Secretariat of State of the Holy See

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central governing body of the Holy See dicastery of the Roman Curia diplomatic service of the Holy See

The Secretariat of State of the Holy See is the central governing and diplomatic department of the Vatican, overseeing the political and administrative affairs of the Pope and the Holy See’s international relations.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central governing body of the Holy See → dicastery of the Roman Curia → diplomatic service of the Holy See →
appliesToJurisdiction	Holy See → Vatican City →
country	Vatican City →
employer	diplomatic corps of the Holy See → officials of the Roman Curia →
fieldOfWork	diplomacy → ecclesiastical governance → international relations → public administration →
hasPart	Section for Diplomatic Personnel (Third Section) → Section for Diplomatic Staff → Section for General Affairs → Section for General Affairs (First Section) → Section for Relations with States → Section for Relations with States and International Organizations (Second Section) →
hasResponsibility	coordination of papal diplomatic missions (nunciatures) → internal administration of the Holy See → management of official Vatican communications at the highest level → negotiation of concordats and treaties → preparation of papal documents and correspondence → representation of the Holy See to states and international organizations →
headquartersLocation	Apostolic Palace → Vatican City →
jurisdiction	Holy See → Vatican City State →
leaderTitle	Cardinal Secretary of State → Secretary for Relations with States → Substitute for General Affairs →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Vatican City →
namedAfter	Holy See →
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment	Cardinal Secretary of State →
officialLanguage	Italian → Latin →
parentOrganization	Holy See → Pope →
partOf	Holy See → Roman Curia →
primaryRole	assistance to the Pope in governance of the universal Church → coordination of the Roman Curia → management of diplomatic relations of the Holy See → oversight of internal political and administrative affairs of the Holy See →
religion	Catholic Church →
religiousHead	Pope →
subordinateTo	Pope → Supreme Pontiff →
uses	diplomatic passports of the Holy See →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dicastery for Communication ("the Secretariat of State of the Holy See") → Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue ("the Secretariat of State of the Holy See") → Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity → Swiss Guard → Vatican Gendarmerie ("Secretary of State of the Holy See") →	reportsTo
Apostolic Nunciature → Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments → Dicastery for Legislative Texts → Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See → Section for Relations with States and International Organizations ("Cardinal Secretary of State") →	subordinateTo
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue → Section for Relations with States and International Organizations →	parentOrganization
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations ("Second Section of the Secretariat of State") →	alsoKnownAs
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy →	governedBy
Vatican citizen →	governingAuthority
Secretariat of State ("Cardinal Secretary of State") →	headedBy
Secretariat of State of the Holy See ("Cardinal Secretary of State") →	leaderTitle
Secretariat of State of the Holy See ("Cardinal Secretary of State") →	officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment
Pope Pius XII ("Secretary of State of the Holy See") →	previousPost
Apostolic Camera →	relatedOffice
Spanish ambassador to the Holy See →	worksWith