Sacred Congregation of the Council

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The Sacred Congregation of the Council was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the discipline of the clergy and the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church institution
congregation of the Roman Curia
dicastery of the Roman Curia
former department of the Roman Curia
abolishedBy Pope Paul VI
appliesTo Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
canonicalStatus suppressed congregation
competence dispensations from disciplinary norms of the Council of Trent
interpretation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
questions of ecclesiastical discipline
country Papal States
Vatican City
dissolved 1967
dissolvedBy Apostolic Constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
surface form: apostolic constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
establishedBy Pope Pius IV
fieldOfWork canon law
ecclesiastical discipline
foundedBy Pope Pius IV
hasOffice Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
hasRole guardian of Tridentine discipline
oversight of parish clergy discipline
headOfGovernment Cardinal Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council
inception 2 August 1564
jurisdiction universal Catholic Church in matters of discipline of the clergy
language Italian
Latin
legalBasis apostolic constitution Alias Nos of Pope Pius IV
location Rome
namedAfter Council of Trent
partOf Roman Curia
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
reorganizedAs Dicastery for the Clergy
surface form: Congregation for the Clergy
responsibleFor implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
overseeing the discipline of the clergy
seat Apostolic Palace
seeAlso Dicastery for the Clergy
surface form: Congregation for the Clergy

Council of Trent
Roman Curia
subordinateTo Pope
surface form: Supreme Pontiff

Pope
surface form: the Pope
successor Dicastery for the Clergy
surface form: Congregation for the Clergy
typeOfJurisdiction administrative
judicial in disciplinary matters

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dicastery for the Clergy predecessor Sacred Congregation of the Council