Sacred Congregation for Religious

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The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf congregation of the Roman Curia
dicastery of the Roman Curia
appliesToJurisdiction worldwide Catholic Church
fieldOfWork canon law
consecrated life
governance of religious institutes
hasAuthorityOver approval of constitutions of religious institutes
dispensations from religious vows
erection and suppression of religious institutes
formation of religious
hasOfficialLanguage Italian
Latin
headquartersLocation Vatican City
isFormerEntity true
jurisdiction Holy See
locatedIn Apostolic Palace
partOf Roman Curia
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
religiousOrderType both male and female religious institutes
replacedBy Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes
responsibleFor matters concerning religious life in the Catholic Church
religious congregations
religious institutes
religious orders
societies of apostolic life
subordinateTo Holy See
Pope

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life ("Sacred Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes")
predecessor

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