Pontifical Council for Culture

Pontifical Council for Culture
Pontificium Consilium de Cultura
SuccessorDicastery for Culture and Education
Established20 May 1982 (1982-05-20)
FounderPope John Paul II
Founded atVatican City
Dissolved5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
Merger ofPontifical Council for Dialogue with non-Believers
Purposeto promote dialogue with other cultures
to promote the study of unbelief and of religious indifference
Parent organization
Roman Curia
Websitewww.cultura.va/content/cultura/en.html
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The Pontifical Council for Culture (Latin: Pontificium Consilium de Cultura) was a dicastery of the Roman Curia charged with fostering the relationship of the Catholic Church with different cultures. It was erected by Pope John Paul II on 20 May 1982[1] and in 1993 he merged the Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers, which had operated independently since 1965 into it.[2] When the Apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium promulgated by Pope Francis took effect on 5 June 2022, the Pontifical Council for Culture was merged with the Congregation for Catholic Education to create the new Dicastery for Culture and Education.[3]

  1. ^ a b John Paul II, Pope (20 May 1982). "Letter of foundation". cultura.va. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b John Paul II, Pope (25 March 1993). "Inde a Pontificatus". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Dicastery for Culture and Education". Vatican News. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.