Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

The Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the legislative body for Vatican City, the smallest country in the world and the headquarters of the Holy See. It consists of a president, who also holds the title of President of the Governorate of Vatican City State and serves as the head of government of Vatican City, as well as two secretaries-general and six cardinals appointed by the Pope, the head of state of Vatican City, for five-year terms.

 Members 
NameOriginPosition(s)Sister Raffaella Petrini ItalyPresidentArchbishop Emilio Nappa  Italy Secretaries-GeneralGiuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi  ItalyCardinal Blase Cupich United States MembersCardinal Kevin J. Farrell United StatesCardinal Baldassare Reina ItalyCardinal Arthur Roche United KingdomCardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik South KoreaCardinal Claudio Gugerotti Italy

 Head of government 
The President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the President of the Governorate of Vatican City State. He or she also has executive powers and is therefore also the Vatican City State’s head of government. From 1929 to 1952 there was also an executive position named the Governor of Vatican City. However, there was only ever one Governor, Camillo Serafini.

 List 
No.NameTermStartEnd1Nicola Canali12 August 19393 August 19612Amleto Giovanni Cicognani12 August 196130 April 19693Jean-Marie Villot2 May 19699 March 19794Agostino Casaroli28 April 19798 April 19845Sebastiano Baggio8 April 198431 October 19906Rosalio Lara31 October 199015 October 19977Edmund Szoka15 October 199715 September 20068Giovanni Lajolo15 September 20061 October 20119Giuseppe Bertello1 October 20111 October 202110Fernando Vérgez Alzaga1 October 20211 March 202511Raffaella Petrini1 March 2025Currently serving

Vatican
Category:Unicameral legislatures
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