Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Kongregation für das Katholische Bildungswesen (der Studieninstitute) (Deutsch) / Congregación para la Educación Católica (para los Institutos de Estudio) (español) / Congrégation pour l’éducation catholique (pour les institutions d’enseignement) (français) / Congregazione per l’Educazione Cattolica (degli Istituti di Studi) (Italiano) / 教育部（學院部） (中文) / 教育省 (日本語) / 교육성 (한국어) / Congregação para a Educação Católica (para os Seminários e Institutos de Estudos) (Português) / Congregatio de Institutione Catholica (de Studiorum Institutis) (latine)

Address: Palazzo della Congregazioni, Piazza Pio XII, 3, 00193 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.69.88.41.67

Website:

History

1588.01.22: Established as Congregation for Roman Universities (English) / Congrégation pour les universités et les études romaines (français) / Congregatio pro universitate studii romani (latine)
1915.11.04: Renamed as Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities (English) / Hl. Kongregation der Seminare und der Studienuniversitäten (Deutsch) / Sagrada Congregación de Seminarios y Universidades (español) / Sacrée Congrégation des Séminaires et des Universités (français) / S. Congregazione per i Seminari e le Università degli Studi (Italiano) / S. Congregação dos Seminários e das Universidades dos Estudos (Português) / S. Congregatio de Seminariis et Studiorum Universitatibus (latine) (merged with the suppressed Sacred Congregation of Studies)
1967.08.15: Renamed as Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education (English) / Hl. Kongregation für das Katholische Bildungswesen (Deutsch) / S. Congregazione per l’Istruzione Cattolica (Italiano) / S. Congregatio pro Institutione Catholica (latine)
1984: Renamed as Congregation for Catholic Education (English) / Kongregation für das Katholische Bildungswesen (Deutsch) / Congregazione per l’Istruzione Cattolica (Italiano) / Kongregacja ds. Wychowania Katolickiego (polski) / Congregatio pro Institutione Catholica (latine)
1988.06.28: Renamed as Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (English) / Kongregation für das Katholische Bildungswesen (der Seminare und der Studieninstitute) (Deutsch) / Congregación para la Educación Católica (para los Seminarios e Institutos de Estudio) (español) / Congrégation pour l’éducation catholique (français) / Congregazione per l’Educazione Cattolica (dei Seminari e degli Istituti di Studi) (Italiano) / 教育部（修院及學院部） (正體中文) / 教育省 (日本語) / 교육성 (한국어) / Congregatio de Institutione Catholica (de Seminariis atque Studiorum Institutis) (latine)
2013.01.16: Renamed as Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) (English) / Kongregation für das Katholische Bildungswesen (der Studieninstitute) (Deutsch) / Congregación para la Educación Católica (para los Institutos de Estudio) (español) / Congrégation pour l’éducation catholique (pour les institutions d’enseignement) (français) / Congregazione per l’Educazione Cattolica (degli Istituti di Studi) (Italiano) / 教育部（學院部） (中文) / 教育省 (日本語) / 교육성 (한국어) / Congregação para a Educação Católica (para os Seminários e Institutos de Estudos) (Português) / Congregatio de Institutione Catholica (de Studiorum Institutis) (latine) (branched to Congregation for Clergy)
2022.06.05: Suppressed (to establish Dicastery for Culture and Education)

Documents: (x 58)

Past Officials

Prefect:	Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi (81) (2015.03.31 – 2022.06.05)
Prefect:	Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)
Prefect:	Cardinal Pio Laghi (1991.07.01 – 1999.11.15)
Prefect:	Cardinal William Wakefield Baum (1980.01.15 – 1990.04.06)
Prefect:	Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1968.01.17 – 1980.01.15)
Prefect:	Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo (1939.03.14 – 1968.01.13)
Prefect:	Pope Pius XI (1937 – 1939.02.10)
Prefect:	Cardinal Gaetano Bisleti (1915.12.01 – 1937.08.30)
Pro-Prefect:	Cardinal Pio Laghi (1990.04.06 – 1991.07.01)
Pro-Prefect:	Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone (1966.01.28 – 1968.01.17)
Secretary:	Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani (74) (2012.11.09 – 2022.06.05)
Secretary:	Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (81) (2007.11.10 – 2012.06.26)
Secretary:	Archbishop John Michael Miller, C.S.B. (78) (2003.11.25 – 2007.06.01)
Secretary:	Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau, S.J. (1998.07.11 – 2003.11.25)
Secretary:	Archbishop José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (93) (later Cardinal) (1988.05.26 – 1998.05.30)
Secretary:	Archbishop Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. (later Cardinal) (1976.05.20 – 1988.05.26)
Secretary:	Archbishop Joseph Schröffer (later Cardinal) (1967.05.17 – 1976.05.20)
Secretary:	Archbishop Dino Staffa (later Cardinal) (1958.12.18 – 1967.04.07)
Secretary:	Archbishop Carlo Confalonieri (later Cardinal) (1950.01.25 – 1958.12.15)
Secretary:	Archbishop Giuseppe Rossino (1945 – 1949.12.31)
Secretary:	Fr. Ernesto Ruffini (later Cardinal) (1928.10.28 – 1945.10.11)
Secretary:	Bishop Giacomo Sinibaldi (1913.05.15 – 1928.08.19)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O. (2013.02.15 – 2022.06.05)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Angelo Vincenzo Zani (74) (later Archbishop) (2002.01.07 – 2012.11.09)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Giuseppe Baldanza (1993 – 2002)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Ivan Peri (1988 – 1992)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Francesco Marchisano (later Cardinal) (1969.06.03 – 1988.10.06)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Alfredo Parisella (1965 – 1969)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Paolo Igino Cecchetti (1946 – 1964)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro (1936 – 1945)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Francesco Roberti (later Cardinal) (1931.04.24 – 1936.06.05)