Doctrine of the Faith (Congregation) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Cardinal, Prefect
John Joseph Kennedy, Secretary
Armando Matteo, Secretary
Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Adjunct Secretary
Charles Jude Scicluna, Adjunct Secretary
Matteo Visioli, Under Secretary
José Luis Mollaghan, Official
Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
Guido Pozzo, Secretary Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Congregation
Name Changed: 7 December 1965
Curial Office
Roman Curia
Description: promote and safeguard the doctrine on faith and morals in the whole Catholic world; so it has competence in things that touch this matter in any way. (Pastor Bonus, 48)
Section on the Vatican Website: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/
Official Web Site: http://www.doctrinafidei.va/
Archives: http://www.acdf.va/
Mailing Address: Piazza della stessa Congregaziione, 00120 Citta del Vaticano, Italy
Telephone: 06.69.89.59.11
Fax: 06.69.88.34.09

Historical Details

Congregation for Universal Inquisition
- Latin Name: Romanae et Universalis Inquisitionis
- Established: 21 July 1542
- Curial Office
- Roman Curia
Congregation of the Holy Office
- Latin Name: Sancti Officii
- Name Changed: 1908
- Curial Office
- Roman Curia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alfredo Ottaviani † (9 Feb 1966 Appointed - 8 Jan 1968 Retired)
Franjo Šeper † (8 Jan 1968 Appointed - 25 Nov 1981 Retired)
Joseph Ratzinger (25 Nov 1981 Appointed - 2 Apr 2005 Ceased, President of the International Theological Commission)
William Joseph Levada † (13 May 2005 Appointed - 2 Jul 2012 Retired)
Gerhard Ludwig Müller (2 Jul 2012 Appointed - 1 Jul 2017 Ceased)
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (1 Jul 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Congregation for Universal Inquisition
21 July 1542	Established		Congregation for Universal Inquisition
Congregation of the Holy Office
1908	Name Changed	Congregation for Universal Inquisition	Congregation of the Holy Office
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
7 December 1965	Name Changed	Congregation of the Holy Office	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
19 January 2019	Territory Added	Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (suppressed)	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (Secretary: 19 Dec 2002 to 9 Jul 2008)
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. (Secretary: 13 Jun 1995 to 10 Dec 2002)
Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. (Adjunct Secretary: 21 Sep 2013)
John Joseph Kennedy (Official: 2003; Secretary: 23 Apr 2022)
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. (Secretary: 9 Jul 2008; Prefect: 1 Jul 2017 - )
Armando Matteo (Official: 12 Apr 2021; Secretary: 23 Apr 2022)
José Luis Mollaghan (Official: 19 May 2014)
Giacomo Morandi (Under Secretary: 27 Oct 2015; Secretary: 18 Jul 2017 to 10 Jan 2022)
Gerhard Ludwig Müller (Prefect: 2 Jul 2012 to 1 Jul 2017)
Guido Pozzo
Joseph Ratzinger (Prefect: 25 Nov 1981 to 2 Apr 2005)
Charles Jude Scicluna (Adjunct Secretary: 13 Nov 2018)
Matteo Visioli (Under Secretary: 14 Sep 2017)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Leonardo Antonelli † (Secretary: 8 Nov 1800 to 23 Jan 1811)
Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (Secretary: 1629 to 1633)
Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † (Secretary: 25 Jan 1883 to 30 Jan 1884)
Camillo Borghese † (Secretary: 1602 to 1605)
Alberto Bovone † (Secretary: 8 Apr 1984 to 13 Jun 1995)
Nicola Canali † (Official: 27 Jun 1926 to 20 Mar 1939)
Prospero Caterini † (Secretary: 21 Dec 1876 to 28 Oct 1881)
Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (Secretary: 20 May 1814 to 2 Apr 1830)
Cesare Facchinetti † (Secretary: 1679 to 30 Jan 1683)
Domenico Ferrata † (Secretary: 2 Jan 1914 to 10 Oct 1914)
Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † (Secretary: 14 Jun 1973 to 8 Apr 1984)
William Joseph Levada † (Prefect: 13 May 2005 to 2 Jul 2012)
Vincenzo Macchi † (Secretary: 25 Apr 1844 to 30 Sep 1860)
Alessandro Macioti † (Official: 11 Apr 1856 to 18 Jan 1859)
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani † (Secretary: 30 Apr 1939 to 13 Jan 1951)
Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta † (Secretary: 14 Oct 1914 to 26 Feb 1930)
Raffaele Monaco La Valletta † (Secretary: 15 Feb 1884 to 14 Jul 1896)
Alfredo Ottaviani † (Pro-Secretary: 15 Jan 1953; Secretary: 7 Nov 1959; Pro-Prefect: 9 Feb 1966 to 8 Jan 1968)
Pietro Ottoboni † (Secretary: 14 Jun 1726 to 29 Feb 1740)
Bartolomeo Pacca † (Secretary: 5 Apr 1830 to 19 Apr 1844)
Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. † (Secretary: 30 Mar 1882 to 25 Jan 1883)
Fabrizio Paolucci † (Secretary: 1725 to 12 Jun 1726)
Pietro Parente † (Official: 23 Oct 1959; Secretary: 7 Dec 1965 to 1967)
Lucido Maria Parocchi † (Secretary: 5 Aug 1896 to 15 Jan 1903)
Costantino Patrizi Naro † (Secretary: 10 Oct 1860 to 17 Dec 1876)
Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. † (Secretary: 29 Jun 1967 to 6 Mar 1973)
Giuseppe Pizzardo † (Secretary: 16 Feb 1951 to 12 Oct 1959)
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro † (Secretary: 30 Dec 1908 to 16 Dec 1913)
Donato Raffaele Sbarretti (Tazza) † (Secretary: 4 Jul 1930 to 1 Apr 1939)
Franjo Šeper † (Pro-Prefect: 8 Jan 1968; Prefect: 1 Mar 1968 to 25 Nov 1981)
Fabrizio Spada † (Secretary: 1716 to 15 Jun 1717)
Serafino Vannutelli † (Secretary: 16 Jan 1903 to 31 Dec 1908)

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased