What is the Camera di Commercio

The Camera di Commercio (henceforth, the CCV) is an institution of the Holy See, founded by Chirograph of His Holiness Pius XII on 27 June 1964. Its origins date back to the “Commissione ad pias causas ” established by the Supreme Pontiff Leo XIII in 1887.

With the new Statutes attached to the Chirograph of His Holiness Francis dated 30 January 2023, the purpose of the CCV has been reiterated and involves “providing for the custody and administration of goods transferred or entrusted to the CCV by physical or juridical persons, and intended for works of religion or charity”.