Congregation for the Oriental Churches

The Congregation for the Oriental Churches (Latin: Congregation per ecclesiis Orientalibus ), often called " Congregation for Eastern Churches ," is a central authority ( Pontifical Council ) of the Roman Curia, which perceives central management tasks for the universal Church.

Formation

The Eastern Churches Congregation, originally only a division of the Congregation for the evangelization ( Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide ), was on May 1, 1917, the Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XV Dei Providentis. collected for independent authority. They first had the name " Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church ", but was in 1967 by Paul VI. renamed " Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches ' ​​(plural ) ( Sacred Congregation per ecclesiis Orientalibus ). 1984 accounted for the attribute "holy."

Task

The division of the Eastern Churches Congregation includes all matters which concern the relationship of the united with Rome Eastern Churches and the Holy See, that is the connection to search and keep to promote their growth, to secure their rights and also their heritage of the various Eastern Christian traditions alive and completely to get.

The Eastern Churches Congregation today ad normam iuris on the eparchies ( dioceses ), the bishops, the clergy, religious and faithful of the Eastern rites the same powers as the respective congregations about the followers of the Latin rite. In Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, southern Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Turkey, she even has the exclusive competence.

The Congregation coordinates the work of three expert committees:

The Congregation also publishes a magazine ( Servizio Informazioni Chiese ORIENTALI SICO ), which reports on their activities, will be published and the latest news and announcements from the area of the Eastern Churches are announced in the pronouncements of the Pope regarding the Eastern Churches.

Financed the work of the Congregation with agents of the Holy See and donations of various international organizations (eg the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in the USA) and individuals. To coordinate these organizations there is the ROACO ( Riunione delle Opere di Aiuto all Chiese ORIENTALI ), whose chairman is the Cardinal Prefect.

Structure

At the head of the Congregation for the Eastern Church is a cardinal prefect; he is assisted by a secretary, a sub- secretary and 29 more permanent employees. In addition, the Congregation is supported in its work by a 50 -member advisory committee ( Consultors ).

Leonardo Cardinal Sandri was by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed prefects and confirmed on March 16, 2013 by Pope Francis transitional.

Members

The congregation itself is in addition to the prefects of 23 cardinals, four patriarchs, two major archbishops, three archbishops and three bishops who are appointed by the pope for five years. Born members are the patriarchs and major archbishops of the Eastern Churches and the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Members of the Congregation are currently:

Cardinals

  • Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone SDB
  • Godfried Cardinal Danneels
  • Roger Cardinal Mahony Michael (since 2008)
  • Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi
  • Christoph Schonborn OP
  • Francis Cardinal George, OMI
  • Ivan Cardinal Dias
  • Cardinal Karl Lehmann
  • Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco
  • Jean -Louis Cardinal Tauran (since 2003)
  • William Joseph Cardinal Levada
  • Cardinal Antonios Naguib (since 2010)
  • Francesco Cardinal Monte Risi ( since 2010)
  • Kurt Cardinal Koch (since 2010)
  • Cardinal Angelo Scola (since 2012)
  • Cardinal Marc Ouellet PSS ( since 2012 )
  • André Vingt -Trois (since 2012)
  • Cardinal Reinhard Marx ( since 2012 )
  • George Cardinal Alencherry (since 2012)
  • Timothy Michael Dolan Cardinal (since 2012)
  • Lucian Cardinal Mureşan (since 2012)
  • Fernando Filoni Cardinal (since 2012)
  • Edwin Frederick O'Brien ( since 2012 )

Patriarch

  • Gregory III. Laham
  • Nerses Bedros XIX.
  • Fouad Twal (since 2009)
  • Béchara Pierre Raï OMM (since 2012)

Major Archbishops

Archbishops

Bishops

Secretaries

  • Nicolò Cardinal Marini (1917-1922)
  • Giovanni Cardinal Tacci Porcelli (1922-1926)
  • Luigi Cardinal Sincero (Pro - Secretary 1926-1927, Secretary 1927-1936 )
  • Eugène Cardinal Tisserant (1936-1959)
  • Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal (1959-1961)
  • Gabriel Acacius Cardinal Coussa BA (Pro - secretary in 1962, secretary in 1962 )
  • Cardinal Gustavo Testa (1962-1965)
  • Mario Brini (1965-1982)
  • Miroslav Stefan Marusyn (1982-2001)
  • Antonio Maria Vegliò (2001-2009)
  • Cyril Vasiľ SJ since 2009

Prefect

Until 1967 the pope himself was Prefect of the Congregation.

  • Cardinal Gustavo Testa (Pro - Prefect 1965-1967, Prefect 1967-1968 )
  • Maximilien Cardinal de Furstenberg (1968-1973)
  • Paul -Pierre Cardinal Philippe OP (1973-1980)
  • Wladyslaw Cardinal Rubin (1980-1985)
  • Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy (1985-1991)
  • Cardinal Achille Silvestrini (1991-2000)
  • Ignatius Moussa I Daoud, Cardinal (2000-2007)
  • Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (since 2007)
Patriarchate Dominican Order Ivan Dias William Levada Francesco Monterisi Society of Saint-Sulpice Nerses Bedros XIX. Tarmouni Mariamite Maronite Order Congregation of the Mission Giovanni Tacci Porcelli Luigi Sincero Gabriel Acacius Coussa Basilian Alepian Order Paul-Pierre Philippe Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
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