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APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION
PASTOR BONUS
JOHN PAUL, BISHOP SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF
GOD FOR AN EVERLASTING MEMORIAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
I
GENERAL NORMS
Notion of Roman Curia (art. 1) Structure of the
Dicasteries (arts. 2-10) Procedure (arts. 11-21) Meetings of Cardinals
(arts. 22-23) Council of Cardinals for the Study
of Organizational and Economic Questions of the
Apostolic See (arts. 24-25) Relations with
Particular Churches (arts. 26-27) Ad limina
Visits (arts. 28-32) Pastoral Character of the Activity of the Roman
Curia (arts. 33-35) Central Labour Office (art. 36) Regulations (arts.
37-38)
II
SECRETARIAT OF STATE
(Arts. 39-47)
First Section (arts. 41-44) Second Section (arts. 45-47)
III
CONGREGATIONS
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(arts. 48-55) Congregation for the Oriental Churches (arts. 56-61)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (arts.
62-70) Congregation for the Causes of Saints (arts. 71-74) Congregation
for Bishops (arts. 75-84) Pontifical Commission for Latin America
(arts. 83-84) Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (arts. 85-92)
Congregation for the Clergy (arts. 93-104) Pontifical Commission
Preserving the Patrimony of Art and History (arts. 99-104) Congregation
for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (arts.
105-111) Congregation of Seminaries and Educational Institutions (arts.
112-116)
IV
TRIBUNALS
Apostolic Penitentiary (arts. 117-120) Supreme Tribunal
of the Apostolic Signatura (arts. 121-125) Tribunal of the Roman Rota
(arts. 126-130)
V
PONTIFICAL COUNCILS
Pontifical Council for the Laity (arts. 131-134)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (arts. 135-138)
Pontifical Council for the Family (arts. 139-141) Pontifical Council for
Justice and Peace (arts. 142-144) Pontifical Council Cor unum
(arts. 145-148) Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and
Itinerant People (arts. 149-151) Pontifical Council for Pastoral
Assistance to Health Care Workers (arts. 152-153) Pontifical Council for
the Interpretation of Legislative Texts (arts. 154-158) Pontifical
Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (arts. 159-162) Pontifical Council
for Dialogue with Non-Believers (arts. 163-165) Pontifical Council for
Culture (arts. 166-168) Pontifical Council for Social Communications
(arts. 169-170)
VI
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Apostolic Camera (art. 171) Administration
of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (arts. 172-175) Prefecture for the
Economic Affairs of the Holy See (arts. 176-179)
VII
OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE ROMAN CURIA
Prefecture of the Papal Household (arts. 180-181) Office
for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (art. 182)
VIII
ADVOCATES
(arts. 183-185)
IX
INSTITUTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE HOLY SEE
(arts. 186-193)
APPENDIX I
Pastoral Significance of the Visit ad limina Apostolorum
(cf. arts. 28-32)
APPENDIX II
The Collaborators of the Apostolic See as a Work Community
(cf. arts. 33-36) Apostolic Letter Apostolica Sedes by John Paul
II on the meaning of work performed for the Apostolic See
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the English-language translation of the Apostolic Constitution "Pastor
bonus" by Francis C.C.F. Kelly (Ottawa), James H. Provost (Washington)
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