{{short description|Department of the Roman Curia}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2015}} {{Roman Curia sidebar}} A '''dicastery''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|ˈ|k|æ|s|t|ə|r|i}}; {{ety|el|''δικαστήριον'' (dikastērion)|law-court}}; from {{langx|el|δικαστής|dikastes|judge, juror|label=none}}) is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
== History ==
=== ''Pastor bonus'' === ''Pastor bonus'' (1988) includes this definition: {{blockquote|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19880628_pastor-bonus-general-norms_en.html |title=Pastor Bonus: Dicasteries |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601014551/https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19880628_pastor-bonus-general-norms_en.html |archivedate=June 1, 2013 }}</ref>}}However, since ''Praedicate evangelium'' came into force, ''Pastor bonus'' and its content is obsolete.
== ''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Praedicate Evangelium” on the Roman Curia and its service to the Church and to the World (19 March 2022) |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_constitutions/documents/20220319-costituzione-ap-praedicate-evangelium.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va |language=en}}</ref>
==Current dicasteries == As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=19 March 2022 |title=Pope Francis reforms Roman Curia with launch of Vatican constitution |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249964/praedicate-evangelium-pope-francis-reforms-roman-curia-with-launch-of-vatican-constitution |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |-- ! Dicastery ! Current prefect ! Country ! Picture |-- | Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith || Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández<ref>{{Cite web |title=Current Superiors |url=https://www.doctrinafidei.va/en/profilo/direttivo/superiori.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.doctrinafidei.va |language=en}}</ref>|| {{ARG}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments || Cardinal Arthur Roche<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-culto-divino-e-disciplina-sacramenti/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{GBR}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Evangelization ||Pope Leo XIV<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Evangelization Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-evangelizzazione/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{USA}}<br>{{PER}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for the Causes of Saints || Cardinal Marcello Semeraro<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-cause-santi/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{ITA}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Bishops || Archbishop Filippo Iannone|| {{ITA}}||112x112px |-- | Dicastery for the Clergy || Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for the Clergy Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-clero/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{KOR}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for the Eastern Churches || Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-chiese-orientali/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{ITA}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life || Sister Simona Brambilla<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-vita-consacrata/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{ITA}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Culture and Education || Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Culture and Education Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-cultura-educazione/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{POR}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for the Service of Charity || Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-12 |title=Pope appoints new Papal Almoner, names Cardinal Krajewski Archbishop of Łódź - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-new-papal-almoner-marin-de-san-martin.html |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}}</ref>|| Spain|| |-- | Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life || Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-per-i-laici--la-famiglia-e-la-vita/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{IRE}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity || Cardinal Kurt Koch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-promozione-unita-cristiani/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{SWI}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue || Cardinal George Koovakad<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-dialogo-interreligioso/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{IND}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development || Cardinal Michael Czerny<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-per-il-servizio-dello-sviluppo-umano-integrale/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{CZE}}<br>{{CAN}} || 100px |-- | Dicastery for Legislative Texts || Archbishop Anthony Randazzo<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-25 |title=Australia's Archbishop Randazzo named Prefect of Dicastery for Legislative Texts - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-australian-bishop-as-prefect-of-dicastery-legislative-texts.html |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}}</ref>|| Australia|| |-- | Dicastery for Communication || Mr. Paolo Ruffini<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dicasteries Dicastery for Communication Structure |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/romancuria/en/dicasteri/dicastero-per-la-comunicazione/struttura.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>|| {{ITA}} || |}
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