Prefecture of the Papal Household
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The Prefecture of the Papal Household (Preffetura della Casa Pontificia) is the office in charge of the
The position of prefect has been vacant since Archbishop Georg Gänswein concluded his service on 28 February 2023.[1]
Functions
According to the Vatican:
It is the task of the Prefecture of the Papal Household to coordinate the services of the Antechamber and to organize the official audiences granted by His Holiness to Heads of State, Heads of Government, Governmental Ministers and other dignitaries, as well as to Ambassadors who come to the Vatican to present their Letters of Credence.
The Prefecture takes care of the preparations for all audiences - private, special and general - and visits from those who are formally received by the Holy Father. It is also responsible for arranging Pontifical ceremonies - except liturgical celebrations - as well as the Spiritual Retreat of the Holy Father, the College of Cardinals and the Roman Curia.
In addition, the Prefecture oversees the appropriate arrangements required each time the Holy Father leaves the Apostolic Palace to visit the city of Rome or travel within Italy.[2]
Created by the 1967 reforms of Pope Paul VI, the Prefecture has competence for matters that once belonged to several offices that have been suppressed: the Ceremonial Congregation, the offices of the Majordomo, the Master of the Chamber, and the Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces, and the Heraldic Commission for the Papal Court.[3]
It is headed by a Prefect, assisted by a Regent, each of whom serves for a term of five years.[4]
The Prefecture runs the
]Papal Chapel and Papal Family
The Papal Chapel has a membership that includes the
The Papal Family has lay members as well as clergy. Among the ecclesiastics who have membership are other high officials of the Roman Curia, but also all
The Papal Family includes among its members the
The Papal Family also includes those who look after the Pope's daily household affairs, such as those who actually keep house and cook for him, including those who may act as his butler.[10][11]
List of Prefects of the Papal Household
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- Rafael Merry del Val (1903-1914)
- Pietro Gasparri (1914-1918)
- Giovanni Tacci Porcelli (1918-1921)
- Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano (1968–1969)
- Jacques-Paul Martin (1969–1986)
- Dino Monduzzi (1986–1998)
- James Harvey (1998–2012)[12]
- Stanisław Dziwisz (Adjunct Prefect, 1998–2005)
- Georg Gänswein (2012[13] – 2023)[1]
See also
- Hereditary officers of the Roman Curia
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
Notes
- ^ a b "Holy See Communiqué, 15.06.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Prefecture of the Papal Household". Vatican. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1849
- ISBN 9780814668542
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, pp. 1254-1255
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1254
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1255
- ^ "New theologian appointed for papal household". Catholic World News. Catholic Culture.org. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Cantalamessa Card. Raniero, O.F.M. Cap". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Time (magazine)
- ISBN 9780307423498
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.11.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
- Prefecture of the Papal Household
- Reorganization of the Papal Household in 1968
- GCatholic.org
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .