Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

Historical Details

• Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Pontifical Council
  • Elevated: 28 June 1988
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia
  • Description: shows the solicitude of the Church for the sick by helping those who serve the sick and suffering, so that their apostolate of mercy may ever more effectively respond to people’s needs. (Pastor Bonus, 152)
  • Section on the Vatican Website: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/hlthwork/
  • Mailing Address: 00193 Roma, Via della Conciliazione, 3
  • Telephone: 06.69.88.31.38
  • Fax: 06.69.88.31.39

• Pontifical Commission for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
  • Erected: 1985
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

Past Ordinaries

• Fiorenzo Angelini † (16 Feb 1985 Appointed - 31 Oct 1996 Retired)
• Javier Lozano Barragán (31 Oct 1996 Appointed - 18 Apr 2009 Retired)
• Zygmunt Zimowski † (18 Apr 2009 Appointed - 12 Jul 2016 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Javier Lozano Barragán (President: 31 Oct 1996 to 18 Apr 2009)
• Jean-Marie Mate Musivi Mupendawatu (Secretary: 14 Jul 2011 to 1 Jan 2017)
• José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. (Secretary: 5 Dec 1998 to 14 Jul 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Fiorenzo Angelini † (Pro-President: 16 Feb 1985; President: 1 Mar 1989 to 31 Oct 1996)
• Zygmunt Zimowski † (President: 18 Apr 2009 to 12 Jul 2016)