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The '''Pontifical Council for the Laity''' has the responsibility of assisting the [[Pope]] in his dealings with the laity in [[Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement|lay ecclesial movements]] or individually, and their contributions to the Church. The Cardinal President of the Council (since 4 October 2003) is Cardinal [[Stanisław Ryłko]]. The Secretary (since 25 November 2003) is [[Bishop]] [[Josef Clemens]]. The Undersecretary (since 18 June 2011) is Mgsr. Miguel Delgado Galindo. Past Undersecretaries were, [[Professor]] [[Rosemary Goldie]], who served from 1967 to 1976 and who was the first woman to be the Undersecretary of a Pontifical Council and by then the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia, and Professor [[Guzman Carriquiry Lecour]] (1991 to 2011), another layman.
The '''Pontifical Council for the Laity''' was a [[pontifical council]] of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Curia (Catholic Church)|Curia]] from 1967 to 2016. It had the responsibility of assisting the [[Pope]] in his dealings with the laity in [[Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement|lay ecclesial movements]] or individually, and their contributions to the Church. Its last Cardinal President from 4 October 2003 to 31 August 2016 was Cardinal [[Stanisław Ryłko]]. Its undersecretary from 1967 to 1976 was Professor [[Rosemary Goldie]], the first woman to be the Undersecretary of a Pontifical Council and the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia at the time. Another layman, Professor [[Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour]], was undersecretary from 1991 to 2011.


The Pontifical Council for the Laity has its foundation in [[Second Vatican Council|Vatican II]]'s [[Decree on the Lay Apostolate]]. The council commenced in January 1967 with [[Pope Paul VI]]'s [[motu proprio]] ''Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam''. In December 1976, the council was included as a permanent fixture of the [[Roman Curia]].
The Pontifical Council for the Laity had its foundation in [[Second Vatican Council|Vatican II]]'s ''[[Apostolicam Actuositatem]]''. The council was created in January 1967 by [[Pope Paul VI]]'s [[motu proprio]] ''Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam''. In December 1976, the council was included as a permanent fixture of the [[Roman Curia]].<ref>https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/laity/laity_en/index_en.htm [retrieved 2018.04.22]</ref> In September 2016, its functions were shifted to the new [[Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wooden|first1=Cindy|title=Pope names Dallas bishop head of new office for laity, family, life|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-names-dallas-bishop-head-new-office-laity-family-life|access-date=18 August 2016|work=National Catholic Reporter|agency=Catholic News Service|date=17 August 2016}}</ref>


==Presidents of the Pontifical Council for the Laity==
==Presidents of the Pontifical Council for the Laity==


*[[Maurice Cardinal Roy]] (6 Jan 1967 - 16 Dec 1976)
*Cardinal [[Maurice Roy]] (6 Jan 1967 – 16 Dec 1976)
*[[Opilio Cardinal Rossi]] (10 Dec 1976 - 8 Apr 1984)
*Cardinal [[Opilio Rossi]] (10 Dec 1976 – 8 Apr 1984)
*[[Eduardo Francisco Cardinal Pironio]] (8 Apr 1984 - 20 Aug 1996)
*Cardinal [[Eduardo Francisco Pironio]] (8 Apr 1984 – 20 Aug 1996)
*[[James Francis Cardinal Stafford]] (20 Aug 1996 - 4 Oct 2003)
*Cardinal [[James Stafford]] (20 Aug 1996 – 4 Oct 2003)
*[[Stanisław Ryłko]] (4 Oct 2003 -
*Cardinal [[Stanisław Ryłko]] (4 Oct 2003 – 1 Sept 2016)

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* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/romancuria/d15.htm Pontifical Council for the Laity] at [[Giga-Catholic]]


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The Pontifical Council for the Laity was a pontifical council of the Roman Catholic Curia from 1967 to 2016. It had the responsibility of assisting the Pope in his dealings with the laity in lay ecclesial movements or individually, and their contributions to the Church. Its last Cardinal President from 4 October 2003 to 31 August 2016 was Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko. Its undersecretary from 1967 to 1976 was Professor Rosemary Goldie, the first woman to be the Undersecretary of a Pontifical Council and the highest-ranking woman in the Roman Curia at the time. Another layman, Professor Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour, was undersecretary from 1991 to 2011.

The Pontifical Council for the Laity had its foundation in Vatican II's Apostolicam Actuositatem. The council was created in January 1967 by Pope Paul VI's motu proprio Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam. In December 1976, the council was included as a permanent fixture of the Roman Curia.[1] In September 2016, its functions were shifted to the new Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.[2]

Presidents of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

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  1. ^ https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/laity/laity_en/index_en.htm [retrieved 2018.04.22]
  2. ^ Wooden, Cindy (17 August 2016). "Pope names Dallas bishop head of new office for laity, family, life". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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