A Pontifical Commission is a committee of Catholic experts convened by the Pope for a specific purpose. The following is a list of commissions, the dates they began and the pope who established.
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei , 2 July 1988 by Pope John Paul II .
Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church , 1988 by Pope John Paul II.
Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology , 6 January 1852 by Pope Pius IX .
Pontifical Biblical Commission , 30 October 1902 by Pope Leo XIII .
International Theological Commission , 1969
Pontifical Commission for Latin America , 19 April 1958 by Pope Pius XII .
Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews , established 22 October 1974.[ 1]
Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion , 24 June 2013 by Pope Francis .
Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, 18 July 2013.
Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors , 22 March 2014.
Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State , which is an institute of the Vatican City State and not considered as part of the Roman Curia , 1939 by Pius XII.
Former:
Pontifical Commission for Russia
Pontifical Commission on Birth Control
See also: Interdicasterial Commissions:
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