Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Pontifical Rat für die Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para la promoción de la unidad de los cristianos (español) / Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell’Unità dei Cristiani (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Popierania Jedności Chrześcijan (polski) / 基督徒合一促進委員會 (中文) / キリスト教一致推進評議会 (日本語) / 그리스도교일치평의회 (한국어)

Address: Via dell'Erba, 1, 00193 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.69.88.30.72; 06.69.88.42.71

Website:

History

1960.06.05: Established as Secretariat on Christian Unity (English) / Sekretariat zur Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Secretariatus ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam (Latin)
1965: Renamed as Secretariat for Christian Unity (English) / Sekretariat für die Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Seretariato per l’Unione dei Cristiani (Italiano)
1988.06.30: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (English) / Pontifical Rat für die Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para la promoción de la unidad de los cristianos (español) / Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell’Unità dei Cristiani (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Popierania Jedności Chrześcijan (polski) / 基督徒合一促進委員會 (中文) / キリスト教一致推進評議会 (日本語) / 그리스도교일치평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam (Latin)

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Associated Organizations

Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Present Officials

President (2010.07.01 – ...):

Cardinal Kurt Koch (61)

Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

Secretary (2002.12.19 – ...):

Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (67)

Titular Bishop of Abitinæ

Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Past Officials
President:	Cardinal Walter Kasper (78) (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01)
President:	Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪) (87) (1989.12.12 – 2001.03.03)
President:	Cardinal Johannes Willebrands (1969.04.12 – 1989.12.12)
President:	Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. (1960.06.06 – 1968.11.16)
Vice-President:	Bishop Ramón Torrella Cascante (later Archbishop) (1975.12.20 – 1983.04.11)
Vice-President:	Bishop Emiel-Jozef De Smedt (1964 – 1970)
Vice-President:	Cardinal John Carmel Heenan (1964 – 1970)
Secretary:	Bishop Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (67) (later Cardinal) (2001.03.03 – 2002.11.15)
Secretary:	Bishop Walter Kasper (78) (later Cardinal) (1999.03.16 – 2001.02.21)
Secretary:	Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. (1983.04.25 – 1999.03.16)
Secretary:	Msgr. Charles Moeller (1973 – 1981)
Secretary:	Fr. Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. (later Cardinal) (1969.04.12 – 1973.06.14)
Secretary:	Bishop Johannes Willebrands (later Cardinal) (1960.06.28 – 1969.04.28)
Adjunct Secretary:	Bishop Jean-Claude Périsset (72) (later Archbishop) (1996.11.16 – 1998.11.12)
Adjunct Secretary:	Fr. Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. (later Cardinal) (1966 – 1969.04.12)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Eleuterio Francesco Fortino (1987 – 2010.09.22)
Undersecretary:	Fr. John Basil Meeking (82) (later Bishop) (1985 – 1987.03.30)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi (later Bishop) (1970 – 1985.04.17)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1970 – 1983.04.25)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1963 – 1970)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi (later Bishop) (1963 – 1970)