Congregation for the Sacraments

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Kongregation für die Sakramente (Deutsch) / Congrégation pour les sacrements (français) / Congregazione per i Sacramenti (Italiano) / 聖事部 (正體中文) / 秘蹟省 (日本語)

History

1908.06.29: Established as Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments (English) / Hl. Kongregation der Sakramente (Deutsch) / S. Congregazione dei Sacramenti (Italiano) / 聖事部 (正體中文) (from Sacred Congregation of Rites)
1927: Renamed as Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline (English) / Sakramentenkongregation (Deutsch) / Sagrada Congregacíon de la disciplina de los Sacramentos (español) / Sacrée Congrégation de la discipline des Sacrements (français) / S. Congregazione della Disciplina dei Sacramenti (Italiano) / S. Congregação da Disciplina dos Sacramentos (Português) / 聖事部 (正體中文) / 秘蹟聖省 (日本語) / S. Congregatio de Disciplina Sacramentorum (Latin)
1967: Renamed as Sacred Congregation for Sacramental Discipline (English) / Sacrée Congrégation pour la Discipline des sacrements (français) / S. Congregazione per la Disciplina dei Sacramenti (Italiano) / 聖事部 (正體中文)
1975.08.01: Suppressed (merged into Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship)
1984.04.05: Restored as Congregation for the Sacraments (English) / Kongregation für die Sakramente (Deutsch) / Congrégation pour les sacrements (français) / Congregazione per i Sacramenti (Italiano) / 聖事部 (正體中文) / 秘蹟省 (日本語) (from Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship)
1988.06.28: Suppressed (merged into Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)

Documents: (x 6)

Past Officials

Prefect:	Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. (1985.05.27 – 1988.06.28)
Prefect:	Cardinal James Robert Knox (1974.07.01 – 1975.08.01)
Prefect:	Cardinal Antonio Samorè (1968.11.01 – 1974.01.25)
Prefect:	Cardinal Francis James Brennan (1968.01.15 – 1968.07.02)
Prefect:	Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella (1954.10.27 – 1968.01.11)
Prefect:	Cardinal Domenico Jorio (1935.12.20 – 1954.10.21)
Prefect:	Cardinal Michele Lega (1920.03.20 – 1935.12.16)
Prefect:	Cardinal Filippo Giustini (1914.10.14 – 1920.03.17)
Prefect:	Cardinal Domenico Ferrata (1908.10.26 – 1914.01.02)
Pro-Prefect:	Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. (1984.04.08 – 1985.05.27)
Pro-Prefect:	Archbishop Francesco Carpino (later Cardinal) (1967.04.07 – 1967.06.26)
Secretary:	Archbishop Lajos Kada (1984 – 1988.06.28)
Secretary:	Archbishop Antonio Innocenti (later Cardinal) (1973.02.26 – 1975.08.01)
Secretary:	Archbishop Giuseppe Casoria (later Cardinal) (1969.04.09 – 1973.02.02)
Secretary:	Archbishop Giacomo Violardo (later Cardinal) (1965.01.26 – 1969.04.28)
Secretary:	Archbishop Cesare Zerba (later Cardinal) (1958.12.18 – 1965.01.26)
Secretary:	Msgr. Francesco Bracci (later Cardinal) (1935.12.30 – 1958.12.15)
Secretary:	Msgr. Domenico Jorio (later Cardinal) (1928.01.05 – 1935.12.16)
Secretary:	Archbishop Luigi Capotosti (later Cardinal) (1914.06.08 – 1926.06.21)
Secretary:	Cardinal Filippo Giustini (1908.10.24 – 1914.10.14)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Raffaele Melli (1986 – 1988.06.28)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Benedetto Marchetta (1984.04.05 – 1986)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Antonio Magnoni (later Archbishop) (1970 – 1975.08.01)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Bruno Fagiolo (1960 – 1970)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Giuseppe Casoria (later Cardinal) (1959 – 1969)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Vittorio Bartoccetti (1940 – 1959)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Cesare Zerba (later Cardinal) (1939.05.05 – 1958.12.18)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Arturo Mazzoni (1926 – 1939.07.31)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Pio Papi (1913 – 1924)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Michelangelo Bovieri (1910 – 1923)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Domenico Jorio (later Cardinal) (1909 – 1926)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Francesco Pascucci (later Archbishop) (1909 – 1912)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Giuseppe Mori (later Cardinal) (1908.10.20 – 1916.12.08)