Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (Latin: Sanctae Sedis Praefectura Rerum Oeconomicarum ), a department, an agency of the Roman Curia and, together with the Apostolic Chamber and the administration of goods of the Apostolic See to the Pontifical offices.

The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See is responsible for the management, coordination and administration of all Economic and Financial Affairs of the Holy See. In addition to examining the financial services and administration budgets and the annual financial statements and the household budget to be examined. The checking of invoices, receipts and accounting transactions is also a matter for the prefecture as well as the voice to projects of individual administrations of the Holy See. She created the annual balance for the general budget of the Holy See. For violations of the prefecture is the introduction of Sachstandsfestellungen to financial damages against the Holy See and the initiation of criminal or civil action.

The management of this Congregation is always reserved a cardinal. To cope with its tasks more cardinals and a secretary and a chief accounting officer him stand aside.

As of 21 September 2011, Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi head of the prefecture; Secretary since 2011 Monsignor Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda.

Benedict XVI. appointed in 2008 the economist Thomas Hong -Soon Han for the first Auditor-General for economic affairs in the Vatican. Hong -Soon slope to guarantee future with the newly created Office an economy according to the Church's social doctrine and help make sure that the church invests in human resources.

Prefect

  • Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua (1967-1968), later Cardinal Vicar for the Diocese of Rome and Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran
  • Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi (1968-1980)
  • Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio (1981-1990), later Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem
  • Edmund Casimir Szoka, Cardinal (1990-1997), later president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City.
  • Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani (1997-2008)
  • Velasio Cardinal De Paolis CS (2008-2011)
  • Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi ( since 2011 )
Apostolic Camera Cardinal (Catholicism) Giuseppe Versaldi Edmund Szoka Velasio De Paolis Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo
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