A dicastery (; ; from ) is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
History
Pastor bonus
Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:
However, since Praedicate evangelium came into force, Pastor bonus and its content is obsolete.
Praedicate evangelium
Under the new structure of the Roman Curia created by Praedicate evangelium (effective since 5 June 2022), the former congregations and pontifical councils are replaced with dicasteries.
Current dicasteries
As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:
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! Dicastery
! Current prefect
! Country
! Picture
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| Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith || Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments || Cardinal Arthur Roche|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Evangelization ||Pope Leo XIV|| <br> || 100px
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| Dicastery for the Causes of Saints || Cardinal Marcello Semeraro|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Bishops || Archbishop Filippo Iannone|| ||112x112px
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| Dicastery for the Clergy || Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for the Eastern Churches || Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life || Sister Simona Brambilla|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Culture and Education || Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for the Service of Charity || Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín|| Spain||
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| Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life || Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity || Cardinal Kurt Koch|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue || Cardinal George Koovakad|| || 100px
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| Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development || Cardinal Michael Czerny|| <br> || 100px
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| Dicastery for Legislative Texts || Archbishop Anthony Randazzo|| Australia||
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| Dicastery for Communication || Mr. Paolo Ruffini|| ||
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