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Charting the Roles of Women in the Catholic Church C Urrent Breakdown of Male/Female Leadership in Vatican D Icasteries FutureChurch Charting the roles of women in the Catholic Church C urrent breakdown of male/female leadership in Vatican d icasteries 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. While women have slowly gained certain leadership roles in the Vatican, you still need just one hand to count those who hold top- level positions in the secretariats, congregations and pontifical councils. Sr. Nicoletta Vittoria Spezzati serves as undersecretary for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli serves as undersecretary for the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. There are other women of course, but of those in positions of undersecretary and above, about three percent are women. FutureChurch 2 Vatican Secretariats, Males in No. Females in No. Congregations,Pontifical leadership leadership Councils Secretariat of State Secretary of State: 3 0 Cardinal Pietro Parolin Secretary: Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher Undersecretary: Msgr. Antoine Camilleri Secretariat for Economy President: Cardinal 2 0 George Pell Secretary General: Msgr. Alfred Xuereb Congregation for the Prefect: Archbishop 4 0 Doctrine of the Faith Gerhard Ludwig Müller Secretary: Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer Adjunct Secretary: Archbishop Joseph FutureChurch 3 Augustine Di Noia Undersecretary: Msgr. Damiano Marzotto Caotorta Congregation for Clergy Prefect: Archbishop 3 0 Beniamino Stella Secretary: Archbishop Joel Mercier Undersecretary: Mons. Antonio Neri: Congregation for Prefect: Cardinal Joao 3 Sr. Nicoletta Vittoria 1 Institutes of Consecrated Braz de Aviz, Spezzati, Life and Societies of Secretary: Abp. Jose Undersecretary Apostolic Life Rodriguez Carballo Undersecretary: Fr. Sebastiano Paciolla Congregation for Bishops Prefect: Cardinal Marc 4 0 Ouellet Secretary: Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari Undersecretary: Monsignor Udo FutureChurch 4 Breitbach Adjunct Undersecretary: Mons. Serge Poitras Congregation for the Prefect: Archbishop 4 **Sr. Luzia 0 Evangelization of Peoples Fernando Filoni Premoli was recently Secretary: Archbishop appointed a member Savio Hon Tai- Fai of the Congregation Adjunct Secretary: for the Archbishop Protase Evangelization of Rugambwa Peoples Undersecretary: Father Tadeusz Wojda Congregation for Oriental Prefect: Cardinal 3 0 Churches Leonardo Sandri Secretary: Archbishop Cyril Vasil’ Undersecretary: Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Lorusso Congregation for Divine Prefect: Cardinal 4 0 Worship and Discipline of Robert Sarah the Sacraments Secretary: Archbishop Arthur Roche Undersecretary: Rev. FutureChurch 5 Pr. Corrado Maggioni Undersecretary: Msgr. Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche Congregation for the Prefect: Archbishop 3 0 Causes of Saints Angelo Amato Secretary: Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci Undersecretary: Fr. Boguslaw Turek Congregation for Catholic Prefect: Cardinal 3 0 Education Zenon Grocholewski Secretary: Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani Undersecretary: Fr. Friedrich Bechina, F.S.O. Pontifical Council for the President: Archbishop 3 0 Laity Stanisław Ryłko Secretary: Bishop Josef Clemens Undersecretary: Msgr. Miguel Delgado Galindo FutureChurch 6 Pontifical Council for the President: Archbishop 3 0 Family Vincenzo Paglia Secretary: Bishop Jean Laffitte Undersecretary: Fr. Carlos Simón Vázquez Pontifical Council for President: 2 Undersecretary: 1 Justice and Peace Cardinal Peter Kodwo Flaminia Giovanelli Appiah Turkson Secretary: Bishop Mario Toso, Pontifical Council for President: Cardinal 3 0 Christian Unity Kurt Koch Secretary: Bishop Brian Farrell, L.C. Undersecretary: Fr. Andrea Palmieri Pontifical Council for Cor President: Cardinal 3 0 Unum Robert Sarah Secretary: Monsignor Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso Undersecretary: Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz FutureChurch 7 Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 3 0 Pastoral Care of Migrants Antonio Vegliò and Itinerant People Secretary: Bishop Joseph Kalathiparambil Undersecretary: Fr Gabriele Ferdinando Bentoglio Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 3 0 Pastoral Assistance to Zygmunt Zimowksi Health Care Workers Secretary: Msgr. Jean- Marie Mate Musivi Mupendawatu Undersecretary: Msgr. Augusto Chendi Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 4 0 Legislative Texts Francesco Coccopalmerio Vice- President: Archbishop Bruno Bertagna Secretary: Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta O choa de Chinchetru FutureChurch 8 Undersecretary: Msgr. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida Pontifical Council for President: Cardinal 3 0 Inter- religious Dialogue Jean- Louis Tauran Secretary: Fr. Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot Undersecretary: Fr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 4 0 Culture Gianfranco Ravasi Delegate: Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo Secretary: Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou Undersecretary: Monsignor Melchor José Sánchez de Toca FutureChurch 9 y Alameda Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 4 0 Social Communications Claudio Maria Celli Secretary: Monsignor Paul Tighe Undersecretary: Doctor Angelo Scelzo Adjunct Secretary: Mons. Giuseppe Antonio Scotti Pontifical Council for President: Archbishop 3 0 Promoting New Salvatore Fisichella Evangelization Secretary: Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas Undersecretary: Msgr. Graham Bell Total 74 2 FutureChurch 10 Other tribunals, Males in Leadership Females in commissions, leadership or in committees, offices positions of influence Synod of Bishops Secretary General: 4 0 Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri Undersecretatry: Bishop Fabio Fabene Relators: Cardinal Peter Erdo Special Secretary: Bishop Bruno Forte Tribunal: Apostolic Major Penitentiary: 2 0 Penitentiary Cardinal Mauro FutureChurch 11 Piacenza Regent: Bishop Krzysztof Jozef Nykiel Tribunal: Signatura Prefect: Archbishop 2 0 Apostolica Dominique Mamberti Secretary: Bishop Frans Daneels Tribunal: Roman Rota Dean: Msgr. Pio Vito 1 0 Pinto Apostolic Camera Camerlengo of the 2 0 Holy Roman Church: Cardinal Jean- Louis Tauran Vice- Camerlengo: Archbishop Giampiero Gloder Administration of the President: 2 0 Patrimony of the Apostolic Archbishop- Bishop See Domenico Calcagno Secretary: Msgr. Luigi Mistò Prefecture for the President: Cardinal 2 0 Economic Affairs of the Giuseppe Versaldi FutureChurch 12 Holy See Secretary: Bishop Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda Prefecture of the Papal Prefect: Archbishop 2 0 Household. Georg Gänswein Regent: Father Leonardo Sapienza Office for the Liturgical Master of Ceremonies: 1 0 Celebrations of the Mons. Guido Marini Supreme Pontiff Press Office of the Holy Director: Fr. Federico 1 Vice- 1 See Lombardi Director: Doctor Angelo Scelzo Vatican Information Bureau Chief: Doctor 1 0 Service Miguel Castellví Villaescusa Central Office of Church Head: Monsignor 1 0 Statistics Vittorio Formenti Pontifical Commission for President: Archbishop 4 0 the Cultural Heritage of Gianfranco Ravasi the Church Vice- President: Dom Michael John Zielinski Secretary: Prof. Francesco Buranelli FutureChurch 13 Undersecretary: Monsignor José Manuel Del Río Carrasco Pontifical Commission for President: Cardinal 2 0 Latin America Marc Ouellet Secretary: Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Pontifical Commission for President: Archbishop 3 0 Sacred Archaeology Gianfranco Ravasi Vice- President: Dom Michael John Zielinski Secretary: Prof. Fabrizio Bisconti Pontifical Biblical President: Archbishop 3 0 Commission Gerhard Ludwig Müller Secretary: Fr. Pietro Bovati Technical Secretary: 17 Fr. Alessandro Belano Members: Fr Jean- FutureChurch 14 Noël Aletti 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 FutureChurch 15 Pontifical Commission President: Archbishop 4 0 “Ecclesia Dei” Gerhard Ludwig Müller Vice- President: Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia Secretary: Monsignor Guido Pozzo Pontifical Committee for President: Archbishop 4 0 International Eucharistic Piero Marini Congresses Secretary: Fr Ferdinand Pratzner Pontifical Committee
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