Dicastery

Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Roman Curia sidebar A dicastery (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Ety; from Template:Langx) is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.

Pastor bonus

Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition: Template:Quote

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>Template:Cite web</ref>

Current dicasteries

As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Dicastery	Current prefect	Country	Picture
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:ARG	File:Víctor Manuel Fernández-(cropped).jpg
Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal Arthur Roche<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:GBR	File:Bishop Arthur Roche 2008.jpg
Dicastery for Evangelization	Pope Leo XIV<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:USA Template:PER	File:Pope Leo XIV 3 (3x4 cropped) (2).jpg
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal Marcello Semeraro<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:ITA	File:Forum cristiani LGBT - Marcello Semeraro 01 - Cropped.jpg
Dicastery for Bishops	Archbishop Filippo Iannone (effective 15 October 2025)	Italy
Dicastery for the Clergy	Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:KOR	File:Portrait of Lazarus You Heung-sik.jpg
Dicastery for the Eastern Churches	Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:ITA	File:Claudio Gugerotti 1.jpg
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Sister Simona Brambilla<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:ITA	File:Simona Brambilla-2011.jpg
Dicastery for Culture and Education	Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:POR	File:Cardeal De Mendonça (cropped).jpg
Dicastery for the Service of Charity	Cardinal Konrad Krajewski <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:POL	File:Konrad Krajewski (2020).jpg
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life	Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:IRE	File:Kevin Joseph Farrell 1.jpg
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal Kurt Koch<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:SWI	File:RPP Kurt Koch (Kardinal) cut.jpg
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue	Cardinal George Koovakad<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:IND	File:Card. George J. Koovakad.jpg
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Cardinal Michael Czerny<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:CZE Template:CAN	File:Card. Michael Czerny S.J. at the Vatican.jpg
Dicastery for Legislative Texts	Archbishop Filippo Iannone <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (until 15 October 2025)	Template:ITA
Dicastery for Communication	Mr. Paolo Ruffini<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:ITA