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Pontifical Council for Social Communications

defunct organization of the Vatican (1948-2016)
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Summary

Pontifical Council for Social Communications is a pontifical council[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (pontifical_council category, ranking #8 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications is in the country of Vatican City[3].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications's instance of is recorded as pontifical council[4].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications's founder is recorded as John Paul II[5].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications's Commons category is recorded as Pontifical Council for Social Communications[6].
  • 1948 marks the founding of Pontifical Council for Social Communications[7].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications was dissolved in 2016[8].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pontifical Council for Social Communications[9].
  • Pontifical Council for Social Communications's replaced by is recorded as Dicastery for Communication[10].

Body

Founding

Pontifical Council for Social Communications's founder is recorded as John Paul II[5]. 1948 marks the founding of it[7].

Dissolution

Pontifical Council for Social Communications was dissolved in 2016[8].

Why It Matters

Pontifical Council for Social Communications draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (pontifical_council category, ranking #8 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

John Paul II Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cathopedia article id → Pontificio_Consiglio_delle_Comunicazioni_Sociali
    Founded by → —
    Replaced by → —
    Replaced by → Dicastery for Communication
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cathopedia article id: Pontificio_Consiglio_delle_Comunicazioni_Sociali"
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