Dicastery
A dicastery is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
''Pastor bonus''
Pastor bonus includes this definition:''Praedicate evangelium''
Under the new structure of the Roman Curia created by Praedicate evangelium, the former congregations and pontifical councils are replaced with dicasteries.Current dicasteries
As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:| Dicastery | Current prefect | Country | Picture |
| Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández | ||
| Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | Cardinal Arthur Roche | ||
| Dicastery for Evangelization | Pope Leo XIV | ||
| Dicastery for the Causes of Saints | Cardinal Marcello Semeraro | ||
| Dicastery for Bishops | Archbishop Filippo Iannone | ||
| Dicastery for the Clergy | Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik | ||
| Dicastery for the Eastern Churches | Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti | ||
| Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | Sister Simona Brambilla | ||
| Dicastery for Culture and Education | Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça | ||
| Dicastery for the Service of Charity | Cardinal Konrad Krajewski | ||
| Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life | Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell | ||
| Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity | Cardinal Kurt Koch | ||
| Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue | Cardinal George Koovakad | ||
| Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | Cardinal Michael Czerny | ||
| Dicastery for Legislative Texts | Vacant since October 15, 2025 | ||
| Dicastery for Communication | Mr. Paolo Ruffini |