Dicastery for the Oriental Churches

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The Dicastery for the Oriental Churches is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing and supporting the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical institution
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
communionWith Bishop of Rome
Holy See
competenceExcludes purely doctrinal questions reserved to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
competenceIncludes approval of liturgical texts of Eastern Catholic Churches
erection of Eastern Catholic ecclesiastical circumscriptions
relations with Eastern Catholic major archbishops
relations with Eastern Catholic patriarchs
territories where Eastern Catholics are numerous
country Vatican City
dateOfEstablishment 1917
establishedBy Pope Benedict XV
establishedByDocument motu proprio Dei Providentis
follows Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
formerName Congregation for the Oriental Churches
hasLeaderTitle prefect
secretary
under-secretary
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/orientchurch
headOfGovernment prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
jurisdiction Eastern Catholic Churches of major archiepiscopal rank
Eastern Catholic Churches of patriarchal rank
other Eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris
language Italian
Latin
locatedIn Vatican City
oversees discipline of Eastern Catholic Churches
governance of Eastern Catholic Churches
pastoral activity of Eastern Catholic Churches
relations between Eastern Catholic Churches and Latin Church
rights of Eastern Catholic faithful
partOf Holy See
Roman Curia
religion Catholic Church
renamedAsDicastery 2022
renamedBy Pope Francis
renamedByDocument apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium
reportsTo Pope
Supreme Pontiff
responsibleFor Eastern Catholic Churches
supports development of Eastern Catholic Churches
formation of Eastern Catholic clergy
formation of Eastern Catholic laity
formation of Eastern Catholic religious
missionary activity of Eastern Catholic Churches

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church ("Dicastery for the Eastern Churches")
Catholic Church hierarchy in Argentina ("Dicastery for the Eastern Churches")
subjectTo
Dei Providentis
appliesTo
Dicastery for Bishops ("Dicastery for the Eastern Churches")
collaboratesWith
Dei Providentis
createdBody
Dicastery for the Oriental Churches ("Congregation for the Oriental Churches")
formerName
Roman Curia
hasPart

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