Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Latin: Congregation per Gentium Evangelization Tione ) is a central authority of the Vatican and coordinates the missionary activity of the Catholic Church.

History

The institution dates back to the Congregation de Propaganda Fide (Eng. about the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith ) by Pope Gregory XV. Was mainly founded in 1622 with the aim to counteract the loss of influence by the spreading Protestantism. After the end of the Thirty Years' War offered in Europe with the newly manufactured balance of the two Christian churches, although only very limited opportunities for proselytizing, but opened the discoveries in America, Africa and Asia, a wide field of activity for Catholic missionaries.

The study commissioned by Pope Paul VI. 1967 carried out reform of the Curia, it received its present name.

Structure

The Congregation is divided into four themed commissions.

Furthermore, the Pontifical Urban University belongs to the Congregation. It is dedicated to focus on the mission training of priests. The own printing " Polyglotta " takes care of the production of missionary writings in the languages of nations to missionary.

The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples is characterized as part of the Committee for the Pontifical Mission Societies also responsible for the management and coordination of the four Pontifical Mission Societies Pontifical Propagation of the Faith, work of the Holy Apostle Peter, Children's Mission and Missionary Union. This committee are Cardinal Dias as president and the archbishops and Sarah Vacchelli ago as vice president. The focus is on the promotion of awareness for World Mission and Church as well as the financial security of the mission.

On September 21, 2013, the entire leadership of the Congregation by Pope Francis was confirmed permanently in office.

Members

The Congregation presently consists of 43 members. There are also around 50 permanent employees.

The Congregation is in addition to the prefect of 29 cardinals, five archbishops, one bishop, four national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies and three Superiors who are appointed by the pope for five years. Members of the Congregation are currently:

Cardinals

Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone SDB
Cardinal Vinko Puljić
Polycarp Cardinal Pengo
Francis Cardinal George, OMI
Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier OFM
Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie (since 2003)
Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako (since 2003)
Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Cardinal (since 2003)
Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man ( since 2003)
Carlo Cardinal Caffarra (since 2006)
Théodore -Adrien Sarr Cardinal (since 2008)
John Cardinal Njue (since 2008)
Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (since 2007)
Cardinal Attilio Nicora (since 2003)
William Joseph Cardinal Levada (since 2007)
Cardinal Franc Rode CM (since 2007)
Cardinal Agostino Vallini (since 2007)
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (since 2008)
Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes (since 2008)
Peter Cardinal Turkson (since 2009)
Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM (since 2009)
Jean -Claude Cardinal Turcotte (since 2009)
Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal (since 2010)
Cardinal Robert Sarah (since 2010)
John Tong Hon Cardinal (since 2012)
Santos Abril y Castelló Cardinal (since 2012)
Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello (since 2012)
Domenico Calcagno Cardinal (since 2012)
James Cardinal Michael Harvey

Archbishops

Andreas Choi Chang- mou
Erwin Josef Ender (since 2009)
Félix del Blanco Prieto (since 2009)
Nikola Eterović (since 2009)
Viktor Skworc

Bishops

Antonio Bayter Abud MXY

National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Daniel Lagni
January Pietrowski
Ignaci Siluvai
Oscar Zoungrana (since 2009)

Religious superiors

Gian Battista Zanchi PIME
José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM
Adolfo Nicolás SJ Pachón (since 2009)

Prefect

The following persons were prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples:

Antonio Maria Cardinal Sauli ( 1622)
Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1622-1632)
Cardinal Antonio Marcello Barberini (1632-1645)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (1671-1698)
Cardinal Carlo Barberini (1698-1704)
Giuseppe Cardinal Sacripanti (1704-1727)
Vincenzo Cardinal Petra (1727-1747)
Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga (1747-1756)
Cardinal Giuseppe Spinelli (1756-1763)
Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Castelli (1763-1780)
Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli (1780-1784)
Hyacinthe -Sigismond Cardinal Gerdil CRSP (1795-1798)
Cardinal Stefano Borgia (Pro - Prefect 1798-1800, Prefect 1802-1804 )
Antonio Cardinal Dugnani (1804-1805)
Cardinal Michele Di Pietro (1805-1814)
Lorenzo Cardinal Litta (1814-1818)
Francesco Cardinal Fontana CRSP (1818-1822)
Cardinal Consalvi Ercole (Pro - Prefect 1822-1823, Prefect 1824)
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (Pro - Prefect 1824-1826 )
Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari Cardinal (1826-1831)
Carlo Maria Cardinal Pedicini (1831-1834)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni (1834-1856)
Alessandro Cardinal Barnabò (1856-1874)
Cardinal Alessandro Franchi (1874-1878)
Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni (1878-1892)
Mieczyslaw Halka Cardinal Ledochowski (1892-1902)
Girolamo Maria Gotti OCD (1902-1916)
Cardinal Domenico Serafini, OSB (Pro - Prefect in 1916, Prefect 1916-1918 )
Wilhelmus Marinus Cardinal van Rossum, C.Ss.R. (1918-1932)
Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi (1933-1958)
Samuel Cardinal Stritch (Pro - Prefect 1958)
Grégoire -Pierre Cardinal Agagianian (Pro - Prefect 1958-1960, Prefect 1960-1970 )
Cardinal Agnelo Rossi (1970-1984)
Dermot Ryan (Pro - Prefect 1984-1985)
Jozef Cardinal Tomko (Pro - Prefect in 1985, Prefect 1985-2001 )
Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe (2001-2006)
Ivan Cardinal Dias (2006-2011)
Fernando Filoni Cardinal (2011-2013 and since 2013)

Secretaries

Domenico Silvio Passionei (1720-1721) (Pro - Secretary)
Federico Baldeschi Colonna (1668-1673)
Bartolomeo Ruspoli (1724-1728)
Stefano Borgia (1770-1789)
Antonio Felice Zondadari (1789-1795)
Cesare Brancadoro (1797-1800)
Antonio Felice Zondadari (1795-1801)
Carlo Maria Pedicini (1816-1823)
Caprano Pietro (1823-1829)
Gaetano Bedini (1856-1861)
Capalti Annibale (1861-1868)
Domenico Maria Jacobini (1882-1891)
Ignazio Persico OFM Cap (1891-1893)
Agostino Ciasca OESA (1892-1893) (Pro - Secretary)
Andrea Aiuti (1891-1893)
Agostino Ciasca OESA (1893-1902)
Camillo Laurenti (1911-1921)
Pietro Fumasoni Biondi (1921-1922)
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani (1922-1930)
Carlo Salotti (1930-1935)
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (1935-1953)
Filippo Bernardini (1953-1954)
Pietro Sigismondi (1954-1967)
Sergio Pignedoli (1967-1973)
Bernardin Gantin (1973-1975)
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1973-1985)
José Tomás Sánchez (1985-1991)
Giuseppe Uhac (1991-1998)
Marcello Zago, OMI (1998-2001)
Robert Sarah (2001-2010)
Savio Hon Tai - Fai (since 2010)