Vatican Apostolic Archive

Historical Details

• Vatican Secret Archive
  • Latin Name: Archivio Segreto Vaticano
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia
  • Mailing Address: 00120 Citta del Vaticano
  • Telephone: 06.69.88.33.14
  • Fax: 06.69.88.55.74

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Enrico Noris, O.S.A. † (6 Mar 1700 Appointed - 23 Feb 1704 Died)
• Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (26 Feb 1704 Appointed - 22 Mar 1730 Died)
• Domenico Silvio Passionei † (22 Jan 1755 Appointed - 5 Jul 1761 Died)
• Alessandro Albani † (12 Aug 1761 Appointed - 11 Dec 1779 Died)
• Francesco Saverio de Zelada † (15 Dec 1779 Appointed - 19 Dec 1801 Died)
• Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (11 Dec 1834 Appointed - 27 Jun 1853 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. † (19 Jan 1869 Appointed - 9 Feb 1889 Died)
• Luigi Galimberti † (25 Jun 1894 Appointed - 7 May 1896 Died)
• Francesco Segna † (4 Jul 1896 Appointed - 13 Jan 1908 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index)
• Francis Aidan Gasquet, O.S.B. † (28 Nov 1917 Appointed - 5 Apr 1929 Died)
• Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. † (17 Apr 1929 Appointed - 31 Mar 1934 Died)
• Giovanni Mercati † (15 Jun 1936 Appointed - 23 Aug 1957 Died)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (14 Sep 1957 Appointed - 27 Mar 1971 Retired)
• Antonio Samorè † (25 Jan 1974 Appointed - 3 Feb 1983 Died)
• Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † (8 Sep 1983 Appointed - May 1988 Retired)
• Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † (1 Jul 1988 Appointed - Dec 1991 Resigned)
• Luigi Poggi † (9 Apr 1992 Appointed - Nov 1998 Retired)
• Jorge María Mejía † (7 Mar 1998 Appointed - Oct 2003 Retired)
• Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † (24 Nov 2003 Appointed - 25 Jun 2007 Appointed, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue)
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (25 Jun 2007 Appointed - 9 Jun 2012 Retired)
• Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (26 Jun 2012 Appointed - 26 Jun 2018 Retired)
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (26 Jun 2018 Appointed - 26 Sep 2022 Appointed, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education)
• Angelo Vincenzo Zani (26 Sep 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (Archivist: 26 Jun 2012 to 26 Jun 2018)
• Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. (Archivist: 25 Jun 2007 to 9 Jun 2012)
• José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (Archivist: 26 Jun 2018 to 26 Sep 2022)
• Sergio Pagano, B. (Prefect: 7 Jan 1997 - )
• Angelo Vincenzo Zani (Archivist: 26 Sep 2022)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alessandro Albani † (Archivist: 12 Aug 1761 to 11 Dec 1779)
• Francesco di Paola Cassetta †
• Agostino Ciasca, O.E.S.A. † (Prefect: 19 May 1891 to 19 Sep 1892)
• Francesco Salesio Della Volpe † (Prefect: 26 Oct 1908 to 26 Jan 1911)
• Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. † (Archivist: 17 Apr 1929 to 31 Mar 1934)
• Luigi Galimberti † (Archivist: 25 Jun 1894 to 7 May 1896)
• Giuseppe Garampi † (Prefect: 19 Jul 1751 to 15 Apr 1772)
• Francis Aidan Gasquet, O.S.B. † (Archivist: 28 Nov 1917 to 5 Apr 1929)
• Martino (Attiliius Mars Dominique) Giusti † (Prefect: 4 Jan 1956 to 24 May 1984)
• Joseph Hergenröther † (Prefect: 9 Jun 1879 to 3 Oct 1890)
• Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † (Archivist: 1 Jul 1988 to Dec 1991)
• Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. † (Archivist: 11 Dec 1834 to 27 Jun 1853)
• Jorge María Mejía † (Archivist: 7 Mar 1998 to Oct 2003)
• Giovanni Mercati † (Archivist: 15 Jun 1936 to 23 Aug 1957)
• Enrico Noris, O.S.A. † (Archivist: 6 Mar 1700 to 23 Feb 1704)
• Benedetto Pamphilj, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Archivist: 26 Feb 1704 to 22 Mar 1730)
• Domenico Silvio Passionei † (Archivist: 22 Jan 1755 to 5 Jul 1761)
• Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. † (Archivist: 19 Jan 1869 to 9 Feb 1889)
• Luigi Poggi † (Pro-Archivist: 9 Apr 1992; Archivist: 29 Nov 1994 to Nov 1998)
• Antonio Samorè † (Archivist: 25 Jan 1974 to 3 Feb 1983)
• Francesco Segna † (Archivist: 4 Jul 1896 to 13 Jan 1908)
• Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † (Pro-Archivist: 8 Sep 1983; Archivist: 27 May 1985 to May 1988)
• Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † (Archivist: 24 Nov 2003 to 25 Jun 2007)
• Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (Archivist: 14 Sep 1957 to 27 Mar 1971)
• Francesco Saverio de Zelada † (Archivist: 15 Dec 1779 to 19 Dec 1801)