FutureChurch Charting the roles of women in the Catholic Church
Current breakdown of male/female leadership in Vatican dicasteries
Pope Francis has called for “a more incisive presence for women” in the Catholic Church. At the most recent Consistory of cardinals on February 12 and 13, 2015, Fr. Federico Lombardi reported that the cardinals expressed the hope of “an increasingly active role” for women. Although Pope Francis stated the door is closed on the question of ordination for women to the priesthood, he has been emphatic in his call for a stronger presence of women elsewhere. He recently appointed Sr. Mary Melone, the first women to date, to head a Pontifical University; Sr. Luzia Premoli, the first women to be appointed as a member of the Congregation on Evangelizat ion of Peoples, and has stated that women should take up positions of greater leadership within the Vatican. So how many women are in positions of leadership within the Curia? How many assert real influence? While it is difficult to accurately measure the level of influence women exercise, the chart below has been generated to further that discussion by showing the current roles women play now in Vatican congregations, pontifical councils, and other commissions, committees and offices.
Secretariats, Congregations, and Pontifical Councils
There are two secretariats, nine congregations and twelve pontifical councils. Below is a chart indicating the number of Vatican officials broken out in terms of male/female roles from undersecretary and above.
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Vatican Males in Females in Secretariat leadership and titles leadership Congregations Pontifical Council Secretariat of Secretary of State: Cardinal Pietro 3 0 State Parolin Secretary: Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher Undersecretary: Msgr. Antoine Camilleri Secretariat for President: Cardinal George Pell 2 0 Economy Secretary General: Msgr. Alfred Xuereb
Congregation Prefect: Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig 4 0 for the Doctrine Müller of the Faith Secretary: Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer Adjunct Secretary: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia Undersecretary: Msgr. Damiano Marzotto Caotorta
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Congregation Prefect: Archbishop Beniamino 3 0 for Clergy Stella Secretary: Archbishop Joel Mercier Undersecretary: Mons. Antonio Neri: Congregation Prefect: Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, 3 Sr. Nicoletta Vittoria Spezzati, 1 for Institutes of Secretary: Abp. Jose Rodriguez Undersecretary Consecrated Life Carballo and Societies of Undersecretary: Fr. Sebastiano Apostolic Life Paciolla
Congregation Prefect: Cardinal Marc Ouellet 4 0 for Bishops Secretary: Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari Undersecretary: Monsignor Udo Breitbach Adjunct Undersecretary: Mons. Serge Poitras
Congregation Prefect: Archbishop Fernando Filoni 4 **Sr. Luzia Premoli was 0 for the Secretary: Archbishop Savio Hon recently appointed a member of Evangelization Tai- Fai the Congregation for the of Peoples Adjunct Secretary: Archbishop Evangelization of Peoples Protase Rugambwa Undersecretary: Father Tadeusz Wojda FutureChurch 4
Congregation Prefect: Cardinal Leonardo Sandri 3 0 for Oriental Secretary: Archbishop Cyril Vasil’ Churches Undersecretary: Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Lorusso Congregation Prefect: Cardinal Robert Sarah 4 0 for Divine Secretary: Archbishop Arthur Roche Worship and Undersecretary: Rev. Pr. Corrado Discipline of the Maggioni Sacraments Undersecretary: Msgr. Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche Congregation Prefect: Archbishop Angelo Amato 3 0 for the Causes Secretary: Archbishop Marcello of Saints Bartolucci Undersecretary: Fr. Boguslaw Turek Congregation Prefect: Cardinal Zenon 3 0 for Catholic Grocholewski Education Secretary: Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani Undersecretary: Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O. Pontifical President: Archbishop Stanisław 3 0 Council for the Ryłko Laity Secretary: Bishop Josef Clemens Undersecretary: Msgr. Miguel Delgado Galindo FutureChurch 5
Pontifical President: Archbishop Vincenzo 3 0 Council for the Paglia Family Secretary: Bishop Jean Laffitte Undersecretary: Fr. Carlos Simón Vázquez Pontifical President: Cardinal Peter 2 Undersecretary: Flaminia 1 Council for Kodwo Appiah Turkson Giovanelli Justice and Secretary: Bishop Mario Toso, Peace Pontifical President: Cardinal Kurt Koch 3 0 Council for Secretary: Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. Christian Unity Undersecretary: Fr. Andrea Palmieri Pontifical President: Cardinal Robert Sarah 3 0 Council for Cor Secretary: Monsignor Giovanni Unum Pietro Dal Toso Undersecretary: Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz
Pontifical President: Archbishop Antonio 3 0 Council for Vegliò Pastoral Care of Secretary: Bishop Joseph Migrants and Kalathiparambil Itinerant People Undersecretary: Fr Gabriele Ferdinando Bentoglio
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Pontifical President: Archbishop Zygmunt 3 0 Council for Zimowksi Pastoral Secretary: Msgr. Jean- Marie Mate Assistance to Musivi Mupendawatu Health Care Undersecretary: Msgr. Augusto Workers Chendi
Pontifical President: Archbishop Francesco 4 0 Council for Coccopalmerio Legislative Vice- President: Archbishop Bruno Texts Bertagna Secretary: Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru Undersecretary: Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida
Pontifical President: Cardinal Jean- Louis 3 0 Council for Tauran Inter- religious Secretary: Fr. Miguel Angel Ayuso Dialogue Guixot Undersecretary: Fr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage
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Pontifical President: Archbishop Gianfranco 4 0 Council for Ravasi Culture Delegate: Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo Secretary: Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou Undersecretary: Monsignor Melchor José Sánchez de Toca y Alameda
Pontifical President: Archbishop Claudio Maria 4 0 Council for Celli Social Secretary: Monsignor Paul Tighe Communications Undersecretary: Doctor Angelo Scelzo Adjunct Secretary: Mons. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti
Pontifical President: Archbishop Salvatore 3 0 Council for Fisichella Promoting New Secretary: Archbishop José Octavio Evangelization Ruiz Arenas Undersecretary: Msgr. Graham Bell
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Other Males in Leadership Females in leadership or in tribunals, positions of influence commissions, committees, offices Synod of Secretary General: Cardinal Lorenzo 4 0 Bishops Baldisseri Undersecretatry: Bishop Fabio Fabene Relators: Cardinal Peter Erdo Special Secretary: Bishop Bruno Forte Tribunal: Major Penitentiary: Cardinal Mauro 2 0 Apostolic Piacenza Penitentiary Regent: Bishop Krzysztof Jozef Nykiel Tribunal: Prefect: Archbishop Dominique 2 0 Signatura Mamberti Apostolica Secretary: Bishop Frans Daneels
Tribunal: Dean: Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto 1 0 Roman Rota Apostolic Camerlengo of the Holy Roman 2 0 FutureChurch 9
Camera Church: Cardinal Jean- Louis Tauran Vice- Camerlengo: Archbishop Giampiero Gloder
Administration President: Archbishop- Bishop 2 0 of the Domenico Calcagno Patrimony of Secretary: Msgr. Luigi Mistò the Apostolic See Prefecture for President: Cardinal Giuseppe 2 0 the Economic Versaldi Affairs of the Secretary: Bishop Lucio Ángel Holy See Vallejo Balda
Prefecture of Prefect: Archbishop Georg 2 0 the Papal Gänswein Household. Regent: Father Leonardo Sapienza Office for the Master of Ceremonies: Mons. Guido 1 0 Liturgical Marini Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff Press Office of Director: Fr. Federico Lombardi 1 Vice- Director: Doctor 1 the Holy See Angelo Scelzo Vatican Bureau Chief: Doctor Miguel 1 0 FutureChurch 10
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Central Office Head: Monsignor Vittorio Formenti 1 0 of Church Statistics Pontifical President: Archbishop Gianfranco 4 0 Commission for Ravasi the Cultural Vice- President: Dom Michael John Heritage of the Zielinski Church Secretary: Prof. Francesco Buranelli Undersecretary: Monsignor José Manuel Del Río Carrasco
Pontifical President: Cardinal Marc Ouellet 2 0 Commission for Secretary: Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Latin America Pontifical President: Archbishop Gianfranco 3 0 Commission for Ravasi Sacred Vice- President: Dom Michael John Archaeology Zielinski Secretary: Prof. Fabrizio Bisconti
Pontifical President: Archbishop Gerhard 3 0 FutureChurch 11
Biblical Ludwig Müller Commission Secretary: Fr. Pietro Bovati Technical Secretary: Fr. Alessandro Belano Members: Fr Jean- Noël Aletti 17 Fr Olivier Artus Dr Juan Miguel Díaz Rodelas Dr Christoph Dohmen Fr Abbot Denis Farkasfalvy Fr Francolino Gonçalves Cardinal Prosper Grech Fr John Chijioke Iwe Dr Thomas Manjaly Fr Fearghus O'Fearghail Dr Pahk Johan Yeong- sik Fr Brasil Pereira Ney Fr Donald Senior Fr Ramón Trevijano Etcheverria Fr Ugo Vanni Dr Henryk Witczyk F r Carlos Zesati Estrada
Pontifical President: Archbishop Gerhard 4 0 Commission Ludwig Müller FutureChurch 12
“Ecclesia Dei” Vice- President: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia Secretary: Monsignor Guido Pozzo
Pontifical President: Archbishop Piero Marini 4 0 Committee for Secretary: Fr Ferdinand Pratzner International Eucharistic Congresses
Pontifical President: Fr Bernard Ardura 4 0 Committee of Secretary: Fr Cosimo Semeraro Historical Sciences
Pontifical President: Cardinal Mario Francesco 1 0 Commission for Pompedda Advocates
Disciplinary President: Bishop Giorgio Corbellini 1 0 Commission of the Roman Curia
Pontifical President: Cardinal Raffaele Farina 3 Commission to Coordinator: Bishop Juan Ignacio study IOR FutureChurch 13
Reform Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru Secretary: Monsignor Peter Bryan Wells Member: Cardinal Jean- Louis Pierre 1 Member: Professor Mary Ann 1 Tauran Glendon
Pontifical President: Cardinal Seán Patrick 2 Commission for O’Malley the Protection Secretary: Msgr. Robert W. Oliver of Minors Fr. Humberto Miguel Yáñez 7 Dr. Catherine Bonnet 8 Fr. Hans Zollner Prof. Sheila Hollins Prof. Claudio Papale Prof. Hanna Suchocka Fr. Luis Manuel Ali Herrera Ms. Marie Collins Gabriel Dy- Liacco Kathleen McCormack Bill Kilgallon Sr. Kayula Gertrude Lesa Peter Saunders Krysten Winter- Green Sr. Hermenegild Mokoro
International President: Archbishop Gerhard 3 0 Theological Ludwig Müller FutureChurch 14
Commission Secretary General: Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer Adjunct Secretary: Monsignor Guido Pozzo
24 Prof. Tracey Rowland 5 Rev. Terwase Henry Akaabiam Sr Prudence Allen, R.S.M. 0 Msgr. Antonio Luiz Catelan Ferreira Sr Alenka Arko Msgr. Piero Coda Prof. Moira Mary McQueen Msgr. Lajos Dolhai Prof. Marianne Schlosser Fr. Peter Dubovský Rev. Mario Ángel Flores Ramos. Rev. Carlos María Galli Msgr. Krzysztof Góźdź Rev. Gaby Alfred Hachem Fr. Thomas Kollamparampil Rev. Koffi Messan Laurent Kpogo Rev. Oswaldo Martínez Mendoza Rev. Karl- Heinz Menke Rev. John Junyang Park Fr. Bernard Pottier Rev. Javier Prades López Prof. Héctor Gustavo Sánchez Rojas. Rev. Nicholaus Segeja M’hela. Rev. Pierangelo Sequeri FutureChurch 15
Rev. Željko Tanjić Fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III Fr. Gabino Uríbarri Bilbao Rev. Philippe Vallin Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy
Commission for President: Cardinal Kurt Koch 3 0 Religious Vice- President: Bishop Brian Farrell Relations with Secretary: Reverend Norbert Jews Hofmann
Commission for President: Cardinal Jean- Louis 3 0 Commission for Tauran Religious Vice- President: Fr. Miguel Angel Relations with Ayuso Guixot Muslims Secretary: Monsignor Khaled Akasheh
International President: Cardinal Mauro Piacenza 2 0 Council for Vice- President: Archbishop Celso Catechesis Morga Iruzubieta FutureChurch 16
“Vox Clara” Chair: Cardinal George Pell 4 0 Committee Vice- Chairman: Bishop Thomas Olmsted Vice- Chairman: Cardinal Oswald Gracias Treasurer: Cardinal Justin Rigali Bishop Secretary:Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli Members: Cardinal Francis George 8 0 Cardinal John Tong Hon Archbishop Alfred Hughes Archbishop Michael Neary Archbishop Terrence Prendergast Bishop David McGough Executive Secretary: Monsignor James P. Moroney
Supreme President: Archbishop Fernando 3 0 Committee of Filoni the Pontifical Vice- President: Archbishop Savio FutureChurch 17
Mission Hon Tai- Fai Societies Vice- President: Archbishop Protase Rugambwa Financial President: Peter Brian Wells 2 0 Security Secretary: Mr. René Brülhart Committee Member: Msgr. Antoine Camilleri 6 0 Msgr. Antoine Camilleri Msgr. Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda Msgr. Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda Dr. Domenico Giani Prof. Nicola Picardi
Committee for Mr. Christopher Patten of Barnes 2 0 the reform for Msgr. Carlo Maria Polvani the Vatican Msgr. Lucio Adrián Ruiz 7 Ms. Daniela Frank 2 Media Msgr. Paul Tighe Ms. Leticia Soberon Fr. Giacomo Ghisani Fr. Eric Salobir Prof. Giovanni Maria Vian Mr. Gregory Erlandson Mr. George Yeo Special Chair: Msgr. Pio Vito Pinto 1 0 Commission for Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio 10 0 the Study of the Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Reform of the FutureChurch 18
Matrimonial Ferrer Processes in Bishop Dimitri Salachas Canon Law Msgr. Maurice Monier Msgr. Leo Xavier Michael Arokiaraj Msgr. Alejandro W. Bunge Fr. Nikolaus Schöch Fr. Konštanc Miroslav Adam Fr. Jorge Horta Espinoza Prof. Paolo Moneta Council for the Coordinator: Reinhard Card. Marx 2 0 Economy Vice- Coordinator: Joseph F.X. Zahra, Malta Juan Luis Card. Cipriani Thorne 13 0 Daniel N. Card. DiNardo Wilfrid Fox Card. Napier Jean- Pierre Card. Ricard Norberto Card. Rivera Carrera John Card. Tong Hon Agostino Card. Vallini Jean- Baptiste de Franssu John Kyle Enrique Llano Cueto Jochen Messemer Francesco Vermiglio FutureChurch 19
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Pontifical President: Professor Werner 2 0 Academy of Arber Chancellary Science Director: Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Pontifical Chancellary Director: Bishop 1 President: Professor Margaret 1 Academy of Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Archer Social Science Pontifical President: Bishop Ignacio Carrasco 2 0 Academy for de Paula Life Vice- President: Bishop Jean Laffitte
L'Osservatore Editor- in- Chief: Prof. Giovanni 6 Editor of English- language weekly: 5 Romano Maria Vian Mrs Anna Morghen
Assistant Editor- in- Chief: Mr Carlo Mrs Kate Marcelin- Rice di Cicco Ms Mary Nolan Editor of French- language weekly: Ms Elizabeth Simari Dr Jean- Michel Coulet Editor of German- language Editor of Spanish- language weekly: weekly: Fr Arturo Gutiérrez Gómez Mrs. Astrid Haas Editor of Portuguese- language weekly: (vacant Editor of Polish- language monthly: FutureChurch 20
Fr Władysław Gryzło, S.J.
Vatican Press Director- General: Fr. Sergio Pellini 1 0 Vatican Director- General: Fr Federico 1 0 Television Lombardi Centre
Vatican Radio Director- General: Fr Federico 1 0 Lombardi
Research by: Deborah Rose- Milavec, FutureChurch