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General Directory for Catechesis

The General Directory for Catechesis is a document written by the Congregation for the Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, based in Rome.

Luigi Maglione

Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana in the consistory of 16 December 1935, and then Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council on 22 July 1938.


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Marcial Maciel

He was a member of the Interdicasterial Commission for a Just Distribution of Clergy (1991), the IV General Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) (1992), the Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Consecrated Life and Its Role in the Church and in the World (1994), the Synod of Bishops' Special Assembly for America (1997) and (since 1994) a permanent consultant to the Congregation for the Clergy.

Mauro Piacenza

Pope Francis removed him from his position as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy on 21 September 2013, naming him to head the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal that deals with indulgences, latæ sententiæ excommunications, and other internal forum matters.