Causes of Saints (Congregation) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Marcello Semeraro, Cardinal, Prefect
Fabio Fabene, Secretary
Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F., Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
Marcello Bartolucci, Secretary Emeritus
Michele Di Ruberto, Secretary Emeritus
Edward Nowak, Secretary Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Congregation
Name Changed: 1969
Curial Office
Roman Curia
Description: deals with everything which, according to the established way, leads to the canonization of the servants of God. (Pastor Bonus, 71)
Official Web Site: http://www.causesanti.va/
Section on the Vatican Website: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/csaints/
Mailing Address: Palazzo delle Congregazioni, 00193 Roma, Piazza Pio XII, 10
Telephone: 06.69.88.42.44
Fax: 06.69.88.19.35

Historical Details

Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
- Latin Name: Sacrorum Rituum
- Established: 22 January 1588
- Curial Office
- Roman Curia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (22 Jan 1588 Appointed - 14 Feb 1603 Died)
Tolomeo Gallio † (14 Feb 1603 Appointed - 3 Feb 1607 Died)
Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) † (3 Feb 1607 Appointed - 9 Aug 1611 Died)
Flavio Chigi (Jr.) † (12 Feb 1759 Appointed - 12 Jul 1771 Died)
Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni † ( 1771 Appointed - 23 Dec 1780 Died)
Giovanni Archinto † (Jan 1781 Appointed - 9 Feb 1799 Died)
Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (30 Oct 1800 Appointed - 20 May 1814 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition)
Giorgio Doria Pamphilj Landi † (10 Feb 1821 Appointed - 16 Nov 1837 Died)
Carlo Maria Pedicini † (2 Jul 1830 Appointed - 4 Feb 1831 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith)
Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 1 May 1844 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies)
Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (8 Jun 1847 Appointed - 12 May 1854 Died)
Costantino Patrizi Naro † (27 Jun 1854 Appointed - 10 Oct 1860 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition)
Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † (20 Dec 1876 Appointed - 18 Oct 1877 Appointed, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary)
Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (18 Oct 1877 Appointed - 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index)
Domenico Bartolini † (15 Jul 1878 Appointed - 15 Jan 1886 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
Angelo Bianchi † (15 Nov 1887 Appointed - 14 Mar 1889 Appointed, Pro-Datary of the Apostolic Datary)
Carlo Laurenzi † (14 Mar 1889 Appointed - 3 Oct 1889 Resigned)
Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (3 Oct 1889 Appointed - 15 Jun 1897 Resigned)
Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (15 Jun 1897 Appointed - 26 Mar 1900 Died)
Domenico Ferrata † (23 Oct 1900 Appointed - 26 Oct 1908 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacraments)
Serafino Cretoni † (7 Jan 1903 Appointed - 3 Feb 1909 Died)
Luigi Tripepi † (7 Jan 1903 Appointed - 29 Dec 1906 Died)
Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (8 Feb 1909 Appointed - 4 Jul 1918 Died)
Scipione Tecchi † (8 Nov 1914 Appointed - 7 Feb 1915 Died)
Antonio Vico † (11 Feb 1915 Appointed - 25 Feb 1929 Died)
Camillo Laurenti † (12 Mar 1929 Appointed - 6 Sep 1938 Died)
Carlo Salotti † (14 Sep 1938 Appointed - 24 Oct 1947 Died)
Clemente Micara † (11 Nov 1950 Appointed - 17 Jan 1953 Resigned)
Gaetano Cicognani † (7 Dec 1953 Appointed - 5 Feb 1962 Died)
Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (12 Feb 1962 Appointed - 9 Jan 1968 Retired)
Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. † (8 Jan 1968 Appointed - 7 May 1969 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship)
Paolo Bertoli † (7 May 1969 Appointed - 1 Mar 1973 Resigned)
Luigi Raimondi † (21 Mar 1973 Appointed - 24 Jun 1975 Died)
Corrado Bafile † (18 Jul 1975 Appointed - 27 Jun 1980 Retired)
Pietro Palazzini † (27 Jun 1980 Appointed - 1 Jul 1988 Retired)
Angelo Felici † (1 Jul 1988 Appointed - 13 Jun 1995 Retired)
Alberto Bovone † (13 Jun 1995 Appointed - 17 Apr 1998 Died)
José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (30 May 1998 Appointed - 9 Jul 2008 Retired)
Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (9 Jul 2008 Appointed - 31 Aug 2018 Retired)
Giovanni Angelo Becciu (1 Sep 2018 Appointed - 24 Sep 2020 Resigned)
Marcello Semeraro (15 Oct 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
22 January 1588	Established		Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
28 January 1904	Territory Added	Congregation for Indulgences and Relics (suppressed)	Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
29 June 1908	Established	Congregation of (Sacred) Rites	Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
1969	Name Changed	Congregation of (Sacred) Rites	Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (Prefect: 9 Jul 2008 to 31 Aug 2018)
Marcello Bartolucci (Secretary: 29 Dec 2010 to 18 Jan 2021)
Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Prefect: 1 Sep 2018 to 24 Sep 2020)
Michele Di Ruberto (Secretary: 5 May 2007 to 2010)
Fabio Fabene (Secretary: 18 Jan 2021)
Edward Nowak (Secretary: 24 Feb 1990 to 5 May 2007)
José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (Prefect: 30 May 1998 to 9 Jul 2008)
Marcello Semeraro (Prefect: 15 Oct 2020 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (Prefect: 3 Oct 1889 to 15 Jun 1897)
Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. † (Secretary: 26 Jan 1965 to 2 Feb 1973)
Giovanni Archinto † (Prefect: Jan 1781 to 9 Feb 1799)
Corrado Bafile † (Pro-Prefect: 18 Jul 1975; Prefect: 25 May 1976 to 27 Jun 1980)
Domenico Bartolini † (Prefect: 15 Jul 1878 to 15 Jan 1886)
Julius Benigni † (Secretary: 8 Nov 1625 to 1 Jun 1628)
Paolo Bertoli † (Prefect: 7 May 1969 to 1 Mar 1973)
Angelo Bianchi † (Prefect: 15 Nov 1887 to 14 Mar 1889)
Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † (Prefect: 20 Dec 1876 to 18 Oct 1877)
Alberto Bovone † (Pro-Prefect: 13 Jun 1995; Prefect: 23 Feb 1998 to 17 Apr 1998)
Alfonso Carinci † (Secretary: 3 Apr 1930 to 5 Jan 1960)
Giuseppe Casoria † (Secretary: 2 Feb 1973 to 24 Aug 1981)
Flavio Chigi (Jr.) † (Prefect: 12 Feb 1759 to 12 Jul 1771)
Gaetano Cicognani † (Prefect: 7 Dec 1953 to 5 Feb 1962)
Serafino Cretoni † (Prefect: 7 Jan 1903 to 3 Feb 1909)
Traian Crisan † (Secretary: 7 Dec 1981 to 24 Feb 1990)
Enrico Dante † (Secretary: 5 Jan 1960 to 24 Apr 1967)
Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (Prefect: 30 Oct 1800 to 20 May 1814)
Giorgio Doria Pamphilj Landi † (Prefect: 10 Feb 1821 to 16 Nov 1837)
Angelo Felici † (Prefect: 1 Jul 1988 to 13 Jun 1995)
Domenico Ferrata † (Prefect: 23 Oct 1900 to 26 Oct 1908)
Tolomeo Gallio † (Prefect: 14 Feb 1603 to 3 Feb 1607)
Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (Gonza) † (Prefect: 22 Jan 1588 to 14 Feb 1603)
Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 8 Jan 1968 to 7 May 1969)
Pietro La Fontaine † (Secretary: 1 Apr 1910 to 5 Mar 1915)
Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (Prefect: 8 Jun 1847 to 12 May 1854)
Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (Prefect: 12 Feb 1962 to 9 Jan 1968)
Camillo Laurenti † (Prefect: 12 Mar 1929 to 6 Sep 1938)
Carlo Laurenzi † (Prefect: 14 Mar 1889 to 3 Oct 1889)
Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni † (Prefect: 1771 to 23 Dec 1780)
Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (Prefect: 8 Feb 1909 to 4 Jul 1918)
Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † (Prefect: 18 Oct 1877 to 15 Jul 1878)
Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (Prefect: 15 Jun 1897 to 26 Mar 1900)
Clemente Micara † (Pro-Prefect: 11 Nov 1950 to 17 Jan 1953)
Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Prefect: 28 Nov 1843 to 1 May 1844)
Pietro Palazzini † (Prefect: 27 Jun 1980 to 1 Jul 1988)
Diomede Panici † (Secretary: 2 Oct 1896 to 6 Aug 1909)
Costantino Patrizi Naro † (Prefect: 27 Jun 1854 to 10 Oct 1860)
Carlo Maria Pedicini † (Prefect: 2 Jul 1830 to 4 Feb 1831)
Domenico Pinelli (Sr.) † (Prefect: 3 Feb 1607 to 9 Aug 1611)
Luigi Raimondi † (Prefect: 21 Mar 1973 to 24 Jun 1975)
Placido Ralli † (Secretary: Apr 1875 to 11 Dec 1884)
Carlo Salotti † (Prefect: 14 Sep 1938 to 24 Oct 1947)
Scipione Tecchi † (Pro-Prefect: 8 Nov 1914 to 7 Feb 1915)
Luigi Tripepi † (Secretary: 16 Jun 1894 to 1 Oct 1896; Prefect: 7 Jan 1903; Pro-Prefect: 28 Jan 1904 to 29 Dec 1906)
Alessandro Verde † (Secretary: 26 Jun 1915 to 17 Dec 1925)
Antonio Vico † (Pro-Prefect: 11 Feb 1915; Prefect: 8 Jul 1918 to 25 Feb 1929)

Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased