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The Congregation for Bishops (Congregatio pro Episcopis) is the congregation
Congregation (Roman Curia)

A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church.Each Congregation is led by a prefect, who is a Cardinal ....
 of the Roman Curia
Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope....
 which oversees the selection of new bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
s that are not in mission territories or those areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Oriental Chuches who deal with the Eastern Catholics, pending papal
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 approval. It also schedules the papal audiences
Quinquennial Visit Ad Limina

In the Roman Catholic Church, a quinquennial visit ad limina or more properly, quinquennial visit ad limina apostolorum or simply an ad limina visit means the obligation of residential diocesan bishops and certain prelates with territorial jurisdiction , of visiting the thresholds of the [tombs of the] Apostles, Sain...
 required quinquennially for bishops and arranges the creation of new dioceses.

The Congregation for Bishops has its origins in the "Congregation for the Erection of Churches and Consistorial Provisions" founded by Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V

Pope Sixtus V , born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590....
 on January 22, 1588.






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The Congregation for Bishops (Congregatio pro Episcopis) is the congregation
Congregation (Roman Curia)

A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church.Each Congregation is led by a prefect, who is a Cardinal ....
 of the Roman Curia
Roman Curia

The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope....
 which oversees the selection of new bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
s that are not in mission territories or those areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Oriental Chuches who deal with the Eastern Catholics, pending papal
Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
 approval. It also schedules the papal audiences
Quinquennial Visit Ad Limina

In the Roman Catholic Church, a quinquennial visit ad limina or more properly, quinquennial visit ad limina apostolorum or simply an ad limina visit means the obligation of residential diocesan bishops and certain prelates with territorial jurisdiction , of visiting the thresholds of the [tombs of the] Apostles, Sain...
 required quinquennially for bishops and arranges the creation of new dioceses.

The Congregation for Bishops has its origins in the "Congregation for the Erection of Churches and Consistorial Provisions" founded by Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V

Pope Sixtus V , born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590....
 on January 22, 1588. Before the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965....
, when the pope was announcing the names of new cardinals at a Secret Consistory (that is when, emperors, kings, princes or electors of the Holy Roman Empire were not present), the names of the newly appointed cardinals would be read out then those of Bishops and Archbishops were also announced. This is the reason why, until 1967, the congregation now known as Congregation for Bishops was called Sacred Consistorial Congregation. Its current Prefect is Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re

Giovanni Battista Re is an Italy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He currently serves as Congregation for Bishops, and was elevated to the Cardinal in 2001....
, and its secretary Archbishop Francesco Monterisi
Francesco Monterisi

Francesco Monterisi is an Italy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia....
 who is concurrently Secretary of the College of Cardinals. Thse offices have been held together since 1965.

Secretaries of the Congregation for the Erection of Churches and Consistorial Provisions (1588-1965)


  • Domenico Riviera (1710-1730)
  • Carmine Gori-Merosi (1882-1886)
  • Carlo Nocella (1892-1903)
  • Gaetano de Lai
    Gaetano de Lai

    Gaetano de Lai was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was part of the Roman Curia.He was made Cardinal in 1907 by Pope Pius X. He was then a priest, but was ordained as a titular bishop in 1911....
     (1908-1928)
  • Carlo Perosi
    Carlo Perosi

    Carlo Cardinal Perosi was an Italy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Congregation for Bishops from 1928 until his death, and was elevated to the Cardinal in 1926....
     (1928-1930)
  • Raffaele Rossi
    Raffaele Rossi

    Raffaele Carlo Cardinal Rossi, Discalced Carmelites was an Italy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia from 1930 until his death, and was elevated to the Cardinal in 1930....
     (1930-1948)
  • Adeodato Giovanni Piazza (1948-1957)
  • Marcello Mimmi
    Marcello Mimmi

    Marcello Mimmi was an Italy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archdiocese of Naples from 1952 to 1957, and Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops from 1957 until his death....
     (1957-1961)
  • Carlo Confalonieri (1961-1965)


Congregation of Bishops (since 1965)


In 1965, the head of the congregation took the title prefect, while the prefects deputy took that of secretary.

Prefects


  • Carlo Confalonieri (1965-1973)
  • Sebastiano Baggio (1973-1984)
  • Bernardin Gantin (1984-1998)
  • Lucas Moreira Neves
    Lucas Moreira Neves

    Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves Order of Preachers was a Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and former Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.Neves was born in S?o Jo?o del Rei, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil....
    , OP
    Dominican Order

    The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century in France....
     (1998-2000)
  • Giovanni Battista Re (since 2000)


Secretaries


  • Francesco Carpino
    Francesco Carpino

    ardinal name=Francesco Cardinal Carpino|dipstyle=His Eminence|offstyle=Your Eminence|See=Albano Francesco Cardinal Carpino Doctor of Sacred Theology was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and former Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo....
     (1965-1967)
  • Ernesto Civardi
    Ernesto Civardi

    Ernesto Cardinal Civardi was an Italy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Congregation for Bishops from 1967 to 1979, and was elevated to the Cardinal in 1979....
     (1967-1979)
  • Lucas Moreira Neves
    Lucas Moreira Neves

    Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves Order of Preachers was a Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and former Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.Neves was born in S?o Jo?o del Rei, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil....
    , OP
    Dominican Order

    The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century in France....
     (1979-1987)
  • Giovanni Battista Re (1987-1989)
  • Justin Francis Rigali (1989-1994)
  • Jorge María Mejía
    Jorge María Mejía

    Jorge Mar?a Mej?a is an Argentina Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Archivist Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church and Librarian Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church....
     (1994-1998)
  • Francesco Monterisi
    Francesco Monterisi

    Francesco Monterisi is an Italy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia....
     (since 1998)


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