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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 papal household or pontifical household (usually not capitalized in the media and other nonofficial use, [1] Latin: Pontificalis Domus), called until 1968 the Papal Court (Aula Pontificia), [2] consists of dignitaries who assist the pope in carrying out particular ceremonies of either a religious or a civil character.
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The papal majordomo or chief steward of the household of the pope is one of the three (formerly four) palatine prelates (prelati palatini), as discussed in the article maestro di camera. The Papal Majordomo is also part of the four " prelati di fiocchetto ", a term referring to prelates who have the right to adorn the harnesses of their horses ...
Pages in category "Prefects of the Papal Household" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Holy See. Since the fifth century, long before the founding of the Vatican City State in 1929, papal envoys (now known as nuncios) have represented the Holy See to foreign potentates. Additionally, papal representatives known not as nuncios but as apostolic delegates ensure contact between the Holy ...
The captaincies became provinces in 1821, during the final years of the Kingdom of Brazil (united with Portugal), and maintained that designation after independence in 1822 under the Empire of Brazil. Most internal boundaries were kept unchanged from the end of the colonial period, generally following natural features such as rivers and ...
It was set up by Pope Urban VIII in his apostolic constitution Debitum pastoralis officii on 1 October 1627 to oversee the borders of the Papal States. It was suppressed in 1847. It was suppressed in 1847.