Governorate of Vatican City State

History

• 2000.11.26: Established as Governorate of Vatican City State (English) / Gobierno del Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano (español) / Gouvernatorat de l’Etat de la Cité du Vatican (français) / Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italiano) / 梵蒂岡城國政府 (正體中文)

Documents: (x 8)

Associated Organizations

• Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of Vatican City State
• Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of Vatican City State
• Directorate of Health and Hygiene of Vatican City State
• Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage of Vatican City State
• Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of Vatican City State
• Directorate of the Economy of Vatican City State
• Directorate of Pontifical Villas of Vatican City State
• Judicial Office
• Personnel Office
• Vatican Observatory
• Personnel Commission of Vatican City State
• Disciplinary Commission of Vatican City State
• Commission for the Selection of Lay Personnel of Vatican City State
• Committee for Monetary Matters of Vatican City State

Present Officials

President (2025.03.01 – ...):	Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E. (56) President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State President of Committee for Monetary Matters of Vatican City State Member of Financial Security Committee
Secretary General (2025.03.01 – ...):	Archbishop Emilio Nappa (52) Titular Archbishop of Satriano
Secretary General (2025.03.01 – ...):	Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi (58) Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See Member of Financial Security Committee
Vice Secretary General (2021.11.04 – ...):	Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi (58) Member of Commission of Donations for the Holy See Member of Financial Security Committee

Past Officials President: Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (80) (2021.10.01 – 2025.03.01) President: Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello (82) (2011.10.01 – 2021.10.01) President: Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo (90) (2006.09.15 – 2011.10.01) President: Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka (2001.02.22 – 2006.09.15) Secretary General: Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E. (56) (2021.11.04 – 2025.03.01) Secretary General: Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. (80) (later Cardinal) (2013.08.30 – 2021.10.01) Secretary General: Bishop Giuseppe Sciacca (70) (2011.09.03 – 2013.08.24) Secretary General: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ▼ (84) (2009.07.16 – 2011.09.03) Secretary General: Archbishop Renato Boccardo (72) (2005.02.22 – 2009.07.16) Secretary General: Bishop Gianni Danzi (later Archbishop) (2001.02.22 – 2005.02.22) Vice Secretary General: Bishop Giorgio Corbellini (2001.02.22 – 2011.09.03)

Last updated on 2025.04.25

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