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:
DicasteryCurrent prefectCountryPicture
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the FaithCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández
Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the SacramentsCardinal Arthur Roche
Dicastery for EvangelizationPope Leo XIV
Dicastery for the Causes of SaintsCardinal Marcello Semeraro
Dicastery for BishopsArchbishop Filippo Iannone
Dicastery for the ClergyCardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik
Dicastery for the Eastern ChurchesCardinal Claudio Gugerotti
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeSister Simona Brambilla
Dicastery for Culture and EducationCardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça
Dicastery for the Service of CharityCardinal Konrad Krajewski
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and LifeCardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell
Dicastery for Promoting Christian UnityCardinal Kurt Koch
Dicastery for Interreligious DialogueCardinal George Koovakad
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human DevelopmentCardinal Michael Czerny
Dicastery for Legislative TextsVacant since October 15, 2025
Dicastery for CommunicationMr. Paolo Ruffini