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Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Pontifical Rat für den interreligiösen Dialog (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para el diálogo interreligioso (español) / Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interrreligieux (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Inter-Religioso (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego (polski) / 宗教協談委員會 (中文) / 諸宗教対話評議会 (日本語) / 종교간대화평의회 (한국어)

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

Phone: 06.69.88.43.21

Website: Link

History

  • 1964.05.19: Established as Secretariat for Non-Christians (English) / Sekretariat für die Nichtchristen (Deutsch) / Segretariato per i Non Cristiani (Italiano)
  • 1988.06.30: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue / Pontifical Rat für den interreligiösen Dialog (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para el diálogo interreligioso (español) / Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interrreligieux (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Inter-Religioso (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego (polski) / 宗教協談委員會 (中文) / 諸宗教対話評議会 (日本語) / 종교간대화평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium pro Dialogo Inter Religiones (Latin)

Documents: Documents (x 51)

Associated Organizations

Present Officials

President:FranceCardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (67)Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (67) (2007.09.01 – ...)
Secretary:ItalyArchbishop Pier Luigi Celata (73)Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata (73) (2002.11.14 – ...)
Undersecretary:ThailandMsgr. Andrew Thanya-anan Vissanu (51)Msgr. Andrew Thanya-anan Vissanu (51) (2008.06.21 – ...)

Past Officials

President:FranceCardinal Paul Poupard (79)Cardinal Paul Poupard (79) (2006.03.11 – 2007.09.01)
President:United KingdomArchbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (73)Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (73) (2002.10.01 – 2006.02.15)
President:NigeriaCardinal Francis Arinze (77)Cardinal Francis Arinze (77) (1985.05.27 – 2002.10.01)
Pro-President:NigeriaCardinal Francis Arinze (77)Cardinal Francis Arinze (77) (1984.04.08 – 1985.05.27)
Pro-President:BelgiumArchbishop Jean Jadot (1980.06.27 – 1984.04.08)
President:ItalyCardinal Sergio Pignedoli (1973.03.06 – 1980.06.15)
President:ItalyCardinal Paolo Marella (1964.05.19 – 1973.02.26)
Secretary:United KingdomArchbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (73)Bishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (73) (later Archbishop) (1987 – 2002.10.01)
Secretary:ItalyFr. Marcello Zago, O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1983 – 1986)
Secretary:ItalyFr. Pietro Rossano (later Bishop) (1973 – 1982.12.07)
Secretary:Fr. Pierre Humbertclaude, S.M. (1964 – 1973)
Undersecretary:IndiaArchbishop Felix Anthony Machado (62)Msgr. Felix Anthony Machado (62) (later Archbishop) (1999 – 2008.01.16)
Undersecretary:Fr. John Bosco Masayuki Shirieda, S.D.B. (1974 – 1999)
Undersecretary:ItalyFr. Pietro Rossano (later Bishop) (1966 – 1973)
Undersecretary:Fr. Joseph Cuoq, M. Afr. (1965 – 1969)

as of 2010.08.22

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