A dicastery (; from el|δικαστήριον|dikastērion|law-court, from δικαστής, 'judge, juror') is the name of some departments in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.
Pastor bonus (1988) includes this definition:
Under the new structure of the Roman Curia created by Praedicate evangelium (effective since 5 June 2022), the former congregations and pontifical councils are replaced with dicasteries.
As of 2022, there are sixteen dicasteries:[1]
| Congregation | Current prefect | Country | Picture | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Ladaria Ferrer[2] | |||||
| Luis Antonio Tagle | |||||
| Robert Francis Provost | |||||
| Claudio Gugerotti | |||||
| Paolo Ruffini |