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Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Also known as Conseil pontifical des communications sociales (français), 사회홍보평의회 (한국어), 広報評議会 (日本語), Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali (Italiano), Papieska Rada ds. Środków Społecznego Przekazu (polski), 宗座大眾傳播委員會 (中文), Pontifical Rat der sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch), Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus (latine)

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History

  • 1948.01.30: Established as Pontifical Commission for the Study and Ecclesiastical Evaluation of Films on Religious or Moral Subjects
  • 1948.09.17: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for Educational and Religious Films / Päpstliche Kommission für den belehrenden und religiösen Film (Deutsch)
  • 1952.01.01: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Cinema
  • 1954.12.16: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Cinema, Radio and Television
  • 1964.02.02: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for Social Communications / Päpstliche Kommission für die sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch)
  • 1989.03.01: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Social Communications / Conseil pontifical des communications sociales (français) / 사회홍보평의회 (한국어) / 広報評議会 (日本語) / Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Środków Społecznego Przekazu (polski) / 宗座大眾傳播委員會 (中文) / Pontifical Rat der sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch) / Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus (Latin)

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Associated Organizations


Present Officials

President:

ArchbishopArchbishop Claudio Maria Celli (67) (2007.06.27 – ...)

Secretary:

Retired MonsignorMsgr. Paul Tighe (2007.11.30 – ...)

Adjunct Secretary:

MonsignorMsgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (56) (2007.11.30 – ...)

Undersecretary:

Mr. Angelo Scelzo (2000.01? – ...)

Past Officials

President:

CardinalArchbishop John Patrick Foley (73) (later Cardinal) (1984.04.05 – 2007.06.27)

President:

CardinalArchbishop Andrzej Maria Deskur (85) (later Cardinal) (1973.09 – 1984.04.08)

President:

Archbishop Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. (1971.09.08 – 1973.05.02)

Pro-President:

Bishop Agostino Ferrari Toniolo (1969.04.23 – 1971.09.08)

President:

Archbishop Martin John O’Connor (1948.01.30 – 1971.09.08)

Vice-President:

Bishop Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. (1980.02.15 – 1983.07.16)

Secretary:

Retired ArchbishopArchbishop Renato Boccardo (56) (2003.11.29 – 2005.02.22)

Secretary:

Retired BishopBishop Pierfranco Pastore (82) (1984 – 2003.11.29)

Secretary:

Fr. Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. (later Archbishop) (1973 – 1984.11.06)

Secretary:

CardinalFr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (85) (later Cardinal) (1970 – 1973.09)

Secretary:

Msgr. Albino Galletto (1950 – 1970)

Vice-Secretary:

CardinalFr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (85) (later Cardinal) (1955 – 1959)

Undersecretary:

Mr. Hans-Peter Röthlin (1991 – 1999)

Undersecretary:

Fr. Karlheinz Hoffmann, S.J. (1973 – 1990)

Undersecretary:

Fr. Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. (later Archbishop) (1970 – 1973)

Undersecretary:

CardinalFr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (85) (later Cardinal) (1964.02.02 – 1970)

Undersecretary:

CardinalFr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (85) (later Cardinal) (1959 – 1964.02.02)

as of 2009.05.26

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