The Congregation for Borders (''Congregazione dei Confini'') was a
congregation
A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship.
Congregation may also refer to:
* Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship
*Congregation (Roman Curia), an administr ...
of the
Roman Curia. It was set up by
Pope Urban VIII in his
apostolic constitution ''
Debitum pastoralis officii'' on 1 October 1627 to oversee the borders of the
Papal States
The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...
. It was suppressed in 1847.
1627 establishments in the Papal States
1847 disestablishments in the Papal States
Congregations of the Roman Curia
Former departments of the Roman Curia
Pope Urban VIII
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