A dicastery (from gr, δικαστήριον, dikastērion, law-court, from
δικαστής, 'judge, juror') is the name of some departments of the
Roman Curia.
''Pastor bonus''
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Pastor bonus
''Pastor bonus'' (Latin: "The Good Shepherd") is an apostolic constitution promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1988. It instituted a number of reforms in the process of running the central government of the Catholic Church.
The docume ...
'' (1988), includes this definition:
''Praedicate evangelium''
Under the new structure of the roman curia created by ''
Praedicate evangelium'' (effective on 5 June 2022) the former titles of
Congregations and
Pontifical Councils are replaced with the term Dicastery.
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