Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide

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The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic missionary organization
congregation of the Roman Curia
dicastery of the Roman Curia
alsoKnownAs Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
surface form: Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith

Propaganda Fide
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
surface form: Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
approvedBy Pope Gregory XV
architectOfHeadquarters Francesco Borromini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
archivesContain records of Catholic missions worldwide
archivesLocation Vatican City
confirmedBy Pope Urban VIII
country Papal States
Vatican City
dateFounded 1622-01-06
fieldOfWork Catholic missiology
evangelization
missionary work
foundedBy Pope Gregory XV
hasItalianName Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sacra Congregazione de Propaganda Fide
hasLatinName Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide
hasTypeOfHead cardinal prefect
secretary
substitute or undersecretary
headquartersLocation Palazzo di Propaganda Fide
Rome
influenced development of local Catholic hierarchies in mission territories
formation of indigenous clergy
global Catholic missionary strategy
jurisdictionOver Catholic missions in territories without established hierarchy
missionary congregations and institutes
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lazio
Rome’s Piazza di Spagna area
motto Society for the Propagation of the Faith
surface form: Propaganda Fide (for the propagation of the faith)
namedAfter propagation of the faith
partOf Roman Curia
primaryRole coordination of Catholic missions in non-Catholic countries
direction of Catholic missionary activity worldwide
oversight of evangelization of peoples
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
reorganizedAs Dicastery for the Evangelization
surface form: Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
subordinateTo Pope
Pope
surface form: Supreme Pontiff
successorOrganization Dicastery for the Evangelization
surface form: Dicastery for Evangelization
supervised appointment of vicars apostolic
approval of missionary strategies and policies
distribution of missionary funds
erection of apostolic vicariates and prefectures
timePeriod contemporary period (until its reorganization)
early modern period
modern period
usedLanguage Italian
Latin

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Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide alsoKnownAs Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
this entity surface form: Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide alsoKnownAs Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
this entity surface form: Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide hasItalianName Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sacra Congregazione de Propaganda Fide
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide hasLatinName Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide
Dicastery for the Evangelization hasPredecessor Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
Francesco Borromini notableWork Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
this entity surface form: Collegio di Propaganda Fide
Apostolic Vicariate subjectTo Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
this entity surface form: Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples