Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care
The Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care in Health Care ( Latin : Pontificium Consilium pro Valetudinis Administris ) was established by John Paul II's Motu Proprio Dolentium Hominum on February 11, 1985 as the Pontifical Commission for Pastoral Care in Health Care . With the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus of June 28, 1988, the commission was elevated to a permanent Pontifical Council. The council was dissolved on January 1, 2017.
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| Surname: | Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (Pontificium Consilium pro Valetudinis Administris) |
| Seat: | Via della Conciliazione, 3 00193 Roma |
tasks
The council coordinated the activities of the various dicasteries insofar as they concerned health care . Its tasks consisted in promoting and providing impetus for vocational training and studies . He disseminated, explained, and strengthened the Church's teachings on health issues by liaising with local churches and bishops in the health service area . The Council developed health policy programs and initiatives at international and national levels. The magazine “Dolentium Hominum” appeared quarterly under the responsibility of the Pontifical Council.
On August 17, 2016, Pope Francis ordered the dissolution of the Council on January 1, 2017 with the Motu Proprio Humanam progressionem. The previous competences of the Council were taken over from this point on by the newly established Dicastery for the holistic development of man , whose leadership the Pope previous President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace , Peter Cardinal Turkson transferred.
Bureau
The presidium consisted of the president, a secretary, an undersecretary and six assessors . The Pope appointed a further 36 members and up to 50 advisors, each composed of bishops, priests , religious and lay people . The Presidium coordinated and organized conferences, technical meetings and lectures related to health care . Every year in November an international conference was held in the Vatican . The topic was determined by the Presidium.
President
- 1985-1996: Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini
- 1997-2009: Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán
- 2009–2016: Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Dolentium Hominum" magazine
- ↑ Apostolic letter in the form of a Motu Proprio of His Holiness Pope Francis with which the Dicastery is established for the service of the holistic development of man. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 31, 2016, accessed August 31, 2016 .