Vatican citizen

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A Vatican citizen is a person who holds the unique, non-hereditary citizenship of Vatican City, typically granted to clergy, officials, and employees serving the Holy See.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legal status
nationality
person with Vatican City citizenship
associatedInstitution Holy See
associatedReligion Roman Catholic Church
associatedTerritory Vatican City State
citizenshipAcquisition granted by papal or Holy See authority
citizenshipBasis employment by Holy See
office held in service of Holy See
papal appointment
citizenshipDuration often temporary and linked to office or function
citizenshipGrantedBy Holy See
citizenshipInheritance not automatically passed to children
citizenshipLoss ends when service to Holy See ends in many cases
citizenshipPolicyFeature no automatic citizenship by jus sanguinis
no birthright citizenship by jus soli
citizenshipType non-hereditary citizenship
countryOfCitizenship Vatican City
demographicFeature includes both clergy and laypersons
diplomaticAssociation may serve in Holy See diplomatic corps
distinguishedFrom Italian citizen
citizen of Rome
dualCitizenship often also citizen of another state
eligibility granted only under specific functional criteria
governingAuthority Pope
Secretariat of State of the Holy See
internationalLawStatus citizen of a sovereign microstate
languageCommonlySpoken Italian
Latin (official use)
legalCategory citizen of a theocratic elective monarchy
legalSystem Vatican City legal system
mobility benefits from diplomatic and special travel arrangements in some cases
nonEligibility not generally available to ordinary foreign residents
obligations duty of loyalty to the Holy See
politicalRights subject to unique governance of Vatican City
populationCharacteristic very small number of persons worldwide
relatedConcept Holy See diplomatic passport
residencePattern many reside outside Vatican City in diplomatic or ecclesiastical posts
residenceRequirement usually resides in Vatican City for service to Holy See
rights right to reside in Vatican City when in active service
securityRole may include members of Vatican security services
symbol Vatican City coat of arms
travelDocument Vatican City passport
typicalHolder Catholic clergy serving the Holy See
Swiss Guard member
employees of the Holy See
officials of the Holy See

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vatican City
demonym

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