Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City

Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State
Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian)
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MottoFides et Virtus
Faith and courage
Agency overview
Formed1816
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyVatican City State
Operations jurisdictionVatican City State
Size0.49[1] km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population836 (2012)
Governing bodyGovernorate of the Vatican City State
General nature
Operational structure
Headquartersvia del Pellegrino,
Vatican City
Sworn members122 (in 2022)
Agency executive
Notables
Anniversary
  • 29 September
Website
Corpo della Gendarmeria

The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the gendarmerie, or military police and security force, of Vatican City, Holy See and its extraterritorial properties. It was founded in 1816 as Corps of Gendarmes by Pope Pius VII, renamed the Central Security Office in 1970, the Security Corps in 1991, and was restored to its original name in 2002.[2]

The corps numbered 130 in 2017. It is led by Inspector General Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, who has served on the Vatican gendarmerie since 1995 and who was made deputy leader in 2018. He was appointed by Pope Francis on 15 October 2019.[3]

  1. ^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Corpo della Gendarmeria" (in Italian). Stato della Città del Vaticano. Retrieved 4 June 2014. Il personale del Corpo garantisce la sicurezza e l'ordine pubblico anche nelle zone extraterritoriali di proprietà della Santa Sede.
  3. ^ "Pope appoints new Commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.