Congregation for the Clergy

Historical Details

• Congregation for Cardinals Interpreters of the Council of Trent
  • Latin Name: Cardinalium Concilii Tridentini interpretum
  • Erected: 2 August 1564
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

• Congregation of the Council
  • Latin Name: Concilii
  • Name Changed: 16th Century
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Roberto Ubaldini † (Jan 1621 Appointed - 22 May 1623 Resigned)
• Cosimo de Torres † (22 May 1623 Appointed - 1626 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Pamphilj † ( 1639 Appointed - 15 Sep 1644 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Francesco Paolucci † (9 Apr 1657 Appointed - 9 Jul 1661 Died)
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (28 Jul 1661 Appointed - 28 Jun 1663 Died)
• Angelo Celsi † ( 1664 Appointed - 6 Nov 1671 Died)
• Federico Baldeschi Colonna † (4 May 1675 Appointed - 4 Oct 1691 Died)
• Galeazzo Marescotti † (10 May 1692 Appointed - Dec 1695 Resigned)
• Bandino Panciatici † (4 Dec 1700 Appointed - 21 Apr 1718 Died)
• Antonio Saverio Gentili † (20 Mar 1737 Appointed - 13 Mar 1753 Died)
• Giovanni Giacomo Millo † (16 Dec 1756 Appointed - 16 Nov 1757 Died)
• Clemente Argenvilliers † (Dec 1757 Appointed - 23 Dec 1758 Died)
• Ferdinando Maria de Rossi † (28 Sep 1759 Appointed - 4 Feb 1775 Died)
• Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze † (22 Mar 1775 Appointed - 23 Jan 1784 Died)
• Guglielmo Pallotta † (1 Jul 1785 Appointed - 21 Sep 1795 Died)
• Giulio Gabrielli † (26 Jul 1814 Appointed - 9 May 1820 Resigned)
• Emmanuele de Gregorio † (6 May 1820 Appointed - 11 Dec 1834 Appointed, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Vincenzo Macchi † (11 Dec 1834 Appointed - 14 Dec 1840 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina)
• Paolo Polidori † (15 Sep 1841 Appointed - 23 Apr 1847 Died)
• Angelo Mai † ( 1851 Appointed - 27 Jun 1853 Appointed, Librarian of the Vatican Library)
• Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo † (27 Jun 1853 Appointed - 26 Sep 1860 Resigned)
• Prospero Caterini † (26 Sep 1860 Appointed - 28 Oct 1881 Died)
• Lorenzo Nina † (7 Nov 1881 Appointed - 25 Jul 1885 Died)
• Luigi Serafini † (31 Jul 1885 Appointed - 19 Jun 1893 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Angelo Di Pietro † (28 Jun 1893 Appointed - 18 Mar 1895 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Vicenzo Vannutelli † (30 Jul 1902 Appointed - 15 Dec 1914 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies)
• Casimiro Gennari † (20 Oct 1908 Appointed - 31 Jan 1914 Died)
• Francesco di Paola Cassetta † (10 Feb 1914 Appointed - 23 Mar 1919 Died)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza † (28 Mar 1919 Appointed - 4 Jul 1930 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office)
• Giulio Serafini † (4 Jul 1930 Appointed - 16 Jul 1938 Died)
• Luigi Maglione † (22 Jul 1938 Appointed - 10 Mar 1939 Appointed, Secretary of the Secretariat of State)
• Francesco Marmaggi † (14 Mar 1939 Appointed - 3 Nov 1949 Died)
• Giuseppe Bruno † (16 Nov 1949 Appointed - 20 Mar 1954 Appointed, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura)
• Pietro Ciriaci † (20 Mar 1954 Appointed - 30 Dec 1966 Died)
• Jean-Marie Villot † (7 Apr 1967 Appointed - 2 May 1969 Appointed, Secretary of the Secretariat of State)
• John Joseph Wright † (23 Apr 1969 Appointed - 10 Aug 1979 Died)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (29 Sep 1979 Appointed - 9 Jan 1986 Retired)
• Antonio Innocenti † (9 Jan 1986 Appointed - 1 Jul 1991 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”)
• José Tomás Sánchez (1 Jul 1991 Appointed - 15 Jun 1996 Retired)
• Darío Castrillón Hoyos (15 Jun 1996 Appointed - 31 Oct 2006 Retired)
• Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (31 Oct 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gilberto Agustoni (Secretary: 18 Dec 1986 to 2 Apr 1992)
• Darío Castrillón Hoyos (Pro-Prefect: 15 Jun 1996; Prefect: 23 Feb 1998 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (Prefect: 31 Oct 2006)
• Mauro Piacenza (Secretary: 7 May 2007)
• José Tomás Sánchez (Prefect: 1 Jul 1991 to 15 Jun 1996)
• Crescenzio Sepe (Secretary: 2 Apr 1992 to 9 Apr 2001)
• Csaba Ternyák (Secretary: 11 Dec 1997 to 15 Mar 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Clemente Argenvilliers † (Prefect: Dec 1757 to 23 Dec 1758)
• Federico Baldeschi Colonna † (Prefect: 4 May 1675 to 4 Oct 1691)
• Giuseppe Bruno † (Secretary: 3 Jul 1930; Prefect: 16 Nov 1949 to 20 Mar 1954)
• Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo † (Prefect: 27 Jun 1853 to 26 Sep 1860)
• Francesco di Paola Cassetta † (Prefect: 10 Feb 1914 to 23 Mar 1919)
• Prospero Caterini † (Prefect: 26 Sep 1860 to 28 Oct 1881)
• Giacomo Cattani † (Secretary: 27 Apr 1875 to 20 Feb 1877)
• Beniamino Cavicchioni † (Pro-Secretary: 22 Oct 1895; Secretary: 11 Jan 1900 to 11 Mar 1910)
• Angelo Celsi † (Prefect: 1664 to 6 Nov 1671)
• Pietro Ciriaci † (Prefect: 20 Mar 1954 to 30 Dec 1966)
• Gaetano De Lai † (Pro-Secretary: 25 Jun 1903; Secretary: 11 Nov 1903 to 20 Oct 1908)
• Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze † (Prefect: 22 Mar 1775 to 23 Jan 1784)
• Angelo Di Pietro † (Prefect: 28 Jun 1893 to 18 Mar 1895)
• Giulio Gabrielli † (Prefect: 26 Jul 1814 to 9 May 1820)
• Casimiro Gennari † (Prefect: 20 Oct 1908 to 31 Jan 1914)
• Antonio Saverio Gentili † (Prefect: 20 Mar 1737 to 13 Mar 1753)
• Pietro Gianelli † (Pro-Secretary: 30 Sep 1861; Secretary: 14 Mar 1868 to 2 Jun 1877)
• Oreste Giorgi † (Secretary: 7 Dec 1911 to 4 Dec 1916)
• Emmanuele de Gregorio † (Prefect: 6 May 1820 to 11 Dec 1834)
• Antonio Innocenti † (Prefect: 9 Jan 1986 to 1 Jul 1991)
• Vincenzo Macchi † (Prefect: 11 Dec 1834 to 14 Dec 1840)
• Luigi Maglione † (Prefect: 22 Jul 1938 to 10 Mar 1939)
• Angelo Mai † (Prefect: 1851 to 27 Jun 1853)
• Galeazzo Marescotti † (Pro-Prefect: 10 May 1692 to Dec 1695)
• Francesco Marmaggi † (Prefect: 14 Mar 1939 to 3 Nov 1949)
• Giovanni Giacomo Millo † (Prefect: 16 Dec 1756 to 16 Nov 1757)
• Giuseppe Mori † (Secretary: 8 Dec 1916 to 30 Sep 1934)
• Lorenzo Nina † (Prefect: 7 Nov 1881 to 25 Jul 1885)
• Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi † (Prefect: 29 Sep 1979 to 9 Jan 1986)
• Pietro Palazzini † (Secretary: 18 Dec 1958 to 13 Jun 1969)
• Guglielmo Pallotta † (Prefect: 1 Jul 1785 to 21 Sep 1795)
• Giovanni Battista Pamphilj † (Prefect: 1639 to 15 Sep 1644)
• Bandino Panciatici † (Prefect: 4 Dec 1700 to 21 Apr 1718)
• Francesco Paolucci † (Prefect: 9 Apr 1657 to 9 Jul 1661)
• Paolo Polidori † (Prefect: 15 Sep 1841 to 23 Apr 1847)
• Basilio Pompilj † (Secretary: 31 Jan 1908 to 1911)
• Francesco Roberti † (Secretary: 9 Mar 1946 to 14 Nov 1959)
• Maximino Romero de Lema † (Secretary: 21 Mar 1973 to 18 Dec 1986)
• Ferdinando Maria de Rossi † (Prefect: 28 Sep 1759 to 4 Feb 1775)
• Giulio Cesare Sacchetti † (Prefect: 28 Jul 1661 to 28 Jun 1663)
• Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza † (Prefect: 28 Mar 1919 to 4 Jul 1930)
• Giulio Serafini † (Secretary: 28 Oct 1923; Prefect: 4 Jul 1930 to 16 Jul 1938)
• Luigi Serafini † (Prefect: 31 Jul 1885 to 19 Jun 1893)
• Cosimo de Torres † (Prefect: 22 May 1623 to 1626)
• Roberto Ubaldini † (Prefect: Jan 1621 to 22 May 1623)
• Vicenzo Vannutelli † (Prefect: 30 Jul 1902 to 15 Dec 1914)
• Isidoro Verga † (Secretary: 29 Jan 1877 to 31 Jul 1885)
• Jean-Marie Villot † (Prefect: 7 Apr 1967 to 2 May 1969)
• John Joseph Wright † (Prefect: 23 Apr 1969 to 10 Aug 1979)