dicastery
{{short description|Department of the Roman Curia}}
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A dicastery ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|ˈ|k|æ|s|t|ə|r|i}}; {{ety|el|δικαστήριον (dikastērion)|law-court}}; from {{langx|el|δικαστής|dikastes|judge, juror|label=none}}) is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
''Pastor bonus''
Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:
{{quote|By the word "dicasteries" are understood the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Councils and Offices, namely, the Apostolic Camera, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19880628_pastor-bonus-general-norms_en.html |title=Pastor Bonus: Dicasteries |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601014551/https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19880628_pastor-bonus-general-norms_en.html |archivedate=June 1, 2013 }} }}
''Praedicate evangelium''
Under the new structure of the Roman Curia created by Praedicate evangelium (effective since 5 June 2022), the former congregations and pontifical councils are replaced with dicasteries.
Current dicasteries
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As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:{{Cite web |last= |date=19 March 2022 |title=Pope Francis reforms Roman Curia with launch of Vatican constitution |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249964/praedicate-evangelium-pope-francis-reforms-roman-curia-with-launch-of-vatican-constitution |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}
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| - | Víctor Manuel Fernández{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office (in Italian) |page= |year=2023 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/07/01/0487/01090.html |access-date=1 July 2023 |publication-place= |publisher=}} | {{ARG}} | 100px |
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| Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | Arthur Roche | {{GBR}} | 100px |
| - | Pope Leo XIV | {{USA}} {{PER}} | 100px |
| - | Marcello Semeraro | {{ITA}} | 100px |
| - | Vacant | Vacant | |
| - | Lazarus You Heung-sik | {{KOR}} | 100px |
| - | Claudio Gugerotti | {{ITA}} | 100px |
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| Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | Simona Brambilla | {{ITA}} | 100px |
| - | José Tolentino de Mendonça | {{POR}} | 100px |
| - | Konrad Krajewski | {{POL}} | 100px |
| - | Kevin Farrell | {{IRE}} | 100px |
| - | Kurt Koch | {{SWI}} | 100px |
| - | George Koovakad | {{IND}} | 100px |
| - | Michael Czerny | {{CZE}} {{CAN}} | 100px |
| - | Filippo Iannone | {{ITA}} | |
| - | Paolo Ruffini | {{ITA}} |
