- Governor of Vatican City
The post of Governor of Vatican City ("Governatore dello Stato della Città del Vaticano" in Italian) was held by Marchese
Camillo Serafini from the foundation of the state in 1929 until his death in 1952. No successor was appointed, and the post itself was not mentioned in the Fundamental Law for the State issued byPope John Paul II on26 November 2000 , which entered into force on22 February 2001 .Even during the lifetime of Marchese Serafini, the powers of the Governor were limited by
Pope Pius XII in 1939 by the establishment of thePontifical Commission for Vatican City State — consisting of a number of cardinals, originally three, but later increased to seven. The President of this Commission has exercised since 1952 the functions that were previously attributed to the Governor. Since 2001, he is also given the title of President of the Governorate of the State of Vatican City.External links
* [http://digilander.libero.it/dirittocomparato/docs/vaticano.pdf.pdf. Francesco Clementi: La nuova “Costituzione” dello Stato della Città del Vaticano]
* [http://www.filodiritto.com/diritto/pubblico/internazionale/cittadelvaticano.htm Luca Martini: Le caratteristiche peculiari dello Stato della Città del Vaticano: istituzioni e nuova costituzione]
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