Governor of Vatican City
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The Governor (Governatore in Italian) of Vatican City is concurrently the President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and sometimes called the Mayor of Vatican City (though it is a miniature state enclaved in Rome, not a municipality). He is the state's de facto head of government acting with the powers of a premier or prime minister, administering Vatican City on behalf of its sovereign but essentially ecclesiastic head of state, the Pope.
The current Governor is Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, who succeeded American Edmund Cardinal Szoka upon the latter's resignation in 2006. Prior to Cardinal Szoka's tenure, the Governatorate was vacant since the death of Camillo Serafini in 1952.
[edit] List of Governors
- Camillo Serafini (1929–1952)
- Edmund Cardinal Szoka (1997–2006)
- Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2006–present)
