Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

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The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See was a former Vatican department responsible for overseeing and auditing the financial administration of the Holy See and Vatican City.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf dicastery of the Roman Curia
former department of the Holy See
abolishedBy Pope Francis
abolishedByDocument Motu proprio Fidelis dispensator et prudens
abolishedInYear 2014
activity budget planning
economic analysis of curial institutions
financial auditing
alsoKnownAs Prefettura per gli Affari Economici della Santa Sede
country Vatican City
establishedBy Pope Paul VI
establishedByDocument Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
establishedInYear 1967
governs economic affairs of Vatican City State
economic affairs of the Holy See
hasJurisdiction Holy See
Vatican City State
hasOfficialLanguage Italian
Latin
headedBy cardinal prefect
legalNature organ of the Holy See
locatedIn Vatican City
mandate to coordinate and control the economic activities of the various dicasteries
to ensure transparency in the financial operations of the Holy See
oversightOf Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
Governatorate of Vatican City State
other institutions dependent on the Holy See
partOf Holy See
Roman Curia
primaryFunction auditing of financial administration of the Holy See
coordination of economic affairs of the Holy See
oversight of financial administration of the Holy See
reformedBy Pope John Paul II
reformedByDocument Pastor Bonus
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
reportsTo Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of the Holy See
Pope
responsibleFor ensuring correct use of temporal goods of the Holy See
examining financial statements of the Holy See
monitoring income and expenditure of the Holy See
preparing consolidated financial reports of the Holy See
supervising budgets of dicasteries of the Roman Curia
scope universal Church administration finances
status suppressed
subordinateTo Pope
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
succeededBy Secretariat for the Economy
suppressedInContextOf reform of Vatican financial structures under Pope Francis
typeOfOrganization central financial oversight body of the Holy See

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See ("Prefettura per gli Affari Economici della Santa Sede")
alsoKnownAs
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
cooperatesWith
Secretariat for the Economy
predecessor
Fidelis dispensator et prudens ("Vatican financial transparency")
relatedTo

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