Pontifical commission

A pontifical commission (pontificia commissio) 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.

Current commissions

 * 1) Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, 6 January 1852 by Pope Pius IX.
 * 2) Pontifical Biblical Commission, 30 October 1902 by Pope Leo XIII.
 * 3) Pontifical Commission for Latin America, 19 April 1958 by Pope Pius XII.
 * 4) International Theological Commission, 11 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
 * 5) Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.
 * 6) Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims, 22 October 1974 by Pope Paul VI.
 * 7) Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, 26 November 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
 * 8) Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, 22 March 2014 by Pope Francis.
 * 9) Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector, 12 December 2015 by Pope Francis.

Former commissions
Former pontifical commissions include:
 * 1) Pontifical Commission for Russia (1925 Pope Pius XI - 1993 Pope John Paul II).
 * 2) Pontifical Commission for the Drafting of the Code of Eastern Canon Law (1935 Pope Pius XI - 1991 Pope John Paul II).
 * 3) Pontifical Commission on Birth Control (1963 Pope John XXIII - 1968 Pope Paul VI).
 * 4) Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (1988 Pope John Paul II - 2012 Pope Benedict XVI).
 * 5) Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (1988 Pope John Paul II - 2017 Pope Francis)
 * 6) Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion (2013 Pope Francis - 2014 Pope Francis).
 * 7) Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See (2013 Pope Francis - 2014 Pope Francis).

Permanent interdicasterial commissions

 * Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
 * Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
 * Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, 18 March 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
 * Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, 15 January 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
 * Interdicasterial Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia, 12 April 2022 by Pope Francis.
 * (former), (1993 Pope John Paul II - 1997 Pope John Paul II).