DDF
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DDF canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
ⓘ
department of the Holy See ⓘ dicastery of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DDF self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| dateRenamed | 2022 ⓘ |
| field |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ |
| formerName |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
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"
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium
|
| locatedIn | Apostolic Palace ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Holy See ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Curia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith