Pontifical Council for the Laity

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The Pontifical Council for the Laity has the responsibility of assisting the Pope in his dealings with the laity in lay ecclesial movements or individually, and their contributions to the Church. The President of the council is Archbishop Stanisław Ryłko. Its secrety is Josef Clemens.

The Pontifical Council for the Laity has its foundation in Vatican II's Decree on the Lay Apostolate. The council commenced in January 1967 with Paul VI's motu proprio Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam. In December 1976, the council was included as a permannent fixture of the Roman Curia.

[edit] Presidents of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

• Maurice Cardinal Roy (6 Jan 1967 - 16 Dec 1976)
• Opilio Cardinal Rossi (10 Dec 1976 - 8 Apr 1984)
• Eduardo Cardinal Pironio (8 Apr 1984 - 20 Aug 1996)
• James Cardinal Stafford (20 Aug 1996 - 4 Oct 2003)
• Stanislaw Rylko (4 Oct 2003 -

[edit] External links

• Roman Curia description
• Pontifical Council for the Laity at Giga-Catholic