Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies

History

• 1588.01.22: Established as Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies / Hl. Zeremonialkongregation (Deutsch) / Sagrada Congregacíon del Cerimonial (español) / Sacrée Congrégation Cérémoniale (français) / S. Congregazione Cerimoniale (Italiano) / S. Congregação Cerimonial (Português) / 典禮部 (正體中文) / Congregatio cæremonialis (latine)
• 1967.08.15: Suppressed (merged into Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces)

Documents: (x 2)

Past Officials Prefect: Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (1951.03.10 – 1967.08.15) Prefect: Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani (1948.02.16 – 1951.01.13) Prefect: Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1930.07.14 – 1948.02.16) Prefect: Cardinal Vicenzo Vannutelli (1915.12.06 – 1930.07.09) Prefect: Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19) Prefect: Cardinal Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano (1896.11.30 – 1913.12.07) Prefect: Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta (1889.03.01 – 1896.07.14) Prefect: Cardinal Carlo Sacconi (1884.03.24 – 1889.02.25) Prefect: Cardinal Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (1877.03.12 – 1878.03.30) Prefect: Cardinal Luigi Micara, O.F.M. Cap. (1844.05.01 – 1847.05.24) Prefect: Cardinal Bartolomeo Pacca (1830.07.05 – 1844.04.19) Prefect: Cardinal Giulio Maria Della Somaglia (1820.05.29 – 1830.04.02) Secretary: Archbishop Gennaro Verolino (1963 – 1967.08.15) Secretary: Archbishop Beniamino Nardone (1926 – 1963.02.19) Secretary: Msgr. Nicola Canali (later Cardinal) (1914.09.24 – 1926.06.27) Secretary: Msgr. Ricardo Sanz de Samper y Campuzano (1911.11.02 – 1914) Undersecretary: Msgr. Mario Aluffi Pentini (1963 – 1967.08.15) Undersecretary: Msgr. Giuseppe Calderari (1957 – 1963) Undersecretary: Msgr. Ermanno Bonazzi (1947 – 1956) Undersecretary: Msgr. Enrico Dante (later Cardinal) (1943.05.27 – 1947.06.13) Undersecretary: Msgr. Luigi Capotosti (1929 – 1943) Undersecretary: Msgr. Giovanni Battista Menghini (1918 – 1929) Undersecretary: Msgr. Carlo Respighi (? – 1918)

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