Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

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Catholic ecclesiastical institution department of the Holy See dicastery of the Roman Curia

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic ecclesiastical institution → department of the Holy See → dicastery of the Roman Curia →
alsoKnownAs	Holy Office →
country	Vatican City →
currentPrefect	Víctor Manuel Fernández →
currentPrefectStartDate	2023 →
dateRenamed	2022 →
formerName	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith → Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office → Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition →
foundedAsInquisition	1542 →
founder	Pope Paul III →
governingDocument	Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus → Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium → Code of Canon Law →
hasLeaderTitle	Prefect → Secretary → Undersecretary →
hasSection	Disciplinary Section → Doctrinal Section → Marriage Office → Office for the Discipline of the Sacraments →
headquarters	Vatican City →
hierarchicalStatus	one of the most important dicasteries of the Roman Curia →
historicalFunction	central organ of the Roman Inquisition →
language	Italian → Latin → other major world languages →
latinName	Dicasterium pro Doctrina Fidei →
location	Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, Vatican City →
partOf	Holy See → Roman Curia →
precededBy	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith →
primaryRole	promotion of Catholic doctrine → safeguarding of Catholic doctrine → safeguarding of morals in the Catholic Church →
religion	Catholic Church →
renamedBy	Pope Francis →
responsibility	dealing with cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors under Church law → examining writings and teachings on faith and morals → handling serious canonical crimes (delicta graviora) → issuing doctrinal documents → promoting theological reflection in accord with Church teaching →
shortName	DDF →
supervises	International Theological Commission → Pontifical Biblical Commission →
underJurisdictionOf	Pope →
website	https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/ →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") → Disciplinary Section ("Doctrinal Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith") → Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	collaboratesWith
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") → Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office") → Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	formerName
Disciplinary Section → Doctrinal Section → Marriage Office →	partOf
Disciplinary Section ("Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith") → International Theological Commission → Pontifical Biblical Commission →	reportsTo
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio → Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	headquartersOf
International Theological Commission → Pontifical Biblical Commission →	parentOrganization
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") → Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	precededBy
Pontifical Biblical Commission →	advises
Víctor Manuel Fernández →	affiliation
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Holy Office") →	alsoKnownAs
Praedicate Evangelium →	confirms
liberation theology ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	criticizedBy
Roman Curia →	hasPart
Vatican City institutions →	includes
Godfried Danneels ("Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith") →	memberOf
Praedicate Evangelium →	mentions
Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio ("Holy Office") →	namedAfter
DDF →	standsFor