The Labour Office of the Apostolic See is responsible for

labour relations Labor relations is a field of study that can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In an international context, it is a subfield of labor history that studies the human relations with regard to work in its broadest ...

of the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

and

Vatican City State Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—' * german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ') * pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—' * pt, Cidade do Vati ...

with its employees. The office also settles labour issues which arise. It was instituted by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

on 1 January 1989.

Presidents of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Jan Pieter Schotte Jan Pieter Schotte (29 April 1928 – 10 January 2005) was a Belgian cardinal and an official of the Roman Curia. Biography He was born on 29 April 1928 in the town of Beveren-Leie (now a part of Waregem) in the province of West Flanders. He ...

, C.I.C.M. (14 April 1989 – 10 January 2005) *

Francesco Marchisano Francesco Marchisano (25 June 1929 – 27 July 2014) was an Italian Cardinal who worked in the Roman Curia from 1956 until his death. Biography Born in Racconigi, he was ordained a priest in Turin by Cardinal Maurilio Fossati in 1952. He stud ...

(5 February 2005 – 3 July 2009) * Giorgio Corbellini (3 July 2009 – 13 November 2019) * Alejandro W. Bunge (1 October 2020 – 26 January 2022) * Giuseppe Sciacca (26 January 2022 – present)

Vice-Presidents of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

# Giovanni De Andrea (16 August 1989 – 13 October 2007) # Franco Croci (13 October 2007 – 1 January 2010)

References

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