US embassy cable - 04VATICAN4878

UNCLAS VATICAN 004878 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT. FOR S/ES-O; EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, VT 
SUBJECT: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR VATICAN 
GOVERNMENT FIGURES 
 
Ref: State 271552 
 
Post:Embassy Vatican 
Date of Submission:12/27/04 
 
Head of Government:Cardinal Angelo Sodano 
Title:Secretary of State 
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3913 
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.5098 
Comments:Addressed as "Your Eminence" 
A secretary or personal assistant 
is likely to answer office and 
residencephones. 
 
Head of State:John Paul II 
Title:Pope 
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3114 
Residence telephone:011.3906.6982 
Comments:Addressed as "Your Holiness" 
When calling, ask for Bishop 
Stanislaw Dziwisz (gee-vitch), the 
Pope's personal secretary, and 
explain the reason for the call. 
 
Foreign Minister:Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo 
Title:Secretary for Relations with States 
QQArchbishop Giovanni Lajolo 
Title:QQQQSecretary for Relations with States 
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3014 
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.3117 
Comments:Addressed as "Your Excellency" 
A secretary will answer the office 
line. Calls to the residence go 
through the Vatican operator. 
 
 
Dep. PM-equivalent:Leonardo Sandri 
Title:Substitute for General Affairs 
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3438 
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.4438 
Cellular telephone:N/A 
Comments:Addressed as "Your Excellency" 
A secretary is likely to answer the 
phone. 
 
NICHOLSON 
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phone. 
 
NICHOLSON 
 
 
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