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A **pontifical commission** ([Latin](/source/Latin_language): *pontificia commissio*) is a committee of Catholic experts convened by the [Pope](/source/Pope) for a specific purpose. The following is a list of commissions, the dates they began and the pope who established.

## Current commissions

1. [Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_Sacred_Archaeology),[1] 6 January 1852 by [Pope Pius IX](/source/Pope_Pius_IX).

1. [Pontifical Biblical Commission](/source/Pontifical_Biblical_Commission),[2] 30 October 1902 by [Pope Leo XIII](/source/Pope_Leo_XIII).

1. [Pontifical Commission for Latin America](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_Latin_America),[3] 19 April 1958 by [Pope Pius XII](/source/Pope_Pius_XII).

1. [International Theological Commission](/source/International_Theological_Commission), 11 April 1969 by [Pope Paul VI](/source/Pope_Paul_VI).

1. [Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_Religious_Relations_with_the_Jews), 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.[4]

1. [Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims](/source/Commission_for_Religious_Relations_with_Muslims), 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.[5]

1. [Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_Vatican_City_State),[6] 26 November 2000 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).

1. [Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors),[7] 22 March 2014 by [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis).

1. [Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Activities_of_Public_Juridical_Persons_of_the_Church_in_the_Healthcare_Sector&action=edit&redlink=1),[8] 12 December 2015 by Pope Francis.

1. [Pontifical Commission for the World Day of Children](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_World_Day_of_Children&action=edit&redlink=1), November 2024 by Pope Francis.[9]

## Former commissions

Former pontifical commissions include:

1. [Pontifical Commission for Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1) (1925 [Pope Pius XI](/source/Pope_Pius_XI) – 1993 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II)).

1. [Pontifical Commission for the Drafting of the Code of Eastern Canon Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Drafting_of_the_Code_of_Eastern_Canon_Law&action=edit&redlink=1) (1935 [Pope Pius XI](/source/Pope_Pius_XI) – 1991 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II)).

1. [Pontifical Commission on Birth Control](/source/Pontifical_Commission_on_Birth_Control) (1963 [Pope John XXIII](/source/Pope_John_XXIII) – 1968 [Pope Paul VI](/source/Pope_Paul_VI)).[10]

1. [Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Cultural_Heritage_of_the_Church) (1988 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) – 2012 [Pope Benedict XVI](/source/Pope_Benedict_XVI)).

1. [Pontifical Commission *Ecclesia Dei*](/source/Pontifical_Commission_Ecclesia_Dei) (1988 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) – 2017 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis)).[11]

1. [Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_Reference_on_the_Institute_for_Works_of_Religion&action=edit&redlink=1) (2013 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) – 2014 Pope [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis)).

1. [Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_Reference_on_the_Organisation_of_the_Economic-Administrative_Structure_of_the_Holy_See&action=edit&redlink=1) (2013 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) – 2014 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis)).

## Permanent interdicasterial commissions

- [Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interdicasterial_Commission_on_Particular_Churches&action=edit&redlink=1), 18 March 1989 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).

- [Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious](/source/Interdicasterial_Commission_for_Consecrated_Religious), 18 March 1989 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).

- [Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interdicasterial_Commission_for_Candidates_to_Sacred_Order&action=edit&redlink=1), 18 March 1989 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).

- [Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe](/source/Interdicasterial_Commission_for_the_Church_in_Eastern_Europe), 15 January 1993 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II).

- [Interdicasterial Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interdicasterial_Commission_for_the_Revision_of_the_General_Regulations_of_the_Roman_Curia&action=edit&redlink=1), 12 April 2022 by [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis).[12]

- (former) [Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interdicasterial_Commission_for_the_Catechism_of_the_Catholic_Church&action=edit&redlink=1) [[it](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissione_interdicasteriale_per_il_Catechismo_della_Chiesa_cattolica)], (1993 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) – 1997 [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology"](https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_commissions/archeo/index.htm). *www.vatican.va*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rytel-Andrianik, Paweł (12 April 2024). ["Pontifical Biblical Commission wraps up annual plenary assembly"](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-04/pontifical-biblical-commission-ends-annual-plenary-assembly.html). *[Vatican News](/source/Vatican_News)*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lima, Eduardo Campos (August 31, 2021). ["Laywoman assumes high position at Vatican's Latin America commission"](https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/laywoman-assumes-high-position-vaticans-latin-america-commission). *[National Catholic Reporter](/source/National_Catholic_Reporter)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Relations with the Jews (1975)"](https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/relations-jews-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_19750110_setting-commission_en.html). *Vatican official website*. The Holy See. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Il Dicastero per il Dialogo Interreligioso"](https://www.vaticannews.va/it/vaticano/news/2021-10/pontificio-consiglio-dialogo-interreligioso-cardinale-ayuso.html). *Vatican News*. The Holy See. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 4 Dec 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Brockhaus, Hannah. ["Pope Francis fills No. 2 position at Governorate of Vatican City State"](https://www.aciafrica.org/news/14421/pope-francis-appoints-two-secretaries-general-in-pontifical-commission-for-vatican-city-state-to-work-under-president). *ACI Africa*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Church must act faster against abusive priests: papal commission"](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20241029-pope-s-commission-against-abuse-to-publish-first-report). *RFI*. [Radio France Internationale](/source/Radio_France_Internationale). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Gagliarducci, Andrea (May 15, 2021). ["The Vatican has a commission for healthcare facilities, but there is little trace of it"](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247670/the-vatican-has-a-commission-for-healthcare-facilities-but-there-is-little-trace-of-it#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20facing%20scandals%20in,commission%20in%20the%20Annuario%20Pontificio.). *[Catholic News Agency](/source/Catholic_News_Agency)*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Watkins, Devin (20 November 2024). ["Pope creates new Pontifical Committee for World Day of Children - Vatican News"](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-11/pope-francis-creates-new-pontifical-committee-children-world-day.html). *www.vaticannews.va*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The Birth Control Commission"](https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/resource-library/humanae-vitae/the-birth-control-commission/). *Catholics for Choice*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["On the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" | EWTN"](https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/on-the-pontifical-commission-ecclesia-dei-23549). *[EWTN](/source/EWTN) Global Catholic Television Network*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia"](http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d1g.htm).

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