Roman Rota

Tribunal Rotae Romanae

Bishop(s)

Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C., Dean
Pio Vito Pinto, Dean Emeritus
Maurice Monier, Pro-Dean Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Tribunal
Established: 1908
Curial Office
Roman Curia
Description: Acts as an appellate court of higher instance at the Apostolic See, with the purpose of safeguarding rights within the Church (Praedicate Evangelium, 200)
Official Web Site: http://www.rotaromana.va/
Mailing Address: Palazzo della Cancelleria, 00186 Roma, Piazza della Cancelleria, 1
Telephone: 06.69.88.75.02

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joachim-Jean-Xavier d’Isoard † (10 Mar 1823 Appointed - 17 Sep 1827 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli)
Michele Lega † (20 Oct 1908 Appointed - 25 May 1914 Resigned)
Massimo Massimi † (19 Feb 1924 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Resigned)
André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien † (30 Oct 1944 Appointed - 15 Dec 1958 Resigned)
William Theodore Heard † (15 Dec 1958 Appointed - 14 Dec 1959 Resigned)
Francis John Brennan † (14 Dec 1959 Appointed - 15 Jan 1968 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments)
Bolesław Filipiak † (26 Jun 1967 Appointed - 24 May 1976 Appointed, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana)
Ernesto Maria Fiore † (6 Jun 1985 Appointed - 2 Jul 1993 Retired)
Mario Francesco Pompedda † (11 Sep 1993 Appointed - 16 Nov 1999 Appointed, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura)
Raffaello Funghini † (11 Dec 1999 Appointed - 31 Jan 2004 Retired)
Antoni Stankiewicz † (31 Jan 2004 Appointed - 22 Sep 2012 Resigned)
Pio Vito Pinto (22 Sep 2012 Appointed - 29 Mar 2021 Retired)
Maurice Monier (12 Dec 2016 Appointed - 2018 Resigned)
Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. (30 Mar 2021 Appointed - 21 Apr 2025 Ceased)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1908	Established		Roman Rota

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. (Dean: 30 Mar 2021 to 21 Apr 2025)
Maurice Monier (Pro-Dean: 12 Dec 2016 to 2018)
Pio Vito Pinto (Dean: 22 Sep 2012 to 29 Mar 2021)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francis John Brennan † (Official: 1 Aug 1940; Dean: 14 Dec 1959 to 15 Jan 1968)
Bolesław Filipiak † (Dean: 26 Jun 1967 to 24 May 1976)
Ernesto Maria Fiore † (Dean: 6 Jun 1985 to 2 Jul 1993)
Raffaello Funghini † (Dean: 11 Dec 1999 to 31 Jan 2004)
William Theodore Heard † (Dean: 15 Dec 1958 to 14 Dec 1959)
Joachim-Jean-Xavier d’Isoard † (Dean: 10 Mar 1823 to 17 Sep 1827)
André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien † (Dean: 30 Oct 1944 to 15 Dec 1958)
Michele Lega † (Dean: 20 Oct 1908 to 25 May 1914)
Massimo Massimi † (Pro-Dean: 19 Feb 1924; Dean: 1 May 1926 to 16 Dec 1935)
Mario Francesco Pompedda † (Dean: 11 Sep 1993 to 16 Nov 1999)
Antoni Stankiewicz † (Dean: 31 Jan 2004 to 22 Sep 2012)

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,217, and Page 1,222

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