Apostolic Penitentiary (Tribunal) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Type of Jurisdiction: Tribunal
Erected: 12th Century
Curial Office
Roman Curia
Description: regards the internal forum and indulgences. (Pastor Bonus, 117)
Mailing Address: Palazzo della Cancelleria, 00186 Roma, Piazza della Cancelleria, 1
Telephone: 06.69.88.75.26; 06.69.88.75.23
Fax: 06.69.88.75.57

Past and Present Ordinaries

Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (3 Oct 1633 Appointed - 11 Sep 1646 Died)
Serafino Vannutelli † (20 Nov 1899 Appointed - 19 Aug 1915 Died)
Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.SS.R. † (1 Oct 1915 Appointed - 12 Mar 1918 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith)
Oreste Giorgi † (12 Mar 1918 Appointed - 30 Dec 1924 Died)
Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. † (8 Jan 1925 Appointed - 19 Dec 1927 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso)
Lorenzo Lauri † (31 Jul 1927 Appointed - 8 Oct 1941 Died)
Nicola Canali † (15 Oct 1941 Appointed - 3 Aug 1961 Died)
Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (13 Aug 1961 Appointed - 12 Feb 1962 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites)
Fernando Cento † (12 Feb 1962 Appointed - 6 Apr 1967 Retired)
Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto † (7 Apr 1967 Appointed - 1 Mar 1973 Resigned)
Giuseppe Paupini † (21 Mar 1973 Appointed - 8 Apr 1984 Retired)
Luigi Dadaglio † (8 Apr 1984 Appointed - 6 Apr 1990 Retired)
William Wakefield Baum (6 Apr 1990 Appointed - 22 Nov 2001 Retired)
Luigi de Magistris (22 Nov 2001 Appointed - 4 Oct 2003 Retired)
James Francis Stafford (4 Oct 2003 Appointed - 2 Jun 2009 Retired)
Fortunato Baldelli (2 Jun 2009 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
12th Century	Erected		Apostolic Penitentiary (erected)

Fortunato Baldelli (Major Penitentiary: 2 Jun 2009)
William Wakefield Baum (Major Penitentiary: 6 Apr 1990 to 22 Nov 2001)
Luigi de Magistris (Official: 11 Apr 1979; Pro-Major Penitentiary: 22 Nov 2001 to 4 Oct 2003)
Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv. (Official: 16 Feb 2002)
James Francis Stafford (Major Penitentiary: 4 Oct 2003 to 2 Jun 2009)

Antonio (Marcello) Barberini (Sr.), O.F.M. Cap. † (Major Penitentiary: 3 Oct 1633 to 11 Sep 1646)
Nicola Canali † (Major Penitentiary: 15 Oct 1941 to 3 Aug 1961)
Federico Cattani Amadori † (Secretary: 1923 to 16 Dec 1935)
Fernando Cento † (Major Penitentiary: 12 Feb 1962 to 6 Apr 1967)
Luigi Dadaglio † (Pro-Major Penitentiary: 8 Apr 1984; Major Penitentiary: 27 May 1985 to 6 Apr 1990)
Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto † (Major Penitentiary: 7 Apr 1967 to 1 Mar 1973)
Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. † (Major Penitentiary: 8 Jan 1925 to 19 Dec 1927)
Oreste Giorgi † (Major Penitentiary: 12 Mar 1918 to 30 Dec 1924)
Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (Major Penitentiary: 13 Aug 1961 to 12 Feb 1962)
Lorenzo Lauri † (Major Penitentiary: 31 Jul 1927 to 8 Oct 1941)
Giuseppe Paupini † (Major Penitentiary: 21 Mar 1973 to 8 Apr 1984)
Serafino Vannutelli † (Major Penitentiary: 20 Nov 1899 to 19 Aug 1915)
Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.SS.R. † (Major Penitentiary: 1 Oct 1915 to 12 Mar 1918)