Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

Historical Details

• Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Pontifical Council
  • Established: 15 July 1971
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia
  • Description: shows the solicitude of the Catholic Church for the needy, to foster human fraternity and make manifest Christ’s charity. (Pastor Bonus, 145)
  • Mailing Address: 00193 Roma, Palazzo San Pio X, Via della Conciliazione, 5
  • Telephone: 06.69.88.94.11
  • Fax: 06.69.88.73.01; 06.69.88.73.11

Past Ordinaries

• Jean-Marie Villot † (15 Jul 1971 Appointed - 4 Sep 1978 Resigned)
• Bernardin Gantin † (7 Nov 1977 Appointed - 8 Apr 1984 Resigned)
• Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (8 Apr 1984 Appointed - 2 Dec 1995 Resigned)
• Paul Josef Cordes † (2 Dec 1995 Appointed - 7 Oct 2010 Retired)
• Robert Sarah (7 Oct 2010 Appointed - 24 Nov 2014 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso (Official: 1 Mar 1996; Secretary: 22 Jun 2010 to 1 Jan 2017)
• Iván Antonio Marín López (Secretary: 1992 to 19 Apr 1997)
• Robert Sarah (President: 7 Oct 2010 to 24 Nov 2014)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alfredo Bruniera † (Vice President: 6 Nov 1978 to 10 Dec 1981)
• Paul Josef Cordes † (President: 2 Dec 1995 to 7 Oct 2010)
• Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (President: 8 Apr 1984 to 2 Dec 1995)
• Bernardin Gantin † (Vice President: 5 Jan 1976; Pro-President: 7 Nov 1977; President: 4 Sep 1978 to 8 Apr 1984)
• Ramón Torrella Cascante † (Vice President: 22 Jul 1971 to 20 Dec 1975)
• Jean-Marie Villot † (President: 15 Jul 1971 to 4 Sep 1978)
• Alois Wagner † (Vice President: 12 Oct 1981 to 1 Oct 1992)