Congregation (Roman Curia)

A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the Roman Catholic Church government. Each is led by a prefect, who is a Cardinal. If a non-cardinal is appointed to head a congregation, he serves as a pro-prefect until he is made a cardinal in a consistory.

Related Topics:
Dicastery - Roman Curia - Roman Catholic Church - Cardinal - Pro - Consistory

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Current congregations include:

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• Congregation for Bishops
• Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
• Congregation for the Causes of Saints
• Congregation for the Clergy
• Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
• Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
• Congregation for the Oriental Churches
 
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