Pontifical Council for Culture

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Bishop(s) Gianfranco Ravasi, President Paul Joseph Jean Poupard, Cardinal, President Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Pontifical Council Erected: 20 May 1982 Curial Office Roman Curia Description: fosters relations between the Holy See and the realm of human culture, especially by promoting communication with various contemporary institutions of learning and teaching, so that secular culture may be more and more open to the Gospel, and specialists in the sciences, literature, and the arts may feel themselves called by the Church to truth, goodness, and beauty. (Pastor Bonus, 166) Mailing Address: 00153 Roma, Piazza S. Calisto, 16; 00120 Citta del Vaticano Telephone: 06.69.89.38.11 Fax: 06.69.88.73.68

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gabriel-Marie Garrone † (20 May 1982 Appointed - 19 Apr 1988 Retired)
• Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (19 Apr 1988 Appointed - 3 Sep 2007 Retired)
• Gianfranco Ravasi (3 Sep 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
20 May 1982	Erected		Pontifical Council for Culture (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (President: 19 Apr 1988 to 3 Sep 2007)
• Gianfranco Ravasi (President: 3 Sep 2007)
• Franc Rodé, C.M. (Secretary: 1993 to 5 Mar 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gabriel-Marie Garrone † (President: 20 May 1982 to 19 Apr 1988)