The headquarters of the Propaganda fide in Rome, North facade on Piazza di Spagna by architect Bernini, the southwest facade seen here by Borromini: etching by Giuseppe Vasi, 1761 [1]

The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsibile for missionary work and related activities. It is perhaps better known by its former title, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide). Renamed by Pope John Paul II in 1982, its mission continues unbroken. The modern term "propaganda" derives from the name of the Congregation and its mission; the word did not acquire negative connotations until the nationalistic propaganda campaigns of World War I. Collegio di Propaganda Fide, etching by Giuseppe Vasi This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Collegio di Propaganda Fide, etching by Giuseppe Vasi This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Francesco Borromini (September 25, 1599 – August 3, 1667 in Rome) was a prominent and influential Baroque architect, and active in Rome and contemporary with the prolific papal architect and often rival, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. ... A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church. ... The Roman Curia (sometimes, if inaccurately, 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. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1], sometimes referred to as John Paul The Great, (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Propaganda in the United States be merged into this article or section. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First...

Founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV's bull Inscrutabili Divinae, the body was charged with fostering the spread of Catholicism and with the regulation of Catholic ecclesiastical affairs in non-Catholic countries. The intrinsic importance of its duties and the extraordinary extent of its authority and of the territory under its jurisdiction have caused the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda to be known as the "red pope". Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi (January 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623), Pope (1621-1623), born at Bologna, succeeded Paul V on February 9, 1621. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ...

At the time of its inception, the expansion of colonial administrations was coming to be largely in Dutch and English hands, both Protestant countries intent on spreading these religious doctrines in the wake of commercial empire, and Rome perceived the very real threat of Protestantism spreading in the wake of commercial empire. By 1648, with the end of the Thirty Years' War, the official religious balance of established Christianity in Europe was permanently stabilized, but new fields for evangelization were offered by vast regions of Asia, Africa and the Americas then being explored. It has been suggested that Corporate colonialism be merged into this article or section. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... // Events January 17 - Englands Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. ... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631). ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ...

There had already been a less formally instituted cardinal committee concerned with propaganda fide since the time of Pope Gregory XIII (1572 - 1585), who were especially charged with promoting the union with Rome of the long-established eastern Christian communities: Slavs, Greeks, Syrians, Egyptians, and Abyssinians. This was the traditional direction for the Catholic Church to look for evangelizing. Catechisms were printed in many languages and seminarians sent to places as far as Malabar. The most concrete result was the union with Rome of the Ruthenian Catholic communion, most concentrated in modern day Ukraine and Belarus; the union was formalized at Brest in 1508. Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni (January 7, 1502 – April 10, 1585) was pope from 1572 to 1585. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Codex Manesse, fol. ... It has been suggested that Malabarian Coast be merged into this article or section. ... Ruthenia is a name applied to parts of Eastern Europe which were populated by Eastern Slavic peoples, as well as to various states that existed in this territory in the past. ... Union of Brest (Belarusian: Берасьце́йская ву́нія) refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the (Ruthenian) Church of Rus, the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus, to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the (patriarch) Pope of Rome. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The death of Gregory XV the following year did not interrupt the organization, for the next pope, Urban VIII (1623-1644), was Cardinal Barberini, one of the original thirteen members of the congregation. Under Urban VIII, a central seminary (the Collegium urbanum) was set up for training missionaries. The Congregation also operated the polyglot printing press in Rome, printing catechisms in many languages. Their procurators were especially active in China from 1705, moving between Macao and Canton before finally settling in Hong Kong in 1842. Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi (January 9, 1554 – July 8, 1623), Pope (1621-1623), born at Bologna, succeeded Paul V on February 9, 1621. ... Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 – July 29, 1644) was Pope from 1623 to 1644. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In strongly Protestant areas, the operations of the Congregation were considered subversive: the first missionary to be killed was in Grisons, Switzerland, in April 1622, before the papal bull authorizing its creation had been disseminated. Grisons or Graubünden (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ...

These "Cardinals in General Congregation" met weekly, keeping their records in Latin until 1657, then in Italian. The minutes are available in microfilm (filling 84 reels) at large libraries. In the course of their work, the Propaganda fide missionaries accumulated the objects now in the Vatican Museum's Ethnological Missionary Museum. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Categories: Stub | Vatican City ...

On 6 May 2006 Carlo Cardinal Caffara was named a member of the Congregation. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prefects

• Antonio Maria Cardinal Sauli (1622)
• Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi (1622-1632)
• Antonio Marcello Cardinal Barberini (1632-1671)
• Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni (1671-1698)
• Carlo Cardinal Berberini (1698-1704)
• Giuseppe Cardinal Sacripanti (1704-1727)
• Vincenzo Cardinal Petra (1727-1747)
• Silvio Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga (1747-1756)
• Giuseppe Cardinal Spinelli (1756-1763)
• Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Castelli (1763-1780)
• Leonardo Cardinal Antonelli (1780-1795)
• Giacinto Cardinal Sigismondo Gerdil (1795-1802)
• Stefano Cardinal Borgia (pro-prefect 1798-1800, prefect 1802-1804)
• Antonio Cardinal Dugnani (1804-1805)
• Michele Cardinal di Pietro (1805-1814)
• Lorenzo Cardinal Litta (1814-1818)
• Francesco Cardinal Fontana (1818-1822)
• Ercole Cardinal Consalvi (pro-prefect 1822-1824, prefect 1824)
• Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (pro-prefect 1824-1826)
• Mauro Cardinal Capellari (1826-1831)
• Carlo Maria Cardinal Pedicini (1831-1834)
• Filippo Cardinal Fransoni (1834-1856)
• Allesandro Cardinal Barnabò (1856-1874)
• Alessandro Cardinal Franchi (1874-1878)
• Giovanni Cardinal Simeoni (1878-1892)
• Mieczysław Cardinal Ledóchowski (1892-1902)
• Girolamo Maria Cardinal Gotti (1902-1916)
• Domenico Cardinal Serafini (pro-prefect 1916, prefect 1916-1918)
• Willem Marinus Cardinal van Rossum (1918-1932)
• Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi (1933-1960)
• Samual Alphonse Cardinal Stritch (pro-prefect 1958)
• Grégoire-Pierre Cardinal Agagianian (pro-prefect 1958-1960, prefect 1960-1970)
• Agnelo Cardinal Rossi (1970-1984)
• Dermot Ryan (pro-prefect 1984-1985)
• Jozef Cardinal Tomko (pro-prefect 1985, prefect 1985-2001)
• Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe (2001-2006)
• Ivan Cardinal Dias (2006- )

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External links

• Notre Dame University site gives history of the Propaganda Fide, with details of its organization
• the Collegio di Propaganda Fide: photos and history
• Official Propaganda Fide website
• Satellite Photo. The Collegio is the large rhomboidal block buildings that lie just south of the Spanish steps (narrow tip and Bernini facade facing northeast to Piazza di Spagna).