Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

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The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See is an office of the Roman Curia, erected on 15 August 1967, and entrusted with overseeing all the offices of the Holy See that manage finances, regardless of their degree of autonomy.

It does not manage finances itself, but instead audits the balance sheets and budgets of the offices that do. It then prepares and publishes annually a general financial report. It must be consulted on all projects of major importance undertaken by the offices in question.

The Vatican Bank, which does not manage property of the Holy See, is not overseen by the Prefecture.

Presidents

1. Angelo Cardinal Dell'Acqua (September 23, 1967 — January 13, 1968)
2. Egidio Vagnozzi (January 13, 1968 — December 26, 1980)
3. Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio (January 30, 1981 — January 22, 1990)
4. Edmund Cardinal Szoka (April 28, 1990 — October 15, 1997)
5. Sergio Cardinal Sebastiani (November 3, 1997 — present)

References

Bibliography

• Pollard, John F. (2005). Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy: Financing the Vatican, 1850–1950. Cambridge University Press.

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