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Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Congregation for the Oriental Churches

Also known as Congrégation pour les Églises orientales (français), 동방교회성 (한국어), 東方教会省 (日本語), Congregación para las Iglesias Orientales (español), Kongregacja dla Kościołów Wschodnich (polski), 東方教會部 (中文), Kongregation für die Orientalischen Kirchen (Deutsch), S. Congregazione per la Chiesa Orientale (Italiano), S. Congregatio pro Ecclesiis Orientalibus (latine)

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History

  • 1917.05.01: Established as Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches / Kongregation für die Ostkirche (Deutsch) / Sagrada Congregacíon para la Iglesia Oriental (español) / S. Congregação para a Igreja Oriental (Português) / Sacrée Congrégation pour l’Eglise Orientale (français) / S. Congregazione per la Chiesa Orientale (Italiano) / S. Congregatio pro Ecclesiis Orientalibus (Latin) (from Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith)
  • 1984: Renamed as Congregation for the Oriental Churches / Congrégation pour les Églises orientales (français) / 동방교회성 (한국어) / 東方教会省 (日本語) / Congregación para las Iglesias Orientales (español) / Kongregacja dla Kościołów Wschodnich (polski) / 東方教會部 (中文) / Kongregation für die Orientalischen Kirchen (Deutsch) / S. Congregazione per la Chiesa Orientale (Italiano) / S. Congregatio pro Ecclesiis Orientalibus (Latin)

Documents: Text (x 5)


Present Officials

Prefect:

CardinalCardinal Leonardo Sandri (64) (2007.06.09 – ...)

Secretary:

Retired ArchbishopArchbishop Antonio Maria Vegliò (70) (2001.04.11 – ...)

Undersecretary:

Retired MonsignorMsgr. Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (2002.03.15 – ...)

Past Officials

Prefect:

CardinalCardinal Basile Moussa Daoud (77) (2000.11.25 – 2007.06.09)

Prefect:

CardinalCardinal Achille Silvestrini (84) (1991.05.24 – 2000.09.07)

Prefect:

Retired CardinalCardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (84) (1985.10.30 – 1991.05.24)

Prefect:

Cardinal Władysław Rubin (1980.06.27 – 1985.10.30)

Prefect:

Cardinal Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. (1973.03.06 – 1980.06.27)

Prefect:

Cardinal Maximilien de Fürstenberg (1968.01.15 – 1973.02.28)

Prefect:

Cardinal Gustavo Testa (1967.08.15 – 1968.01.13)

Pro-Prefect:

Cardinal Gustavo Testa (1965 – 1967.08.15)

Prefect:

Pope Paul VI (1963.06.21 – 1967.08.15)

Prefect:

Pope John XXIII (1958.10.28 – 1963.06.03)

Prefect:

Pope Pius XII (1939.03.02 – 1958.10.09)

Prefect:

Pope Pius XI (1922.02.06 – 1939.02.10)

Prefect:

Pope Benedict XV (1917.05.01 – 1922.01.22)

Secretary:

Retired ArchbishopArchbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn (83) (1982.09.14 – 2001.04.11)

Secretary:

Archbishop Mario Brini (1965 – 1982)

Secretary:

Cardinal Gustavo Testa (1962.08.02 – 1965)

Secretary:

Cardinal Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. (1962.03.24 – 1962.07.29)

Secretary:

Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (1959.11.14 – 1961.08.12)

Secretary:

Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (1936.06.19 – 1959.11.11)

Secretary:

Cardinal Luigi Sincero (1927.02.03 – 1936.02.07)

Secretary:

Cardinal Giovanni Tacci Porcelli (1922.08.08 – 1926)

Secretary:

Cardinal Nicolò Marini (1917.11.29 – 1922)

Pro-Secretary:

Archbishop Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. (later Cardinal) (1961.08.04 – 1962.03.19)

Pro-Secretary:

Cardinal Luigi Sincero (1926.02.06 – 1927.02.03)

Undersecretary:

ArchbishopMsgr. Claudio Gugerotti (52) (later Archbishop) (1997.12.17 – 2001.12.07)

Undersecretary:

ArchbishopMsgr. Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. (75) (later Archbishop) (1991 – 1997.12.13)

Undersecretary:

ArchbishopMsgr. Mario Rizzi (82) (later Archbishop) (1982 – 1991.02.28)

Undersecretary:

Msgr. Giorgio Mylanyk (1968 – 1982)

Undersecretary:

Msgr. Amerigo Giovanelli (1965 – 1968)

as of 2008.03.08

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