organ of the Holy See

C1015 concept

An organ of the Holy See is an official body, institution, or office that acts on behalf of the Holy See to exercise its spiritual, administrative, diplomatic, or judicial functions within the Catholic Church and in relations with states and international organizations.

Aliases (39)

ecclesiastical office ×56
dicastery of the Roman Curia ×29
department of the Holy See ×16
Catholic ecclesiastical institution ×4
Vatican body ×4
congregation of the Roman Curia ×3
office of the Roman Curia ×3
pontifical academy ×3
section of dicastery ×3
tribunal of the Catholic Church ×3
Vatican department ×2
central governing body of the Holy See ×2
department of the Roman Curia ×2
pontifical commission ×2
Holy See representation ×1
Roman Curia body ×1
Vatican administrative body ×1
Vatican media outlet ×1
administrative office of the Holy See ×1
commission of the Roman Curia ×1
department of a dicastery ×1
dicastery of the Catholic Church ×1
dicastery-level committee ×1
diplomatic service of the Holy See ×1
ecumenical office ×1
financial office of the Holy See ×1
former department of the Holy See ×1
former department of the Roman Curia ×1
institution of the Holy See ×1
organ of the Catholic Church ×1
organ of the Roman Curia ×1
papal almoner ×1
papal charitable office ×1
papal household office ×1
section of a Roman Curia dicastery ×1
section of a dicastery of the Roman Curia ×1
section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ×1
section of the Secretariat of State ×1
supreme court of the Catholic Church ×1

Instances (160)

Dicastery for the Service of Charity ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Dean of Westminster ("ecclesiastical office")
Dicastery for the Oriental Churches ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Dicastery for Bishops ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Archbishop of Canterbury ("ecclesiastical office")
Dicastery for the Clergy ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Roman Curia
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations ("section of the Secretariat of State")
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Dicastery for Culture and Education ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Apostolic Camera ("financial office of the Holy See")
Dicastery for Legislative Texts ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Lord Spiritual ("ecclesiastical office")
Secretariat of State ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Prefecture of the Papal Household ("department of the Holy See")
Dicastery for Communication ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
President of the House of Deputies ("ecclesiastical office")
Vice President of the House of Deputies ("ecclesiastical office")
Secretariat of State of the Holy See ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Secretary of the House of Deputies ("ecclesiastical office")
Archbishop of York ("ecclesiastical office")
Apostolic Nunciature ("Holy See representation")
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences ("pontifical academy")
Abbot Primate ("ecclesiastical office")
Pontifical Councils ("department of the Roman Curia")
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe ("ecclesiastical office")
Moderator of the General Assembly ("ecclesiastical office")
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ("ecclesiastical office")
Catholicos of All Armenians ("ecclesiastical office")
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Obispo Máximo ("ecclesiastical office")
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("ecclesiastical office")
Council for the Economy ("Vatican body")
Office of the Auditor General ("office of the Roman Curia")
Commission for Confidential Matters ("commission of the Roman Curia")
Committee for Investments ("Vatican body")
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Roman Rota ("tribunal of the Catholic Church")
Major Penitentiary ("ecclesiastical office")
DDF ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Doctrinal Section ("section of dicastery")
Disciplinary Section ("section of a Roman Curia dicastery")
Marriage Office ("office of the Roman Curia")
International Theological Commission ("Vatican body")
Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George ("ecclesiastical office")
Master of the Children ("ecclesiastical office")
Pontifical Biblical Commission ("pontifical commission")
Dean of Norwich ("ecclesiastical office")
Dean of Canterbury ("ecclesiastical office")
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Prelate of the Order of the Garter ("ecclesiastical office")
Sovereign of the Vatican City State ("ecclesiastical office")
Archbishop of Córdoba ("ecclesiastical office")
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti ("ecclesiastical office")
Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World ("section of a dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches ("section of dicastery")
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ("pontifical academy")
Apostolic Almonry ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski ("papal almoner")
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle ("ecclesiastical office")
Bishop of Nueve de Julio ("ecclesiastical office")
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) ("ecclesiastical office")
Sacred Congregation of the Council ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Apostolic Signatura ("tribunal of the Catholic Church")
Undersecretary for Religious ("ecclesiastical office")
Sacred Congregation for Religious ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (ex officio) ("ecclesiastical office")
Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica ("ecclesiastical office")
Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State ("pontifical commission")
L'Osservatore Romano ("Vatican media outlet")
Secretariat for the Economy ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale ("ecclesiastical office")
Eastern Section ("section of dicastery")
Western Section ("ecclesiastical office")
Serbian Patriarch ("ecclesiastical office")
Section for Education ("ecclesiastical office")
Papacy ("ecclesiastical office")
Archbishop of Santiago ("ecclesiastical office")
Apostolic Penitentiary ("tribunal of the Catholic Church")
Grand Master of the Order of Christ ("ecclesiastical office")
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' ("ecclesiastical office")
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ("ecclesiastical office")
Archbishop of Milan ("ecclesiastical office")
Section for the Laity ("ecclesiastical office")
Section for the Family ("ecclesiastical office")
Section for Life ("department of a dicastery")
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana ("ecclesiastical office")
Secretariat for Non-Christians ("department of the Roman Curia")
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece ("ecclesiastical office")
Royal Almonry ("ecclesiastical office")
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ("ecclesiastical office")
Patriarch of All Romania ("ecclesiastical office")
Patriarch of Bulgaria ("ecclesiastical office")
Pope ("ecclesiastical office")
Presiding Bishop ("ecclesiastical office")
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ("ecclesiastical office")
Pontifical Academy of Sciences ("pontifical academy")
Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi ("ecclesiastical office")
Dicastery for the Evangelization ("dicastery of the Roman Curia")
Patriarch of Jerusalem ("ecclesiastical office")