Prefect Cardinal Hummes

The Congregation for the Clergy (Congregatio pro Clericis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons not belonging to religious orders. The prefect is Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, and the secretary is Archbishop Mauro Piacenza. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 539 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (780 × 868 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hummes File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cláudio... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 539 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (780 × 868 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hummes File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cláudio... A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church. ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... The diaconate is one of three ordained offices in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. ... Cláudio Cardinal Hummes is the Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil. ... Archbishop Mauro Piacenza. ...

The Congregation for the Clergy has its origins in the "Sacra Congregatio Cardinalium Concilii Tridentini interpretum" instituted by Pope Pius IV in the apostolic constitution Alias Nos on August 2, 1564. The Congregation was charged with ensuring the reforms called for in the Council of Trent were observed throughout the Catholic Church. It was therefor known as the "Sacred Congregation of the Council" prior to Pope Paul VI's apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae of 1967. Pius IV, né Giovanni Angelo Medici (March 31, 1499 – December 9, 1565), pope from 1559 to 1565, was born of humble parentage in Milan, unrelated with the Medicis of Florence. ... An Apostolic constitution (Latin constitutio apostolica) is a very solemn decree issued by the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... The Council of Trent is the Nineteenth Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affiars (Italian: Congregatio de Negotiis Ecclesiasticis Extraordinariis) was a congregation of the Roman Curia, erected in 1793 (as the Congregation Super Negotiis Ecclesiasticis Regni Galliarum) by Pope Pius VI under the jurisdiction of the Cardinal Secretary of State, reorganized by later popes, and finally spun...

The Congregation for the Clergy handles requests for dispensation from active priestly ministry, as well as the legislation governing presbyteral councils and other organisations of priests around the world. The Congregation does not deal with clerical sexual abuse cases, as those are handled exclusively by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...

Prefects

• Karl Borromeus (1564-1565)
• Francesco Alciati (1565-1580)
• Filippo Boncompagni (1580-1586)
• Antonio Carafa (1586-1591)
• Girolamo Mattei (1591-1603)
• Paolo Emilio Zacchia (1604-1605)
• Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte (1606-1616)
• Orazio Lancellottti (1616-1620)
• Roberto Ubaldini (1621-1623)
• Cosmo de Torres (1623-1626)
• Bonifacio Bevilacqua (1626-1627)
• Frabrizio Verospi (1627-1639)
• Giovanni Battista Pamphili (1639-1644)
• Francesco Cennini (1644-1645)
• Pier Luigi Carafa (1645-1655)
• Francesco Paolucci (1657-1661)
• Giulio Sacchetti (1661-1663)
• Angelo Celsi (1664-1671)
• Paluzzo Altieri (1671-1672)
• Vincenzo Maria Orsini (1673-1675)
• Federico Baldeschi Colonna (1675-1691)
• Galeazzo Marescotti (1692-1695)
• Giuseppe Sacripanti (1696-1700)
• Bandino Panciati (1700-1718)
• Pietro Marcellino Corradini (1718-1721)
• Curzio Origo (1721-1737)
• Antonio Saverio Gentili (1737-1753)
• Mario Millini (1753-1756)
• Gian Giacomo Millo (1756-1757)
• Clemente Argenvilliers (1757-1758)
• Ferinando Maria De Rossi (1759-1775)
• Carlo Vittorio Amedeo Delle Lanze (1775-1784)
• Guglielmo Pallotta (1785-1795)
• Tommaso Antici (1795-1798)
• Filippo Carandini (1800-1810)
• Giulio Gabrielli (1814-1820)
• Emanuele De Gregorio (1820-1834)
• Vincenzo Macchi (1834-1841)
• Paolo Polidori (1841-1847)
• Pietro Ostini (1847-1849)
• Angelo Mai (1851-1853)
• Anton Maria Cagiano de Azevedo (1853-1860)
• Prospero Caterini (1860-1881)
• Lorenzo Nina (1881-1885)
• Luigi Serafini (1885-1893)
• Angelo Di Pietro (1893-1902)
• Vincenzo Vannutelli (1902-1908)
• Casimiro Gennari (1908-1914)
• Francesco de Paola Casetta (1914-1919)
• Donato Sbarretti (1919-1930)
• Giulio Serafini (1930-1938)
• Luigi Maglione (1938-1939)
• Francesco Marmaggi (1939-1949)
• Giuseppe Bruno (1949-1954)
• Pietro Ciriaci (1954-1966)
• Jean-Marie Villot (1967-1969)
• John Joseph Wright (1969-1979)
• Silvio Oddi (1979-1986)
• Antonio Innocenti (1986-1991)
• José Tomás Sánchez (1991-1996)
• Darío Castrillón Hoyos (pro-prefect 1996-1998, prefect 1998-31 October 2006)
• Cláudio Hummes (31 October 2006-

His eminence Giulio Gabrielli (the younger) (born 14th November 1746 in Gubbio in Italy, died 26th September 1822 in Albano Laziale) was of the Catholic Churchs cardinals. ... Luigi Serafini is an Italian graphic artist famous for his unusual and obscure works, such as the Codex Seraphinianus. ... Donato Raffaele Cardinal Sbarretti Tazza (November[1] 1856 - April 1, 1939) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate whose career included pastoral service in Italy and Cuba, diplomatic service in America and the Pacific, and ultimately high office in the Roman Curia. ... Pietro Cardinal Ciriaci (December 2, 1885—December 30, 1966) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot (October 11, 1905—March 9, 1979) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... John Joseph Cardinal Wright (July 18, 1909—August 10, 1979) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi (born 14 November 1910 in Morfasso, near Piacenza,Italy; died 29 June 2001 in Cortemaggiore) was a diplomat in the service of the Holy See and a cardinal. ... Antonio Cardinal Innocenti (born August 23, 1915, Poppi, Italy) is a cardinal who was a mainstay of the Roman Curia and the Vatican diplomatic corps for many years. ... José Tomás Sánchez (born March 17, 1920) is a Roman Catholic archbishop and Cardinal Priest from the Philippines. ... Coat of arms of Castrillón Hoyos, as depicted on the facade of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano. His Eminence Darío Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos (born 4 July 1929) is a Cardinal Deacon and Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Cláudio Cardinal Hummes is the Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil. ...

Documents

• General Directory for Catechesis
• Directory for the Life and Ministry of Priests

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References

• Congregation for the Clergy. The Roman Curia. Retrieved on May 8, 2005.
• Pastor Bonus. John Paul II: Apostolic Constitutions. Retrieved on May 8, 2005.

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External links

• Giga-Catholic Information