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{{Short description|Vatican City legislative body}}
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041035/http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm (refs: 2, 7)
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{{Infobox legislature
|name           = Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
|coa_pic        = Coat of arms of Vatican City (2023–present).svg
|coa_res        = 120px
|coa_caption    = [[Coat of arms of Vatican City]]
|session_room   = Vatikan-Regierungspalast.jpg
|house_type     = Unicameral
|leader1_type   = President
|leader1        = [[Raffaella Petrini]]
|election1      = 1 March 2025
|structure1     = Pontifical Commission.svg
|structure1_res = 250 px
|members        = 7
|political_groups1 = [[Nonpartisanship|Nonpartisan]]
|voting_system1 = Appointment by the [[Pope]]
|meeting_place  = Palace of the Governorate
|website        = {{official website|https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/structure-of-the-government/organization-chart.html#vatican-city-state}}
}}
{{Politics of Vatican City}}
The '''Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State''' ({{langx|la|Pontificia Commissio pro Civitate Vaticana}}, {{langx|it|Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano}}) is the [[legislative body]] of [[Vatican City]].<ref name="fundamental" /> It consists of a president, who also holds the title of President of the Governorate and deputizes as the [[head of government]] of Vatican City, as well as six [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinals]] appointed by the [[Pope]], the [[head of state]] of Vatican City, for five-year terms.<ref name="fundamental">{{cite web | url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/3F574885-EAD5-47E9-A547-C3717005E861/2522/FundamentalLaw1.pdf | title=Fundamental Law of Vatican City State | author=Pope John Paul II | author-link=Pope John Paul II | date=26 November 2000 | access-date=12 August 2007 | publisher=[[Vatican City State]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226203911/http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/3F574885-EAD5-47E9-A547-C3717005E861/2522/FundamentalLaw1.pdf | archive-date=26 February 2008 }}</ref>

The Pontifical Commission was created in 1939 by [[Pius XII]]. Laws and regulations proposed by the Commission must be submitted to the Pope through the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]] prior to being made public and taking effect.<ref name="fundamental" /> Laws, regulations, and instructions enacted by the Commission are published in the ''[[Acta Apostolicae Sedis]]''.<ref name="bodies">{{cite web | url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm | title=Legislative and executive bodies | publisher=[[Vatican City State]] | access-date=12 August 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041035/http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm | archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

== Current members ==
As of 8 May 2025, the president and the members are:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Position
!Name<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/structure-of-the-government/organization-chart.html#vatican-city-state|title=Pontifical Commission of Vatican City State|website=Vatican City State|date=11 July 2018 |access-date=8 March 2025|archive-date=17 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217152159/https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/structure-of-the-government/organization-chart.html#vatican-city-state|url-status=live}}</ref>
!<small>Country</small>
!<small>Other positions</small>
|-
|President
|Sister [[Raffaella Petrini]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}</small>
|<small>President of the Governorate of Vatican City State</small>
|-
| rowspan="6" |Members
|Cardinal [[Kevin J. Farrell]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|United States}}</small>
|<small>{{ubl|[[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church]]|[[Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life|Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life]]}}</small>
|-
| colspan="2" {{n/a|Vacant|align=left}}{{Efn|[[Pope Leo XIV]] (as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) was a member of the commission, until [[2025 papal conclave|his election as pope]] on 8 May 2025.}}
|<small>[[Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops]]</small>
|-
|Cardinal [[Claudio Gugerotti]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}</small>
|<small>[[Dicastery for the Eastern Churches|Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches]]</small>
|-
|Cardinal [[Arthur Roche]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|UK}}</small>
|<small>[[Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments|Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments]]</small>
|-
|Cardinal [[Leonardo Sandri]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Argentina}}</small>
|<small>[[Dicastery for the Eastern Churches|Prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches]]</small>
|-
|Cardinal [[Lazzaro You Heung-sik]]
|<small>{{flag+link|Catholic Church in|South Korea}}</small>
|<small>[[Dicastery for the Clergy|Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy]]</small>
|}

== Governorate of Vatican City State ==
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Administrations and departments of Vatican City's government, including the [[Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City]], the [[Vatican Observatory]], the [[Vatican Museums]] and the Department of Pontifical Villas, which administers [[Palace of Castel Gandolfo|Castel Gandolfo]], report to the Governorate.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/Structure_Governorate/Administrations_and_Central_Offices.htm | title=Administrations and Central Offices | publisher=Office of the President of Vatican City State | access-date=11 October 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023001914/http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/Structure_Governorate/Administrations_and_Central_Offices.htm | archive-date=23 October 2007 }}</ref>

The functions of the Governorate include:
* Legal office
* Office for Personnel
* Office for Civil Records
* Archives
* Accounting Office
* Numismatic and Philatelic office
* Post and Telegraph office
* Shipping office
* Police Department ([[Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City]])
* Tourist Information Office
* Department of Museums and Galleries ([[Vatican Museums]])
* [[Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See|Department of Economic Services]]
* Department of Technical Services
*[[Vatican Observatory]]
*[[Palace of Castel Gandolfo|Castel Gandolfo]]
* Office for Archaeological Research

== President ==
{{Infobox official post
| post           = President
| body           = the Governorate of Vatican City State
| incumbent      = {{nobold|Sister}} [[Raffaella Petrini]]
| incumbentsince = 1 March 2025
| type           = Delegated [[head of government]]{{Efn|The pope wields all executive power in the Vatican City State; however, the pope, as head of state and ''[[de jure]]'' head of government, delegates the day-to-day exercise of this and the running of government departments to the President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, making them ''[[de facto]]'' head of government.}}
| status         = 
| member_of      = {{ubl|Governorate of Vatican City State|Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State}}
| reports_to     = The [[Pope]]
| appointer      = The Pope
}}

The president of the Pontifical Commission also serves as the Vatican City State's ''[[de facto]]'' [[head of government]], as the '''president of the Governorate of Vatican City State''', an office that is distinct from the former title of [[governor of Vatican City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/stato-e-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/presidenza.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313232814/http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/stato-e-governo/struttura-del-governatorato/presidenza.html |archive-date=13 March 2013 |title=Presidency of the Governorate of Vatican City State}}</ref>{{efn|{{Excerpt|Governor of Vatican City|only=paragraph|inline=yes}}}} In addition to their legislative role, the president is delegated [[executive authority]] for Vatican City by the Pope.<ref name="fundamental law">{{cite web| url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/3F574885-EAD5-47E9-A547-C3717005E861/2522/FundamentalLaw1.pdf | title=Fundamental Law of Vatican City State | date=26 November 2000 | author=Pope John Paul II | author-link=Pope John Paul II | access-date=11 October 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226203911/http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/3F574885-EAD5-47E9-A547-C3717005E861/2522/FundamentalLaw1.pdf | archive-date=26 February 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm | title=Legislative and Executive Bodies | publisher=Office of the President of [[Vatican City State]] | year=2007 | access-date=11 October 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041035/http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Government/StateDepartments/Legislative_and_executive_bodies.htm | archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> As a senior member of the [[Roman Curia]], the president has usually been a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]].<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 8 January 2022 | language = it | url = https://www.avvenire.it/chiesa/pagine/morto-il-cardinale-lvarez-martnez-96enne-pastore-emerito-di-toledo-i-porp | work = Avvenire | date = 6 January 2022 | title = Morto il cardinale Álvarez Martínez, 96enne pastore emerito di Toledo | first = Gianni | last = Cardinale }}</ref> [[Raffaella Petrini]] is the first [[religious sister]] to hold the position.

During a ''[[sede vacante]]'', the term of the president ends, as do most other offices in the Curia. However, the holder of the office prior to the death or resignation of the pope becomes a member of the Commission that handles some of the functions of [[head of state]] until a new pope can be chosen, along with the former [[Cardinal Secretary of State]] and the [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Cardinal Camerlengo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_22021996_universi-dominici-gregis_en.html|title=Universi Dominici Gregis|author=Pope John Paul II|author-link=Pope John Paul II|date=22 February 1996|access-date=12 October 2007|archive-date=6 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506074146/https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_22021996_universi-dominici-gregis_en.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== List ===
{| class="wikitable center" style="max-width: fit-content;"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width="80px" |Image
! Name
! Nationality
! Term
! Length of term
! Reigning pope(s)
|-
|1
| [[File:Nicola Canali – 1914.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Nicola Canali]]'''<br /><small>(1874–1961)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 20 March 1939 <br />–<br /> 3 August 1961
| {{age in years and days|20 March 1939|3 August 1961}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|[[Pius XII]]|[[John XXIII]]}}
|-
|2
| [[File:CICOGNANI AMLETO GIOVANNI (+1973).jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Amleto Giovanni Cicognani]]'''<br /><small>(1883–1973)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 12 August 1961 <br />–<br /> 30 April 1969
| {{age in years and days|12 August 1961|30 April 1969}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|John XXIII|[[Paul VI]]}}
|-
|3
| [[File:Jean-Marie Villot 1978.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Jean-Marie Villot]]'''<br /><small>(1905–1979)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|France|1974}}
| 2 May 1969 <br />–<br /> 9 March 1979
| {{age in years and days|2 May 1969|9 March 1979}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|Paul VI|[[John Paul I]]|[[John Paul II]]}}
|-
|4
| [[File:Agostino Casaroli 1 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Agostino Casaroli]]'''<br /><small>(1914–1998)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 28 April 1979 <br />–<br /> 8 April 1984
| {{age in years and days|28 April 1979|8 April 1984}}
| John Paul II
|-
|5
| [[File:Cardinale-sebastiano-baggio.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Sebastiano Baggio]]'''<br /><small>(1913–1993)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 8 April 1984 <br />–<br /> 31 October 1990
| {{age in years and days|8 April 1984|31 October 1990}}
| John Paul II
|-
|6
| [[File:No image.svg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Rosalio José Castillo Lara]]'''<br /><small>(1922–2007)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Venezuela|1954}}
| 31 October 1990 <br />–<br /> 15 October 1997
| {{age in years and days|31 October 1990|15 October 1997}}
| John Paul II
|-
|7
| [[File:No image.svg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Edmund Szoka]]'''<br /><small>(1927–2014)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|United States}}
| 15 October 1997 <br />–<br /> 15 September 2006
| {{age in years and days|15 October 1997|15 September 2006}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|John Paul II|[[Benedict XVI]]}}
|-
|8
| [[File:Card. Giovanni Lajolo.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Giovanni Lajolo]]'''<br /><small>(born 1935)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 15 September 2006 <br />–<br /> 1 October 2011
| {{age in years and days|15 September 2006|1 October 2011}}
| Benedict XVI
|-
|9
| [[File:Giuseppe Bertello 2016.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Giuseppe Bertello]]'''<br /><small>(born 1942)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 1 October 2011 <br />–<br /> 1 October 2021
| {{age in years and days|1 October 2011|1 October 2021}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|Benedict XVI|[[Pope Francis|Francis]]}}
|-
|10
| [[File:Fernando Vérgez Alzaga.jpg|80px]]
| Cardinal<br />'''[[Fernando Vérgez Alzaga]]'''<br /><small>(born 1945)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Spain}}
| 1 October 2021 <br />–<br /> 1 March 2025
| {{age in years and days|1 October 2021|1 March 2025}}
| Francis
|-
|11
| [[File:No image.svg|80px]]
| Sister<br />'''[[Raffaella Petrini]]'''<br /><small>(born 1969)</small>
| {{flag+link|Catholic Church in|Italy}}
| 1 March 2025 <br />–<br /> [[Incumbent]]
|{{age in years and days|1 March 2025|}}
| {{ubc|class=nowraplinks|Francis|[[Leo XIV]]}}
|}

== See also ==
*[[Index of Vatican City–related articles]]
*[[Politics of Vatican City]]
*[[Pontifical commission]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{official website|https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/structure-of-the-government/organization-chart.html#vatican-city-state}}
*[https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/organizations/v1.htm Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State] – GCatholic.org

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