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Cardinal Secretary Of StateThe Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Secretariat of State, which is the most important dicastery of the Roman Curia. As one of the senior offices in the Roman Catholic Church, the Secretary is required to be a cardinal. If a non-cardinal is appointed to the office, he servs as Pro-Secretary of State until he can be made a cardinal in the next consistory. He is regarded as being in charge of the political and diplomatic activities of the Holy See. Since Vatican City is administered by the Holy See, the Cardinal Secretary of State is also referred to as being the Vatican's "prime minister". During a sede vacante, the Secretary's term ends. The former Secretary acts as a member of a Commission, with the Cardinal Camerlengo and the former President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, which exercises some of the functions of the head of state of the Vatican City until a new Pope is elected. Once the new Pope is chosen, the former Secretary's role in the Commission likewise expires, though he can be re-appointed as Secretary of State. Cardinal Secretaries of State - Pietro Cardinal Gasparri (1929–1930)
- Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (1930–1939)
- Luigi Cardinal Maglione (1939–1944)
- Domenico Cardinal Tardini (1952–1961)
- Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani (1961–1969)
- Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot (1969–1979)
- Agostino Cardinal Casaroli (1979–1990)
- Angelo Cardinal Sodano (1991–2005)
- There was no Secretary of State from 1944 to 1952.
Vatican, Cardinal Secretary of State
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