Department of the Roman Curia
A dicastery (; from Greek: δικαστήριον, romanized: dikastērion, lit. 'law-court', from δικαστής, 'judge, juror') is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
Pastor bonus
Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:
By the word "dicasteries" are understood the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Councils and Offices, namely, the Apostolic Camera, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.[1]
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:[2]
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Secretariat | |
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Tribunals | |
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Economics | |
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Institutes | |
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Interdicasterial commissions |
- Particular Churches
- Church in Eastern Europe
- Consecrated Religious
- Candidates to Sacred Order
- Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia
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Other organizations | Councils, commissions, and offices | |
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