Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Latin: Dicasterium de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum Italian: Dicastero per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti
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Dicastery overview
Formed	March 1, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-03-01) (as a Congregation with the same name)[1]
Preceding agencies	Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (formed May 8, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-05-08)) Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments (formed June 29, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-06-29)) Sacred Congregation for Rites (formed January 22, 1588; 436 years ago (1588-01-22))
Type	Dicastery
Headquarters	Palazzo delle Congregazioni, Piazza Pio XII, Rome, Italy
Dicastery executives	Arthur Roche, Prefect Vittorio Francesco Viola, Secretary Aurelio García Macías, Under-Secretary
Website	http://www.cultodivino.va/

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The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (Latin: Dicasterium de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum) is the dicastery (from Greek: δικαστήριον, romanized: dikastērion, lit. 'law-court', from δικαστής, 'judge, juror') of the Roman Curia that handles most affairs relating to liturgical practices of the Latin Church as distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches and also some technical matters relating to the sacraments.

Prior to June 2022, the dicastery was officially named the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (only the first word being different). This former name has often been shortened to Congregation for Divine Worship, further abbreviated as Divine Worship or CDW.^[2][3]