Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The second highest-ranking departments of the Roman Curia (the central administration of the Catholic Church) are called congregations. Above them are the three Secretariats. Lower-ranking are the pontifical councils and pontifical commissions. Others are tribunals and offices.In origin, the congregations were selected groups of cardinals, not the whole College of Cardinals, commissioned to take care of some field of activity that concerned the Holy See. Today, as a result of a decision of the Second Vatican Council, the membership includes diocesan bishops from diverse parts of the world who are not cardinals. Each congregation also has a permanent staff to assist it in dealing with the business that comes before it.Each congregation is led by a prefect, who is usually a cardinal. Until recently, a non-cardinal appointed to head a congregation was styled pro-prefect until made a cardinal. This practice has been abandoned."@en }
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- Congregation_(Roman_Curia) abstract "The second highest-ranking departments of the Roman Curia (the central administration of the Catholic Church) are called congregations. Above them are the three Secretariats. Lower-ranking are the pontifical councils and pontifical commissions. Others are tribunals and offices.In origin, the congregations were selected groups of cardinals, not the whole College of Cardinals, commissioned to take care of some field of activity that concerned the Holy See. Today, as a result of a decision of the Second Vatican Council, the membership includes diocesan bishops from diverse parts of the world who are not cardinals. Each congregation also has a permanent staff to assist it in dealing with the business that comes before it.Each congregation is led by a prefect, who is usually a cardinal. Until recently, a non-cardinal appointed to head a congregation was styled pro-prefect until made a cardinal. This practice has been abandoned.".
- Q1365916 abstract "The second highest-ranking departments of the Roman Curia (the central administration of the Catholic Church) are called congregations. Above them are the three Secretariats. Lower-ranking are the pontifical councils and pontifical commissions. Others are tribunals and offices.In origin, the congregations were selected groups of cardinals, not the whole College of Cardinals, commissioned to take care of some field of activity that concerned the Holy See. Today, as a result of a decision of the Second Vatican Council, the membership includes diocesan bishops from diverse parts of the world who are not cardinals. Each congregation also has a permanent staff to assist it in dealing with the business that comes before it.Each congregation is led by a prefect, who is usually a cardinal. Until recently, a non-cardinal appointed to head a congregation was styled pro-prefect until made a cardinal. This practice has been abandoned.".