Congregation for Bishops
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The Congregation for Bishops (Congregatio pro Episcopis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the selection of new bishops pending papal approval. It also schedules the papal audiences required quinquennially for bishops.
The Congregation for Bishops has its origins in the "Congregation for the Erection of Churches and Consistorial Provisions" founded by Pope Sixtus V on January 22, 1588.
[edit] Prefects
- Gaetano Cardinal de Lai (1908-1928)
- Carlo Cardinal Perosi (1928-1930)
- Raffaele Carlo Cardinal Rossi (1930-1948)
- Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza (1948-1957)
- Marcello Cardinal Mimmi (1957-1961)
- Carlo Cardinal Confalonieri (1961-1973)
- Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio (1973-1984)
- Bernardin Cardinal Gantin (1984-1998)
- Lucas Cardinal Moreira Neves (1998-2000)
- Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re (2000- )
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