Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Pontifical Rat der sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch) / Conseil pontifical des communications sociales (français) / Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Środków Społecznego Przekazu (polski) / 宗座大眾傳播委員會 (正體中文) / 広報評議会 (日本語) / 사회홍보평의회 (한국어)

Address: Palazzo S. Carlo, 00120, Vatican City State

Phone: 06.69.89.18.00

Website:

History

1948.01.30: Established as Pontifical Commission for the Study and Ecclesiastical Evaluation of Films on Religious or Moral Subjects (English)
1948.09.17: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for Educational and Religious Films (English) / Päpstliche Kommission für den belehrenden und religiösen Film (Deutsch)
1952.01.01: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Cinema (English)
1954.12.16: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for the Cinema, Radio and Television (English)
1964.02.02: Renamed as Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (English) / Päpstliche Kommission für die sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch)
1989.03.01: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Social Communications (English) / Pontifical Rat der sozialen Kommunikationsmittel (Deutsch) / Conseil pontifical des communications sociales (français) / Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Środków Społecznego Przekazu (polski) / 宗座大眾傳播委員會 (正體中文) / 広報評議会 (日本語) / 사회홍보평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus (Latin)
2016.03: Suppressed (merged into Secretariat for Communications)

Documents: (x 24)

Past Officials

President:	Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli (83) (2007.06.27 – 2016.03)
President:	Archbishop John Patrick Foley (later Cardinal) (1984.04.05 – 2007.06.27)
President:	Archbishop Andrzej Maria Deskur (later Cardinal) (1973.09 – 1984.04.05)
President:	Archbishop Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. (1971.09.08 – 1973.05.02)
President:	Archbishop Martin John O’Connor (1948.01.30 – 1971.09.08)
Pro-President:	Bishop Agostino Ferrari Toniolo (1969.04.23 – 1971.09.08)
Vice-President:	Bishop Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. (1980.02.15 – 1983.07.16)
Secretary:	Msgr. Paul Desmond Tighe (66) (later Bishop) (2007.11.30 – 2015.12.19)
Secretary:	Archbishop Renato Boccardo (71) (2003.11.29 – 2005.02.22)
Secretary:	Bishop Pierfranco Pastore (1984.12.03 – 2003.11.29)
Secretary:	Fr. Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.J. (later Archbishop) (1973 – 1984.11.06)
Secretary:	Msgr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (later Cardinal) (1970.01.09 – 1973.09)
Secretary:	Msgr. Albino Galletto (1950.09.14 – 1970.01.09)
Vice-Secretary:	Msgr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (later Cardinal) (1955 – 1959)
Adjunct Secretary:	Msgr. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti (2007.11.30 – 2016.03)
Undersecretary:	Dr. Angelo Scelzo (2000 – 2013.01.22)
Undersecretary:	Mr. Hans-Peter Röthlin (1991 – 1999)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Karlheinz Hoffmann, S.J. (1973 – 1990)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.J. (later Archbishop) (1970 – 1973)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (later Cardinal) (1964.02.02 – 1970.01.09)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Andrzej Maria Deskur (later Cardinal) (1959 – 1964.02.02)