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A pontifical commission (Latin: pontificia commissio) is a committee of Catholic experts convened by the Pope for a specific purpose. The following is a list of commissions, the dates they began and the pope who established.
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Current commissions
- Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology,[1] 6 January 1852 by Pope Pius IX.
- Pontifical Biblical Commission,[2] 30 October 1902 by Pope Leo XIII.
- Pontifical Commission for Latin America,[3] 19 April 1958 by Pope Pius XII.
- International Theological Commission, 11 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
- Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.[4]
- Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.[5]
- Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State,[6] 26 November 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
- Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors,[7] 22 March 2014 by Pope Francis.
- Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector,[8] 12 December 2015 by Pope Francis.
- Pontifical Commission for the World Day of Children, November 2024 by Pope Francis. [9]
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Former commissions
Former pontifical commissions include:
- Pontifical Commission for Russia (1925 Pope Pius XI – 1993 Pope John Paul II).
- Pontifical Commission for the Drafting of the Code of Eastern Canon Law (1935 Pope Pius XI – 1991 Pope John Paul II).
- Pontifical Commission on Birth Control (1963 Pope John XXIII – 1968 Pope Paul VI).[10]
- Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (1988 Pope John Paul II – 2012 Pope Benedict XVI).
- Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (1988 Pope John Paul II – 2017 Pope Francis).[11]
- Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion (2013 Pope Francis – 2014 Pope Pope Francis).
- Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See (2013 Pope Francis – 2014 Pope Francis).
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Permanent interdicasterial commissions
- Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
- Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
- Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
- Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, 15 January 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
- Interdicasterial Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia, 12 April 2022 by Pope Francis.[12]
- (former) Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church , (1993 Pope John Paul II – 1997 Pope John Paul II).
References
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