Roman Curia
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) is a dicastery of the Roman Curia, erected by Pope Paul VI on 19 May 1964 as the Secretariat for Non-Christians, and renamed by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1988.
Presidents of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue:
# President Took office Left office 1 Paolo Cardinal Marella 19 May 1964 26 February 1973 2 Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli 6 March 1973 15 June 1980 3 Jean Jadot 27 Jun 1980 8 April 1984 4 Francis Cardinal Arinze 8 April 1984 1 October 2002 5 Michael L. Fitzgerald 1 October 2002 15 February 2006 6 Paul Cardinal Poupard 11 March 2006 1 September 2007 7 Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran 1 September 2007 incumbent