Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo
President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
Incumbent
Assumed office  15 September 2006
Monarch	Benedict XVI
Preceded by	Edmund Szoka
Born	3 January 1935 (1935-01-03) (age 73) Novara, Italy
Religion	Roman Catholic

Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo (born January 3, 1935 in Novara, Italy) is the current Cardinal President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State. He served as the Secretary for Relations with States in the Secretariat of State, or foreign minister of Vatican City, from 2003 until his appointment as President in 2006. He speaks Italian, German, English and French. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... The President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the leader of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, the legislative body of Vatican City. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ... His Eminence Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka (born September 14, 1927) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... The President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the leader of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, the legislative body of Vatican City. ... The Secretary for Relations with States is the foreign minister of the Holy See, an official serving within the Secretariat of State, presiding over its Second Section. This titular archbishop, the Vaticans top foreign-policy official, deals with relations between the Holy See and other government and international bodies. ... The Secretariat of State is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the government of the Roman Catholic Church. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He studied at the Seminary of Novara and the Pontifical Roman Seminary and the Pontifical Gregorian University where he earned a licentiate in philosophy in 1955 and a licentiate in theology in 1959. He entered the University of Munich where he studied for a doctorate in canon law which he was awarded in 1965. Then in 1965 he entered the elite Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to study diplomacy leaving in 1968. For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. ... Pontifical Gregorian University (Italian: Pontificia Università Gregoriana) is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy. ... Licentiate (from Latin licentia doctorandi = permission/right to teach) is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Licentiate (from Latin licentia doctorandi = permission/right to teach) is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main building of the Ludwig Maximilians University Main staircase of the university, Munich The Atrium at the main building The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), also known as LMU, is a university in Munich and, with almost 47,000 students, is the biggest... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Canon law is the term used for... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is one of the Pontifical Academies inside the Vatican City State. ... This article is about negotiations. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He entered the service of the Secretariat of State in 1970. He worked in the nunciature in Germany collaborating with Corrado Bafile, future cardinal, from 1970 to November 1974. He was a staff member of the Council for Public Affairs of the Church from November 1974. He was named counselor of nunciature on 1 January 1983. He closely followed the negotiations that led to the signing, in 1984, of the revision of the concordat between Italy and Holy See. Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Apostolic Nunciature is a top level diplomatic mission of the Holy See, equivalent to an embassy or to a High Commission between members of the Commonwealth. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... This article is about the year. ... A concordat is an agreement between the pope and a government or sovereign on religious matters. ...

On 3 October 1988, he was appointed Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See by Pope John Paul II, and was ordained the titular archbishop of Caesariana by the pope on 6 January 1989. He served in the Roman Curia in that office until being appointed nuncio to Germany on 7 December 1995. He served as nuncio until his appointment as Secretary for Relations with States. is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See is part of the Roman Curia that deals with the properties owned by the Holy See in order to provide the funds necessary for the Roman Curia to function. (Pastor Bonus, 172). ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: , Polish: ) born   IPA: ; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later, making his the second-longest... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

On 22 June 2006, Pope Benedict XVI announced Archbishop Lajolo's appointment as President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City, which would take effect on 15 September 2006. On 17 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that Lajolo would join the College of Cardinals. Lajolo was elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on 24 November 2007.^[1] He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ... The Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State is the legislative body of Vatican City. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... The Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: ), officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

On 12 June 2008 in addition to his main duties he was appointed by Benedict as a member of congregations in the Roman Curia [1]. These are: the Congregation for Bishops and the Pontifical Council for Culture sa well as the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... The Congregation for Bishops (Congregatio pro Episcopis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the selection of new bishops pending papal approval. ... The Pontifical Council for Culture (Pontificium Consilium de Cultura) dates back to the Second Vatican Council. ... The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See is part of the Roman Curia that deals with the properties owned by the Holy See in order to provide the funds necessary for the Roman Curia to function. (Pastor Bonus, 172). ...

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External links

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