DDF

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abbreviation department of the Holy See dicastery of the Roman Curia

DDF is the commonly used abbreviation for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abbreviation → department of the Holy See → dicastery of the Roman Curia →
abbreviation	DDF →
country	Vatican City →
dateRenamed	2022 →
field	Catholic theology → canon law →
formerName	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith → Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition →
hasSection	Disciplinary Section → Doctrinal Section → Marriage Office →
headquartersLocation	Vatican City →
jurisdiction	Holy See →
leaderTitle	Prefect → Secretary → Undersecretary →
legalBasis	Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium →
locatedIn	Apostolic Palace →
officialLanguage	Italian → Latin →
parentOrganization	Holy See →
partOf	Roman Curia →
precededBy	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith →
religion	Catholic Church →
responsibility	assisting the Pope in matters of faith and morals → dealing with doctrinal offenses → examining writings and teachings on faith and morals → handling certain grave canonical crimes → issuing doctrinal documents → promoting Catholic doctrine → safeguarding Catholic doctrine →
standsFor	Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith →
subordinateTo	Pope →
typeOfJurisdiction	disciplinary → doctrinal →
website	https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/ →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith →	abbreviation
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith →	shortName