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Camerlengo logo #21000 Camerlengo (plural: camerlenghi, Italian for `Chamberlain`) is an Italian title of medieval origin. It derives from the late Latin camarlingus, in turn coming, through the Frankish kamerling, from the Latin camerarius, which meant `chamber officer` (generally meaning `treasure chamber`). It is now used in the Papal court for the following of...
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camerlengo

camerlengo logo #22641papal treasurer
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Camerlengo logo #22059Cardinal who presides over the Apostolic Chamber. During the vacant seat, he is responsible for temporal administration of the Vatican. Formally establishes the Pope's death and arranges the Conclave
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