About the Vatican
The Catholic Church recognises the Pope, Bishop of Rome and the Apostle Peter's successor as the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of the bishops and those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
The Roman Curia are appointed by the Pope to assist with the various ministries of the Church and the Apostolic Nuncio is the official representative of the Pope in Australia.
www.vatican.va
His Holiness Pope Francis
Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ,
Successor of the Prince of the Apostles,
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy,
Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province,
Sovereign of the State of the City of the Vatican,
Servant of the Servants of God.
The Roman Curia
Secretariat of State
Secretary of State: Cardinal Pietro Parolin
First Section: Section for General Affairs
Substitute: Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra
Assessor: Monsignor Luigi Roberto Cona
Second Section: Section for Relations with States
Secretary: Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher
Undersecretary: Monsignor Mirosłav Stanisłav Wachowski & Dr Francesca Di Giovanni
Third Section: Section for Diplomatic Staff of the Holy See
Secretary for Pontifical Representations: Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawlowski
Undersecretary: Monsignor Mauricio Rueda Beltz
Congregations
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Prefect: Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer SJ
Secretary: Archbishop Giacomo Morandi
Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Prefect: Cardinal Leonardo Sandri
Secretary: Archbishop Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Prefect: To be appointed
Secretary: Archbishop Arthur Roche
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Prefect: Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
Secretary: Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci
Congregation for Bishops
Prefect: Cardinal Marc Ouellet PSS
Secretary: Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari
Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples
Prefect: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Secretary: Archbishop Protase Rugambwa
Congregation for the Clergy
Prefect: Cardinal Beniamino Stella
Secretary: Archbishop Joël Mercier
Secretary for Seminaries: Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life
Prefect: Cardinal João Bráz de Aviz CM
Secretary: Archbishop José Rodriguez Carballo OFM
Congregation for Catholic Education
Prefect: Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi
Secretary: Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani
Dicasteries
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
Prefect: Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell
Secretary: Rev Fr Alexandre Awi Mello
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Prefect: Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson
Secretary: Rev Bruno Marie Duffé
Dicastery for Communication
Prefect: Dr Paolo Ruffini
Secretary: Monsignor Lucio Adrián Ruiz
Director of the Press Office of the Holy See: Mr Matteo Bruni
Tribunals
Apostolic Penitentiary
Major Penitentiary: Cardinal Mauro Piacenza
Regent: H.E. Monsignor Krzysztof Józef Nykiel
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature
Prefect: Cardinal Dominique Mamberti
Secretary: Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca
The Roman Rota
Dean: H.E. Monsignor Pio Vito Pinto
Pontifical Councils
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
President: Cardinal Kurt Koch
Secretary: Bishop Brian Farrell LC
Pontifical Council for the Legislative Texts
President: Archbishop Fillippo Iannone OCarm
Secretary: Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru
Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue
President: Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot MCCJ
Secretary: Monsignor Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage
Pontifical Council for Culture
President: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Delegate: Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo
Secretary: Bishop Paul Tighe
Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
President: Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella
Secretary: Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas
Synod of Bishops
Synod of Bishops
President: The Holy Father
Secretary General: Cardinal Mario Grech
Undersecretary: Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, OSA & Sr Nathalie Becquart, Xavìere
Administrative Services
Apostolic Camera
Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church: Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell
Vice-Chamberlain: Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari
Council for the Economy
Coordinator: Cardinal Reinhard Marx
Secretariat for the Economy
Prefect: Rev Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves SJ
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
President: Bishop Nunzio Galantino
Secretary: Monsignor Mauro Rivella
Other Institutes of the Roman Curia
Prefecture for the Papal Household
Prefect: Archbishop Georg Gänswein
Office for the Liturgical Celebration of the Supreme Pontiff
Master of Ceremonies: Monsignor Guido Marini
Institutes Connected with the Holy See
L'Osservatore Romano
Director/Editor: Professor Andrea Monda
Office of Papal Charities
Almoner of His Holiness: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski
Apostolic Nunciature
PO Box 3633, Manuka ACT 2603
2 Vancouver St, Red Hill ACT 2603
Ph: (02) 6295 3876 Fax: (02) 6295 3690
Email: nuntius@nunciature.com.au
Established as Apostolic Delegation by His Holiness Pope Pius X by a Decree dated April 15, 1914
Established as Apostolic Nunciature by His Holiness Pope Paul VI by a Decree dated March 5, 1973
Apostolic Nuncio in Australia
His Excellency Most Reverend Adolfo Tito Yllana
Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino
First Secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature
Monsignor John Baptist Itaruma
Second Secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature
Monsignor Giuseppe Quirighetti
Predecessors
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I |
B Cerretti, 1914-1917 |
II |
B Cattaneo, 1917-1933 |
III |
P Bernardini, 1933-1935 |
IV |
J Panico, 1935-1948 |
V |
P Marella, 1948-1953 |
VI |
R Carboni, 1953-1959 |
VII |
M de Furstenberg, 1960-1962 |
VIII |
D Enrici, 1962-1969 |
IX |
G Paro, 1969-1978
Appointed first Apostolic Pro-Nuncio on 3/7/1973
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X |
L Barbarito, 1978-1986 |
XI |
F Brambilla, 1986-1998 |
XII |
F Canalini, 1999-2004 |
XIII |
A De Paoli, 2005-2007 |
XIV |
G Lazzarotto, 2008-2012 |
XV |
P Gallagher, 2012-2014 |
Organisations Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Aid to the Church in Need
Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic charity under papal jurisdiction which offers poor and persecuted churches spiritual support, pastoral relief and material assistance. Aid to the Church in Need was founded in 1947 by Fr Werenfried van Straaten, O.Praem. The Australian office was set up in 1963 by Fr Christopher Coenen, O.Praem.
National Director: Mr Bernard Toutounji
Email: bernard@aidtochurch.org
PO Box 335, Penrith NSW 2751
29 Doonmore St, Penrith NSW 2750
Ph: 1800 101 201 (Freecall)
Email: info@aidtochurch.org
Web: www.aidtochurch.org
Catholic Mission - The Work of the Pontifical Mission Societies
National Office of the Catholic Mission is established by and immediately subject to the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples to coordinate and administer the operation of the four Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia, namely the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Society of St Peter Apostle, the Society of Missionary Childhood and the Pontifical Missionary Union.
National Director: Rev Brian J Lucas
Email: director@catholicmission.org.au
PO Box 1668, North Sydney 2059
19 Mackenzie St, Lavender Bay 2060
Ph: (02) 9919 7800
Ph: 1800 257 296
Fax: (02) 8904 0185
Email: admin@catholicmission.org.au
Web: www.catholicmission.org.au
For Diocesan Directors and addresses, look in individual Dioceses under Ecclesiastical Organisations.