Congregation for Catholic Education

Basic data
Surname:	Congregation for Catholic Education (for study institutions) (Congregatio de Institutione Catholica (de Studiorum Institutis))
Seat:	Palazzo delle Congregazioni Piazza Pio XII, 3 00193 Roma
Cardinal Prefect :	Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi (since 2015)
Secretary:	Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani (since 2012)
Undersecretary:	Friedrich Bechina FSO

The Congregation for Catholic Education ( Latin : Congregatio de Institutione Catholica (de Studiorum Institutis) ) or Congregation for Education is a central authority of the Roman Catholic Church . It has two sections: The first is responsible for all Catholic universities, faculties , institutes and colleges, for their establishment and the approval of their statutes. The work within the framework of the Bologna Process for the Europe-wide standardization of higher education also falls within its scope. The second is responsible for all schools and pre-university educational institutions that are church-sponsored.

Foundation and history

With the constitution “ Immensa Aeterni Dei ”, Pope Sixtus V established the “Congregatio pro universitate studii romani” in addition to 14 other congregations of the Roman Curia in 1588 in order to facilitate studies at the University of Rome and other important universities of the time (Bologna , Paris, Salamanca, ...). Through the reform of the Curia by Pope Pius X , in which the congregations were reduced in 1908, responsibility for the seminaries was added. Pope Paul VI gave the congregation the name "Congregation for Catholic Education" in 1967 and added that of the Catholic schools as a new area of responsibility. The Apostolic Constitution " Pastor Bonus " of Pope John Paul II of June 28, 1988 called the Congregation "Congregation for Catholic Education (for the seminaries and study institutions)", the previous area of activity, which included universities, seminaries and schools, stayed the same.

With the apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio "Ministrorum institutio" of January 16, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI. states that responsibility for seminaries and for the Pontifical Work for Spiritual Professions will be transferred from the Congregation for Catholic Education to the Congregation for the Clergy . At the same time, the Congregation for Catholic Education (seminars and study institutes) was renamed the Congregation for Catholic Education (for study establishments).

There are around 250,000 Catholic schools worldwide which, according to the Congregation, have 42 million students.

Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi is the prefect of the Congregation for Education (March 2015).

Prefects

Annibale Capalti (1870–1877)
Camillo Mazzella (1893-1897)
Francesco Satolli (1897-1910)
Beniamino Cavicchioni (1910-1911)
Francesco di Paola Cassetta (1911-1914)
Benedetto Lorenzelli (1914-1915)
Gaetano Bisleti (1915-1937)
Giuseppe Pizzardo (1939–1968)
Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1968–1980)
William Wakefield Baum (1980–1990)
Pio Laghi (Pro-Prefect 1990–1991, Prefect 1991–1999)
Zenon Grocholewski (1999-2013; 2013-2015)
Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi (since 2015)

Secretaries

Giacomo Sinibaldi (1913-1928)
Ernesto Ruffini (1928–1945)
Giuseppe Rossino (1945–1949)
Carlo Confalonieri (1950-1958)
Dino Staffa (1958-1967)
Joseph Schröffer (1967–1976)
Antonio María Javierre Ortas SDB (1976–1988)
José Saraiva Martins CMF (1988–1998)
Giuseppe Pittau SJ (1998-2003)
John Michael Miller CSB (2003-2007)
Jean-Louis Bruguès OP (2007–2012)
Angelo Vincenzo Zani (since 2012)

Members

In addition to the prefect, the congregation consists of cardinals and bishops, who are each appointed by the Pope for five years. In September 2016, another member was appointed who is not a bishop but head of a dicastery. Members of the Congregation, of which Pope Francis confirmed numerous members on November 30, 2013, are currently:

Cardinals

Antonio María Rouco Varela
Christoph Schönborn OP (confirmed 2013)
Audrys Bačkis
Cláudio Hummes OFM (since 2007)
Edwin Frederick O'Brien (since 2007)
Péter Erdő (since 2003)
Marc Ouellet PSS (since 2007)
Stanisław Dziwisz (since 2006)
William Joseph Levada (since 2007)
Franc Rodé CM (since 2007)
Raffaele Farina SDB (since 2008)
Josip Bozanić (since 2010)
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (since 2010)
Reinhard Marx (since 2010; confirmed 2013)
Gianfranco Ravasi (since 2010)
Mauro Piacenza (since 2010)
Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga SDB (since 2012)
Peter Turkson (since 2012)
Jean-Pierre Ricard (since 2012)
Oswald Gracias (since 2012)
Gerhard Ludwig Müller (since 2012; confirmed 2013)
Leonardo Sandri (since 2012)
Kurt Koch (since 2013)
Béchara Pierre Raï OMM (since 2013)
Odilo Pedro Scherer (since 2013)
Beniamino Stella (since 2013)
Timothy Dolan (since 2013)
John Tong Hon (since 2013)
Luis Antonio Tagle (since 2013)
Carlos Osoro Sierra (since 2017)
Blase Joseph Cupich (since 2017)
Giuseppe Petrocchi (since 2018)
Joseph William Tobin CSsR (since 2019)
Désiré Tsarahazana (since 2019)
Luis Ladaria SJ (since 2019)

Archbishops

Gil Antônio Moreira (since 2007)
Alfredo Zecca (since 2012)

Bishops

Diego Coletti (since 2007)
Charles Morerod (since 2012; confirmed 2013)
Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (since 2019)

Others

Dario Edoardo Viganò (since 2016)

Consultors (selection)

Ulrich Rhode SJ, Professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (since 2016)
Josef Ammer, Official of the Diocese of Regensburg (since 2016)
Sjur Bergan, Head of Department for Higher Education and History at the European Council (since 2020)
Gerald M. Cattaro, Professor and Director at the Center for Catholic School Leadership Administration and Policy at Fordham University in New York (since 2020)

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Cf. Congregation for Catholic Education (for study institutions): Profile (Italian). on vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016.
^ Cf. Congregation for Catholic Education (for study institutions): Profile (Italian). on vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016.
^ Benedict XVI .: Apostolic Letter Ministrorum institutio (English). January 16, 2013 at vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016
↑ Jürgen Erbacher: The Vatican. The encyclopedia. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-7462-2752-8 , p. 229.
^ Dicasteries of the Roman Curia temporarily confirmed , Vatican Radio , March 16, 2013
^ ^A ^b Nomina del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 31, 2015, accessed March 31, 2015 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Pope confirms leadership of the Education Congregation " , kath.net , December 1, 2013

↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 1234.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nomina di membro della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of May 24, 2007.

^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of November 24, 2003.

^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of May 6, 2006.

↑ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of June 12, 2008.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 11, 2010.

↑ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of December 29, 2010.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rinunce e Nomine , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of June 12, 2012

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Further confirmations and appointments in the Curia , Vatican Radio , November 30, 2013

^ ^A ^b Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).

^ Nuovi Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 6, 2018, accessed October 8, 2018 (Italian).

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 (Italian).

^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per il Clero e della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 29, 2016, accessed September 30, 2016 (Italian).

↑ ^a ^b “Vatican: 19 new advisors for the Congregation for Education” , Vatican Radio , January 17, 2016

^ ^A ^b Nomina di Consultori della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 (Italian).

[1] Cf. Congregation for Catholic Education (for study institutions): Profile (Italian). on vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016.

[2] Cf. Congregation for Catholic Education (for study institutions): Profile (Italian). on vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016.

[3] Benedict XVI .: Apostolic Letter Ministrorum institutio (English). January 16, 2013 at vatican.va, accessed October 13, 2016

[4] Jürgen Erbacher: The Vatican. The encyclopedia. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-7462-2752-8 , p. 229.

[5] Dicasteries of the Roman Curia temporarily confirmed , Vatican Radio , March 16, 2013

[Bulletin-2015-03-31-6] A ^b Nomina del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 31, 2015, accessed March 31, 2015 (Italian).

[November-7] "Pope confirms leadership of the Education Congregation " , kath.net , December 1, 2013

[8] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 1234.

[TB_24-5-2007-9] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nomina di membro della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of May 24, 2007.

[TB_24-11-2003-10] Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of November 24, 2003.

[TB_6-5-2006-11] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of May 6, 2006.

[12] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of June 12, 2008.

[TB_11-12-2010-13] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 11, 2010.

[TB_29-12-2010-14] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of December 29, 2010.

[va-15] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rinunce e Nomine , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of June 12, 2012

[NovemberRV-16] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Further confirmations and appointments in the Curia , Vatican Radio , November 30, 2013

[TB_2017-12-23-17] A ^b Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).

[18] Nuovi Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 6, 2018, accessed October 8, 2018 (Italian).

[TB_2019-06-06-19] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 (Italian).

[20] Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per il Clero e della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 29, 2016, accessed September 30, 2016 (Italian).

[RV-21] “Vatican: 19 new advisors for the Congregation for Education” , Vatican Radio , January 17, 2016

[Bulletin-2020-04-25-22] A ^b Nomina di Consultori della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 (Italian).