ISTITUTO PER LE OPERE DI RELIGIONE
The Institute for the Works of Religion (Italian: Istituto per le Opere di Religione; Latin: Institutum pro Operibus Religionis; abbreviated IOR),[4][5] commonly known as the Vatican Bank, is a financial institution[2] that is situated inside Vatican City and run by a Board of Superintendence, which reports to a Commission of Cardinals and the Pope. It is not a private bank, as there are no owners or shareholders; it has been established in the form of a juridical canonical foundation, pursuant to its statutes.[2] Since 9 July 2014, its president is Jean-Baptiste de Franssu. The IOR is regulated by the Vatican's financial supervisory body ASIF (Autorità di Supervisione e Informazione Finanziaria).[6]
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About ISTITUTO PER LE OPERE DI RELIGIONE
- Company typeJuridical canonical foundation [ 2 ]
- IndustryFinancial services
- Founded27 June 1942 (absorption of the Administration of the Works of Religion)
- HeadquartersVatican City
- Key peopleJean-Baptiste de Franssu (President) Gian Franco Mammì ( General Director )
- Number of employees107 (2023) [ 3 ] [ page needed ]
- Websiteior.va
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