Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City
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| Surname: | Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City (Latin Pontificia Commissio pro Civitate Vaticana) |
| Seat: | Palazzo del Governatorato SCV - 00120 Città del Vaticano |
| President: |
Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello (since October 1, 2011) |
The Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City ( Italian : Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano ) exercises the legislature in the Vatican City State on behalf of the Pope .
The Pontifical Commission directs the budget and financial policy of the Vatican. She is responsible for the various offices and services of the Vatican City Governorate , which is the executive branch. The Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City was founded in 1939 by Pope Pius XII. established and replaced the central council that had ruled until then.
overview
The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican City State and the last absolute monarch in Europe . He has legislative, executive and judicial power in the Vatican State. The Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City consists of seven cardinals , who are each appointed by the Pope as members of the commission for five years. Laws are enacted by the Pope or, on his behalf, by the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City. Executive power is exercised by the President of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, who is assisted by the Secretary General and the Vice Secretary General. The president uses the directorates of the governorate with their various offices and offices. The president of the Pontifical Commission is also the chairman of the governorate. The provisions of the Pontifical Commission are published in a special supplement to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis . The Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City is also responsible for the autonomous administration of the Pontifical Villas in Castelgandolfo .
Seat
The Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City and the directorates of the Governorate are located in the Palazzo del Governatorato on the Vatican Hill behind the apse of St. Peter's Basilica .
Members
The members of the Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City are (as of September 22, 2018):
- Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello , President
- Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re
- Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino
- Attilio Cardinal Nicora
- Leonardo Cardinal Sandri
- Beniamino Cardinal Stella (since 2016)
- Kevin Cardinal Farrell (since 2017)
- Stanisław Cardinal Ryłko (since 2018)
- Giuseppe Cardinal Petrocchi (since 2018)
President
- Nicola Cardinal Canali , 1939-1961
- Cardinal Alberto di Jorio , 1961–1968
- Sergio Cardinal Guerri , 1968–1981, Pro-President
- Archbishop Paul Casimir Marcinkus , 1981–1984, Pro-President
- Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio , 1984–1990
- Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara , 1990-1997
- Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka , 1997-2006
- Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo , 2006-2011
- Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello , 2011-2013; since 2013
Web links
- Holy See Press Office Holy See State of Vatican City (English)
- Entry on Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 16, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stato della Città del Vaticano - Portale Istituzionale: Fundamental Law of Vatican City State ( Memento of the original of February 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stato della Città del Vaticano - Portale Istituzionale: Legislative and Executive Bodies ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stato della Città del Vaticano - Portale Istituzionale: Vatican City State Organization Chart ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 11, 2016, accessed June 11, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 23, 2017, accessed December 23, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, August 11, 2018, accessed August 11, 2018 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 22, 2018, accessed September 22, 2018 (Italian).
- ^ Dicasteries of the Roman Curia temporarily confirmed , Vatican Radio , March 16, 2013
