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Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue

Dicastery of the Roman Curia

Also known as: Pontifical Rat für den interreligiösen Dialog (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para el diálogo interreligioso (español) / Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interrreligieux (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Inter-Religioso (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego (polski) / 宗教協談委員會 (中文) / 諸宗教対話評議会 (日本語) / 종교간대화평의회 (한국어)

Address: Via dell'Erba, 1, 00193 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.69.88.43.21

Website:

History

1964.05.19: Established as Secretariat for Non-Christians (English) / Sekretariat für die Nichtchristen (Deutsch) / Segretariato per i Non Cristiani (Italiano)
1988.06.30: Promoted as Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue / Pontifical Rat für den interreligiösen Dialog (Deutsch) / Pontificio Consejo para el diálogo interreligioso (español) / Conseil pontifical pour le dialogue interrreligieux (français) / Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Inter-Religioso (Italiano) / Papieska Rada ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego (polski) / 宗教協談委員會 (中文) / 諸宗教対話評議会 (日本語) / 종교간대화평의회 (한국어) / Pontificium Consilium pro Dialogo Inter Religiones (Latin)

Documents: (x 66)

Associated Organizations

Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims

Present Officials

President (2007.09.01 – ...):	Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (70) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims Protodeacon of College of Cardinals
Secretary (2012.06.30 – ...):	Fr. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. (60) President of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims
Undersecretary (2008.06.21 – ...):	Msgr. Andrew Thanya-anan Vissanu (54)
Undersecretary (2012.06.12 – ...):	Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage (46)

Past Officials
President:	Cardinal Paul Poupard (82) (2006.03.11 – 2007.09.01)
President:	Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (75) (2002.10.01 – 2006.02.15)
President:	Cardinal Francis Arinze (80) (1985.05.27 – 2002.10.01)
Pro-President:	Cardinal Francis Arinze (80) (1984.04.08 – 1985.05.27)
Pro-President:	Archbishop Jean Jadot (1980.06.27 – 1984.04.08)
President:	Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli (1973.03.06 – 1980.06.15)
President:	Cardinal Paolo Marella (1964.05.19 – 1973.02.26)
Secretary:	Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata (76) (2002.11.14 – 2012.06.30)
Secretary:	Bishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. (75) (later Archbishop) (1987 – 2002.10.01)
Secretary:	Fr. Marcello Zago, O.M.I. (later Archbishop) (1983 – 1986)
Secretary:	Fr. Pietro Rossano (later Bishop) (1973 – 1982.12.07)
Secretary:	Fr. Pierre Humbertclaude, S.M. (1964 – 1973)
Undersecretary:	Msgr. Felix Anthony Machado (64) (later Archbishop) (1999 – 2008.01.16)
Undersecretary:	Fr. John Bosco Masayuki Shirieda, S.D.B. (1974 – 1999)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Pietro Rossano (later Bishop) (1966 – 1973)
Undersecretary:	Fr. Joseph Cuoq, M. Afr. (1965 – 1969)