The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the
treasurer of the
College of Cardinals in the
Catholic Church. The title is based on an Italian word for
chamberlain, a word no longer used in secular contexts. The position existed from at least 1272 until 1997, when it was allowed to lapse.
The Camerlengo administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the
requiem mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.
It is believed that the post was created by
Pope Eugene III in 1150, but there is no documentary proof of its existence before the pontificate of
Pope Innocent III, or perhaps even before the year 1272.[1]
List of Camerlengos of the Sacred College of Cardinals
^I.S.Robinson, The Papacy 1073–1198. Continuity and Innovation, Cambridge University Press 1990, p. 41 and 253, says that Cardinal Cencio was Camerlengo of the College during pontificate of Innocent III, but W. Maleczek, Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216, Wien 1984, p.112, doubts it. The first undisputed occupant of that post was Guillaume de Bray in 1272.
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the
treasurer of the
College of Cardinals in the
Catholic Church. The title is based on an Italian word for
chamberlain, a word no longer used in secular contexts. The position existed from at least 1272 until 1997, when it was allowed to lapse.
The Camerlengo administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the
requiem mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.
It is believed that the post was created by
Pope Eugene III in 1150, but there is no documentary proof of its existence before the pontificate of
Pope Innocent III, or perhaps even before the year 1272.[1]
List of Camerlengos of the Sacred College of Cardinals
^I.S.Robinson, The Papacy 1073–1198. Continuity and Innovation, Cambridge University Press 1990, p. 41 and 253, says that Cardinal Cencio was Camerlengo of the College during pontificate of Innocent III, but W. Maleczek, Papst und Kardinalskolleg von 1191 bis 1216, Wien 1984, p.112, doubts it. The first undisputed occupant of that post was Guillaume de Bray in 1272.