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History

• 1917.09.15: Established as Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law / Päpstliche Kommission für die authentische Interpretation des Kanonischen Rechtes (Deutsch) / Comisión Pontifícia para la interpretación auténtica del Código de Derecho Canónico (español) / Commission Pontificale pour l’interprétation authentique du Code de Droit Canonique (français) / Pontificia Commissione per l’interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico (Italiano) / Comissão Pontifícia para a Interpretação autêntica do Código de Direito Canónico (Português)
• 1963.03.28: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law (English) / Päpstliche Kommission für die Überarbeitung des Kanonischen Rechtes (Deutsch) / Pontificia Commissione per la revisione del Codice di Diritto Canonico (Italiano) / 宗座教會法典修訂委員會 (繁體中文)
• 1984.01.02: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law (English) / Päpstliche Kommission für die authentische Auslegung des Kanonischen Rechtes (Deutsch) / Pontificia Commissione per l’interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico (Italiano)
• 1989.01.03: Promoted as Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts (English) / Pontifical Rat für die Auslegung der Gesetzestexte (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consiglio per l’Interpretazione dei Testi Legislativi (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Interpretacji Tekstów Prawnych (polski) / 宗座法典條文解釋委員會 (中文) / 法文解釈評議会 (日本語) / Pontificium Consilium de Legum Textibus interpretandis (Latin)
• 1991.02.27: Merged with the suppressed Pontifical Commission for the Revision of Code of Oriental Canon Law
• 1999: Renamed as Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (English) / Conseil pontifical pour les textes législatifs (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi (Italiano) / 宗座法典條文委員會 (中文) / 교회법해석평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium de Legum Textibus (Latin)

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Present Officials

President (2007.02.15 – ...):	Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio (73) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami
Secretary (2007.02.15 – ...):	Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru (60) Titular Bishop of Civitate Canonist of Apostolic Penitentiary
Undersecretary (2010.06.14 – ...):	Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (52)

Past Officials
President:	Cardinal Julián Herranz Casado (81) (1994.12.19 – 2007.02.15)
President:	Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo (1990.12.15 – 1994.12.19)
President:	Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (1985.05.27 – 1989.12.06)
Pro-President:	Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (1984.01.18 – 1985.05.27)
Pro-President:	Archbishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (later Cardinal) (1982.05.22 – 1984.01.18)
President:	Cardinal Pericle Felici (1967.02.21 – 1982.03.22)
President:	Cardinal Pietro Ciriaci (1955.05.31 – 1966.12.30)
President:	Cardinal Giuseppe Bruno (1954.03.20 – 1954.11.10)
President:	Cardinal Massimo Massimi (1939.03.14 – 1954.03.06)
President:	Cardinal Giulio Serafini (1936 – 1938.07.16)
President:	Cardinal Luigi Sincero (1934.12.12 – 1936.02.07)
President:	Cardinal Pietro Gasparri (1917.10.18 – 1934.11.18)
Vice-President:	Archbishop Bruno Bertagna (76) (2007.02.15 – 2010.10.12)
Secretary:	Bishop Bruno Bertagna (76) (later Archbishop) (1994 – 2007.02.15)
Secretary:	Bishop Julián Herranz Casado (81) (later Cardinal) (1983.01.25 – 1994.12.19)
Secretary:	Bishop Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (later Cardinal) (1975.02.12 – 1982.05.22)
Secretary:	Fr. Raimondo Bidagor, S.J. (1965 – 1973)
Secretary:	Fr. Giacomo Violardo (later Cardinal) (1962.04.02 – 1965.01.26)
Secretary:	Archbishop Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. (later Cardinal) (1946.03.03 – 1962.03.19)
Secretary:	Msgr. Giuseppe Bruno (later Cardinal) (1924.02.14 – 1946.02.18)
Secretary:	Fr. Luigi Sincero (later Cardinal) (1917.10.18 – 1923.05.23)
Adjunct Secretary:	Bishop Umberto Tramma (1999.03.25 – 2000.11.01)
Adjunct Secretary:	Msgr. Willy Onclin (1965 – 1983)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Bernard Anthony Hebda (52) (later Bishop) (2003.03.03 – 2009.10.07)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Mario Marchesi (1999 – 2002)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Marino Maccarelli, O.S.M. (1995 – 1999)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Ivan Zuzek, S.J. (1990 – 1995)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Mariano De Nicolò (80) (later Bishop) (1984 – 1989.07.08)

as of 2012.02.18

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