information ServiceSpainDr. Miguel Castellví Villaescusa (63)
Peregrinatio ad Petri SedemItalyArchbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap. (71)Archbishop Francesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap. (71)
Vatican Film Library

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