Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

History

• 1960.06.05: Established as Secretariat on Christian Unity (English) / Sekretariat zur Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Secretariatus ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam (Latin)
• 1965: Renamed as Secretariat for Christian Unity (English) / Sekretariat für die Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Seretariato per l’Unione dei Cristiani (Italiano)
• 1988.06.30: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (English) / Pontifical Rat für die Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para la promoción de la unidad de los cristianos (español) / Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell’Unità dei Cristiani (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Popierania Jedności Chrześcijan (polski) / 宗座基督徒合一促進委員會 (中文) / キリスト教一致推進評議会 (日本語) / 그리스도교일치평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam (latine)
• 2022.06.05: Promoted as Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (English) / Dikasterium für die Förderung der Einheit der Christen (Deutsch) / Dicasterio para la promoción de la unidad de los cristianos (español) / Dicastère pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens (français) / Dicastero per la Promozione dell’Unità dei Cristiani (Italiano) / Dykasteria ds. Popierania Jedności Chrześcijan (polski) / Dicastério para a Promoção da Unidade dos Cristãos (Português) / Dicasterie voor de Bevordering van de Eenheid van de Christenen (Nederlands) / 基督徒合一促進部 (中文) / キリスト教一致推進省 (日本語) / 그리스도교일치평의회 (한국어) / Dicasterium ad Unitatem Christianorum Fovendam (latine)

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Associated Organizations

• Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Present Officials

Prefect (2010.07.01 – ...):	Cardinal Kurt Koch (74) Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)
Secretary (2024.02.23 – ...):	Archbishop Flavio Pace (47) Titular Archbishop of Dolia Vice-President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
Undersecretary (2012.09.04 – ...):	Msgr. Andrea Palmieri (54) Priest of Bari–Bitonto (Italy) Chaplain of His Holiness
Head of Office (2009.09.10 – ...):	Msgr. Juan Fernando Usma Gómez Priest of Medellín (Colombia) Chaplain of His Holiness

Past Officials President: Cardinal Walter Kasper (91) (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01) President: Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy (葛錫迪) (1989.12.12 – 2001.03.03) President: Cardinal Johannes Willebrands (1969.04.12 – 1989.12.12) President: Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. (1960.06.06 – 1968.11.16) Vice-President: Bishop Ramón Torrella Cascante (later Archbishop) (1975.12.20 – 1983.04.11) Vice-President: Bishop Emiel-Jozef De Smedt (1964 – 1970) Vice-President: Cardinal John Carmel Heenan (1964 – 1970) Secretary: Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. (80) (2002.12.19 – 2024.02.08) Secretary: Bishop Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (80) (later Cardinal) (2001.03.03 – 2002.11.15) Secretary: Bishop Walter Kasper (91) (later Cardinal) (1999.03.16 – 2001.02.21) Secretary: Bishop Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. (1983.04.25 – 1999.03.16) Secretary: Msgr. Charles Moeller (1973 – 1981) Secretary: Fr. Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. (later Cardinal) (1969.04.12 – 1973.06.14) Secretary: Bishop Johannes Willebrands (later Cardinal) (1960.06.28 – 1969.04.28) Adjunct Secretary: Bishop Jean-Claude Périsset (85) (later Archbishop) (1996.11.16 – 1998.11.12) Adjunct Secretary: Fr. Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. (later Cardinal) (1966 – 1969.04.12) Undersecretary: Msgr. Eleuterio Francesco Fortino (1987 – 2010.09.22) Undersecretary: Msgr. John Basil Meeking (later Bishop) (1985 – 1987.03.30) Undersecretary: Msgr. Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi (later Bishop) (1970 – 1985.04.17) Undersecretary: Fr. Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. (later Bishop) (1963 – 1983.04.25) Undersecretary: Msgr. Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi (later Bishop) (1963 – 1970)

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