Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
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The Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith was the head of the Vatican department responsible for directing and overseeing Catholic missionary activity and the spread of the faith worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith canonical | 2 |
| Roman Curia (as prefect of a congregation) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
curial office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prefect of Propaganda Fide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ⓘ Prefect of the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | dicastery-level institutions of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
undersecretaries and officials of the congregation ⓘ |
| createdFor | centralized governance of Catholic missions ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerThrough |
congregation ordinary sessions
ⓘ
congregation plenary sessions ⓘ |
| governs | administrative, financial, and pastoral aspects of missions ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Latin-rite mission dioceses
ⓘ
certain Eastern Catholic mission jurisdictions ⓘ |
| headOf | Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
allocation of resources to mission territories
ⓘ
appointment of bishops in mission territories ⓘ coordination of Catholic missionary expansion in the early modern period ⓘ erection of new dioceses in mission lands ⓘ supervision of missionary clergy and religious institutes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide Catholic missionary activity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Praefectus Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palazzo di Propaganda Fide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTypically | senior curial cardinals ⓘ |
| oversees |
Pontifical Mission Societies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mission territories ⓘ missionary congregations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense and spread of the Catholic faith in non-Christian regions
ⓘ
promotion of evangelization of peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| reportsTo |
Pope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Pontiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of evangelization in mission territories
ⓘ
direction of Catholic missionary work ⓘ oversight of the spread of the Catholic faith worldwide ⓘ |
| seat | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (mission section) ⓘ |
| typeOfLeadership | department head ⓘ |
| typicalRank | cardinal ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Curia (as prefect of a congregation)