Offices and OrganiSational Information

     The offices of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" are located in Palazzo San Pio X, which is at No. 5 in Via della Conciliazione in Rome.

 

     The Dicastery's President is Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes from Germany. The Council itself is composed of two groups: one half comprised of appointed clergy, religious, and lay members, and the other half made up of representatives of national and international Catholic agencies and organisations that operate in the field of integral human promotion and emergency relief. This Council is composed of eight Cardinals, one Patriarch, three Archbishops, five Bishops, a prelate, a religious sister, a religious brother, a lay member, and representatives from seventeen international organizations and agencies from five different continents.

 

     The daily work of the Dicastery is also assured by the Secretary, Monsignor Karel Kasteel, the Undersecretary, Monsignor Giampietro Dal Toso, and a staff of ten, consisting of laity, religious, and clergy.

Organisational Information:

President:                    His Eminence Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes

Secretary:                    Monsignor Karel Kasteel

Undersecretary:          Monsignor Giampietro Dal Toso

Pontifical Council "Cor Unum"

Offices:        
                       Palazzo San Pio X

                       Via della Conciliazione, 5

                       Rome

Postal Address:
                      
                       Palazzo San Pio X

                       V-00120 Vatican City State

Telephone:     +39-06-69889411
Fax:                +39-06-69887301 or +39-06-69887311
E-mail:            corunum@corunum.va