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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 {{RC-society-stub