Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Pontifical Commission

Also known as: Päpstliche Kommission für Lateinamerika (Deutsch) / Pontificia Comisión para América Latina (español) / Pontificia Commissione per l’America Latina (Italiano) / Papieska Komisja ds. Ameryki Łacińskiej (polski) / 宗座拉丁美洲委員會 (正體中文) / ラテン・アメリカ委員会 (日本語)

Address: 00120, Vatican City State

Phone: 06.69.88.31.31; 06.69.88.35.00

Associated with: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

History

1958.04.19: Established as Pontifical Commission for Latin America (English) / Päpstliche Kommission für Lateinamerika (Deutsch) / Pontificia Comisión para América Latina (español) / Pontificia Commissione per l’America Latina (Italiano) / Papieska Komisja ds. Ameryki Łacińskiej (polski) / 宗座拉丁美洲委員會 (正體中文) / ラテン・アメリカ委員会 (日本語) / Pontificia Commissio pro America Latina (Latin)

Documents: (x 22)

Present Officials

President (2025.09.26 [2025.10.15] – ...):

Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. (68)

Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops

Secretary of Commission for Confidential Matters

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Archbishop ad personam

Bishop emeritus of Sora–Aquino–Pontecorvo (Italy)

Secretary (2021.07.26 – ...):

Prof. Rodrigo Guerra López (59)

Secretary (2022.02.18 – ...):

Prof. Emilce Cuda (60)

Past Officials

President:	Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. (70) (later Pope Leo XIV) (2023.01.30 – 2025.05.08)
President:	Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (81) (2010.06.30 – 2023.04.12)
President:	Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (92) (2000.09.16 – 2010.06.30)
President:	Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. (1998.06.25 – 2000.09.16)
President:	Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25)
President:	Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio (1973.02.26 – 1984.04.08)
President:	Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri (1969 – 1973.02.25)
President:	Cardinal Antonio Samorè (1967.09.25 – 1969)
President:	Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri (1961 – 1967)
President:	Cardinal Marcello Mimmi (1958 – 1961.03.06)
Vice-President:	Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour (2014.05.02 – 2019.04.29)
Vice-President:	Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (81) (2007.05.31 – 2011.05.13)
Vice-President:	Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz (2003.10.04 – 2007.04.07)
Vice-President:	Bishop Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. (1988.12.03 – 2003.10.04)
Vice-President:	Cardinal Antonio Samorè (1962 – 1967.09.25)
Secretary:	Prof. Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour (2011.05.14 – 2019.04.29)
Secretary:	Msgr. Michele Buro (1981 – 1988)
Secretary:	Msgr. Michele Buro (1970 – 1972)
Secretary:	Archbishop Francesco Carpino (later Cardinal) (1961 – 1967.04.07)
Secretary:	Archbishop Antonio Samorè (later Cardinal) (1958 – 1961)
Secretary:	Archbishop Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto (later Cardinal) (1958 – 1960)

Last updated on 2026.04.11