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{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
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{{Precedence}}
The '''Italian [[order of precedence]]''' is fixed by Decree of the [[Prime Minister of Italy|President of the Council of Ministers]] (D.P.C.M.) of April 14, 2006 and of April 16, 2008.<ref name=":0">[http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/ufficio_cerimoniale/normativa/dpcm_20060414_precedenze.pdf Disposizioni generali in materia di cerimoniale e disciplina delle precedenze tra le cariche pubbliche (Giugno 2008)]. {{in lang|it}} Retrieved 28 April 2020.</ref> It is a hierarchy of officials in the [[Italy|Italian Republic]] used to direct protocol. The President, being head of state, is first, and the Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers), the head of government, is fourth.

#The [[President of Italy|President of the Republic]] ([[Sergio Mattarella]])
#([[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinals]] and princes of reigning dynasties - these officers cannot preside over the ceremony)<ref name=":0" />
#The President of the [[Italian Senate|Senate of the Republic]] ([[Ignazio La Russa]])
#The President of the [[Italian Chamber of Deputies|Chamber of Deputies]] ([[Lorenzo Fontana]])
#The [[Prime Minister of Italy|President of the Council of Ministers]] (Prime-Minister) ([[Giorgia Meloni]])
#The President of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy|Constitutional Court]] ([[Giovanni Amoroso]])
#Former [[President of Italy|President of the Republic]] (None living)
#Vice Presidents of the [[Italian Senate|Senate of the Republic]]
##[[Anna Rossomando]]
##[[Gian Marco Centinaio]]
##[[Maria Domenica Castellone]]
##[[Licia Ronzulli]]
#Vice Presidents of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]]
##[[Sergio Costa]]
##[[Fabio Rampelli]] 
##[[Giorgio Mulé]]
##[[Anna Ascani]]
#Vice Presidents of the [[Prime Minister of Italy|Council of Ministers]]
##[[Antonio Tajani]]
##[[Matteo Salvini]]
#Vice Presidents of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy|Constitutional Court]]
##[[Franco Modugno]]
##[[Giulio Prosperetti]]
#Ministers of the Republic
#Judges of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy|Constitutional Court]]
#[[Presidents of Regions of Italy|Presidents of Regions]]
#The First President of the [[Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)|Supreme Court of Cassation]] (Margherita Cassano)
#The President of the [[National Council of Economic and Labour|National Council for Economics and Labour]] ([[Renato Brunetta]])
#Deputy Ministers of the Republic
#Quaestors of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, in order of seniority
#Presidents of Parliamentary Commissions
#The President of the [[Consiglio di Stato|Council of State]] ([[Luigi Maruotti]])
#The President of the [[Corte dei Conti|Court of Accounts]] ([[Guido Carlino]])
#The Governor of the [[Banca d'Italia|Central Bank of Italy]] ([[Fabio Panetta]])
#The General Prosecutor of the [[Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)|Supreme Court of Cassation]] ([[Luigi Salvato]])
#The [[Attorney General]] of the Republic ([[Gabriella Palmieri Sandulli]])
#The [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)|Chief of the Defence Staff]] 
#Senators and Deputies, in order of appointment
#The President of the {{Lang|it|[[Accademia dei Lincei]]|italic=no}} ([[Roberto Antonelli]])
#The President of the [[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche|National Research Council]] ([[Maria Chiara Carrozza]])
#The President of the Superior Court of Public Waters
#The Vice President of the Council of Military Courts
#The Vice President of the [[High Council of the Judiciary (Italy)|High Council of the Judiciary]]
#The Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of [[Trentino]] and [[South Tyrol]]
#The Deputy President of the [[Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy|Supreme Court of Cassation]]
#[[Prefect]]s, in their provinces
#[[Mayor]]s, in their cities
#Presidents and General Prosecutors of the [[Court of Appeals]]
#Presidents of [[Provinces of Italy|Provinces]], in their cities
#Catholic Bishops, in their dioceses
#The Chief of the [[Italian Army|Army]] Staff ([[Admiral|Amm.]] [[Giuseppe Cavo Dragone]])
#The Chief of the [[Marina Militare|Navy]] Staff ([[Vice admiral|Amm. Sq.]] [[Enrico Credendino]])
#The Chief of the [[Aeronautica Militare|Air]] Staff ([[Generale di squadra aerea|Gen. S.A.]] [[Luca Goretti]])
#The President of the [[Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane|Permanent conference of Rectors]] (Dr. Giovanna Iannantuoni, PhD)
#Ambassadors, in order of establishment of diplomatic relations with their countries

==References==
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