Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Historical Details

• Congregation of Rites
  • Latin Name: Sacrorum Rituum
  • Erected: 22 January 1588
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Flavio Chigi (Jr.) † (12 Feb 1759 Appointed - 12 Jul 1771 Died)
• Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni † ( 1771 Appointed - 23 Dec 1780 Died)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † ( 1800 Appointed - 1814 Appointed, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Giorgio Doria Pamphilj Landi † (10 Feb 1821 Appointed - 16 Nov 1837 Died)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 1 May 1844 Appointed, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (8 Jun 1847 Appointed - 12 May 1854 Died)
• Costantino Patrizi Naro † (27 Jun 1854 Appointed - 10 Oct 1860 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition)
• Luigi Maria Bilio, B. † (20 Dec 1876 Appointed - 18 Oct 1877 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.S.A. † (18 Oct 1877 Appointed - 15 Jul 1878 Appointed, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Domenico Bartolini † (15 Jul 1878 Appointed - 15 Jan 1886 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Angelo Bianchi † (15 Nov 1887 Appointed - 22 Jan 1897 Died)
• Carlo Laurenzi † (14 Mar 1889 Appointed - Oct 1889 Resigned)
• Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (15 Jun 1897 Appointed - 26 Mar 1900 Died)
• Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (3 Oct 1899 Appointed - 22 Nov 1902 Died)
• Domenico Ferrata † (23 Oct 1900 Appointed - 27 Nov 1902 Appointed, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Serafino Cretoni † (7 Jan 1903 Appointed - 3 Feb 1909 Died)
• Luigi Tripepi † (7 Jan 1903 Appointed - 29 Dec 1906 Died)
• Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A. † (8 Feb 1909 Appointed - 4 Jul 1918 Died)
• Scipione Tecchi † (8 Nov 1914 Appointed - 7 Feb 1915 Died)
• Antonio Vico † (11 Feb 1915 Appointed - 25 Feb 1929 Died)
• Camillo Laurenti † (12 Mar 1929 Appointed - 6 Sep 1938 Died)
• Carlo Salotti † (14 Sep 1938 Appointed - 24 Oct 1947 Died)
• Clemente Micara † (11 Nov 1950 Appointed - 17 Jan 1953 Resigned)
• Gaetano Cicognani † (7 Dec 1953 Appointed - 5 Feb 1962 Died)
• Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (12 Feb 1962 Appointed - 9 Jan 1968 Retired)
• Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. † (29 Jun 1967 Appointed - 7 May 1969 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship)
• Paolo Bertoli † (7 May 1969 Appointed - 1 Mar 1973 Resigned)
• Luigi Raimondi † (21 Mar 1973 Appointed - 24 Jun 1975 Died)
• Corrado Bafile † (18 Jul 1975 Appointed - 27 Jun 1980 Retired)
• Pietro Palazzini † (27 Jun 1980 Appointed - 1 Jul 1988 Retired)
• Angelo Felici † (1 Jul 1988 Appointed - 13 Jun 1995 Retired)
• Alberto Bovone † (13 Jun 1995 Appointed - 17 Apr 1998 Died)
• José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (30 May 1998 Appointed - 9 Jul 2008 Retired)
• Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (9 Jul 2008 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Angelo Amato, S.D.B. (Prefect: 9 Jul 2008 - )
• Marcello Bartolucci (Secretary: 29 Dec 2010)
• Michele Di Ruberto (Secretary: 5 May 2007 to 2010)
• Edward Nowak (Secretary: 24 Feb 1990 to 5 May 2007)
• José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (Prefect: 30 May 1998 to 9 Jul 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (Prefect: 3 Oct 1899 to 22 Nov 1902)
• Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. † (Secretary: 26 Jan 1965 to 2 Feb 1973)
• Corrado Bafile † (Pro-Prefect: 18 Jul 1975; Prefect: 25 May 1976 to 27 Jun 1980)
• Domenico Bartolini † (Prefect: 15 Jul 1878 to 15 Jan 1886)
• Paolo Bertoli † (Prefect: 7 May 1969 to 1 Mar 1973)
• Angelo Bianchi † (Prefect: 15 Nov 1887 to 22 Jan 1897)
• Luigi Maria Bilio, B. † (Prefect: 20 Dec 1876 to 18 Oct 1877)
• Alberto Bovone † (Pro-Prefect: 13 Jun 1995; Prefect: 23 Feb 1998 to 17 Apr 1998)
• Alfonso Carinci † (Secretary: 15 Dec 1945 to 5 Jan 1960)
• Giuseppe Casoria † (Secretary: 2 Feb 1973 to 24 Aug 1981)
• Flavio Chigi (Jr.) † (Prefect: 12 Feb 1759 to 12 Jul 1771)
• Gaetano Cicognani † (Prefect: 7 Dec 1953 to 5 Feb 1962)
• Serafino Cretoni † (Prefect: 7 Jan 1903 to 3 Feb 1909)
• Traian Crisan † (Secretary: 7 Dec 1981 to 24 Feb 1990)
• Enrico Dante † (Secretary: 5 Jan 1960 to 24 Apr 1967)
• Giulio Maria della Somaglia † (Prefect: 1800 to 1814)
• Giorgio Doria Pamphilj Landi † (Prefect: 10 Feb 1821 to 16 Nov 1837)
• Angelo Felici † (Prefect: 1 Jul 1988 to 13 Jun 1995)
• Domenico Ferrata † (Prefect: 23 Oct 1900 to 27 Nov 1902)
• Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 29 Jun 1967 to 7 May 1969)
• Pietro La Fontaine † (Secretary: 1 Apr 1910 to 5 Mar 1915)
• Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (Prefect: 8 Jun 1847 to 12 May 1854)
• Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † (Prefect: 12 Feb 1962 to 9 Jan 1968)
• Camillo Laurenti † (Prefect: 12 Mar 1929 to 6 Sep 1938)
• Carlo Laurenzi † (Prefect: 14 Mar 1889 to Oct 1889)
• Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni † (Prefect: 1771 to 23 Dec 1780)
• Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A. † (Prefect: 8 Feb 1909 to 4 Jul 1918)
• Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.S.A. † (Prefect: 18 Oct 1877 to 15 Jul 1878)
• Camillo Mazzella, S.J. † (Prefect: 15 Jun 1897 to 26 Mar 1900)
• Clemente Micara † (Pro-Prefect: 11 Nov 1950 to 17 Jan 1953)
• Ludovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Prefect: 28 Nov 1843 to 1 May 1844)
• Pietro Palazzini † (Prefect: 27 Jun 1980 to 1 Jul 1988)
• Diomede Panici † (Secretary: 2 Oct 1896 to 6 Aug 1909)
• Costantino Patrizi Naro † (Prefect: 27 Jun 1854 to 10 Oct 1860)
• Luigi Raimondi † (Prefect: 21 Mar 1973 to 24 Jun 1975)
• Carlo Salotti † (Prefect: 14 Sep 1938 to 24 Oct 1947)
• Scipione Tecchi † (Pro-Prefect: 8 Nov 1914 to 7 Feb 1915)
• Luigi Tripepi † (Secretary: 16 Jun 1894 to 1 Oct 1896; Prefect: 7 Jan 1903; Pro-Prefect: 28 Jan 1904 to 29 Dec 1906)
• Alessandro Verde † (Secretary: 27 Jun 1915 to 29 Mar 1958)
• Antonio Vico † (Pro-Prefect: 11 Feb 1915; Prefect: 8 Jul 1918 to 25 Feb 1929)