Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Historical Details

• Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
  • Latin Name: ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam
  • Established: 5 June 1960
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

• Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
  • Latin Name: ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam
  • Elevated: 28 June 1988
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia
  • Description: engage in ecumenical work through timely initiatives and activities, labouring to restore unity among Christians. (Pastor Bonus, 135)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Augustin Bea, S.J. † (6 Jun 1960 Appointed - 16 Nov 1968 Died)
• Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (12 Apr 1969 Appointed - 12 Dec 1989 Retired)
• Edward Idris Cassidy † (12 Dec 1989 Appointed - 3 Mar 2001 Retired)
• Walter Kasper (3 Mar 2001 Appointed - 1 Jul 2010 Retired)
• Kurt Koch (1 Jul 2010 Appointed - 28 Feb 2013 Ceased)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Brian Farrell, L.C. (Secretary: 19 Dec 2002 to 23 Feb 2024)
• Walter Kasper (Secretary: 16 Mar 1999; President: 3 Mar 2001 to 1 Jul 2010)
• Kurt Koch (President: 1 Jul 2010 to 28 Feb 2013; Prefect: 5 Jun 2022 to 21 Apr 2025)
• Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S. (Secretary: 3 Mar 2001 to 15 Nov 2002)
• Flavio Pace (Secretary: 23 Feb 2024)
• Andrea Palmieri (Under Secretary: 4 Sep 2012)
• Jean-Claude Périsset (Official: 16 Nov 1996 to 12 Nov 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Augustin Bea, S.J. † (President: 6 Jun 1960 to 16 Nov 1968)
• Edward Idris Cassidy † (President: 12 Dec 1989 to 3 Mar 2001)
• Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. † (Secretary: 25 Apr 1983 to 16 Mar 1999)
• Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † (Secretary: 12 Apr 1969 to 14 Jun 1973)
• Ramón Torrella Cascante † (Vice President: 20 Dec 1975 to 11 Apr 1983)
• Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (Secretary: 28 Jun 1960; President: 12 Apr 1969 to 12 Dec 1989)

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