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The palatine prelates included the master of the chamber (the prefect of the Bedchamber), the auditor of the Household, and the Master of the Sacred Palace, who was usually a Dominican . The Participating Privy Chamberlains included an Archbishop as Privy Almoner, the Secretary of Letters to Princes, the Secretary of the Code, the Under-datary of the Household, the Secretary for Latin Letters, and three Participating Privy Chamberlains on weekly rotation. These were the Cupbearer (who was deputy master of the Chamber), the Secretary of Embassies, and the Keeper of the Wardrobe. Other Participating Privy Chamberlains included the sacristan of the Household (an Augustinian since 1352, ranking as an archbishop), and the Grand Master Of The Sacred Apostolic Hospice , the Prince Ruspoli, Prince Of Cerveteri , who was the sole layman in the Noble Privy Antechamber. The Pontifical Household was severely reduced in magnificence in 1968, when many offices were abolished or reformed. Surviving offices include that of the Theologian Of The Pontifical Household , currently Father Wojciech Giertych , of the Dominican Order Of Preachers . The Pro-theologian of the Pontifical Household is Georges Marie Martin Cardinal Cottier , O.P. The Prefecture includes the Papal Gentlemen . Other major offices include the Majordomo Of The Household , or Papal Major Domo, who was a palatine prelate, and prefect of the Apostolic Palace . The Papal guards, other than the Swiss Guard , were the Noble Guard and the Palatine Guard , and were abolished by Pope Paul VI in 1970. The Prefectures runs the Apostolic Palace , containing the Papal Apartments , and the Pontifical Palace and Villa Barberini in the town of Castel Gandolfo . The current Prefect of the household is Archbishop James Harvey , appointed 1998. Until 2005 the adjunct prefect was papal secretary Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz , who is now Archbishop Of Krakow . The Pope's Private Secretary is Georg Gänswein . Dino Cardinal Monduzzi is Prefect emeritus of the Pontifical Household. Former positions These were also Participating Privy Chamberlains of the Sword and Cape (laymen, traditionally holding hereditary posts) -
The Colonel of the Swiss Guard is the sole survivor of these. |
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