Librarians
| Name | Lifetime | Title | Time as Librarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcello Cervini | 1501–1555 | Bibliothecarius I | 01550-05-24May 24, 1550–01555-04-09April 9, 1555 |
| Roberto de' Nobili | 1541–1559 | Bibliothecarius II | 1555–01559-01-18January 18, 1559 |
| Alfonso Carafa | 1540–1565 | Bibliothecarius III | 1559–01565-08-29August 29, 1565 |
| Marcantonio da Mula | 1506–1572 | Bibliothecarius IV | 1565–01572-03-17March 17, 1572 |
| Guglielmo Sirleto | 1514–1585 | Bibliothecarius V | 01572-03-18March 18, 1572–01585-10-16October 16, 1585 |
| Antonio Carafa | 1538–1591 | Bibliothecarius VI | 01585-10-16October 16, 1585–01591-01-13January 13, 1591 |
| Marcantonio Colonna | 1523 ca.–1597 | Bibliothecarius VII | 1591–01597-03-13March 13, 1597 |
| Cesare Baronio | 1538–1607 | Bibliothecarius VIII | 01597-05-01May 1597–01607-06-30June 30, 1607 |
| Ludovico de Torres | 1551–1609 | Bibliothecarius IX | 01607-07-04July 4, 1607–01609-07-08July 8, 1609 |
| Scipione Borghese Caffarelli | 1576–1633 | Bibliothecarius X | 01609-06-11June 11, 1609–01618-02-17February 17, 1618 |
| Scipione Cobelluzzi | 1564–1626 | Bibliothecarius XI | 01618-02-17February 17, 1618–01626-06-29June 29, 1626 |
| Francesco Barberini | 1597–1679 | Bibliothecarius XII | 01626-07-01July 1, 1626–01633-12-13December 13, 1633 |
| Antonio Barberini | 1569–1646 | Bibliothecarius XIII | 01633-12-13December 13, 1633–01646-09-11September 11, 1646 |
| Orazio Giustiniani | 1580–1649 | Bibliothecarius XIV | 01646-09-25September 25, 1646–01649-07-25July 25, 1649 |
| Luigi Capponi | 1583–1659 | Bibliothecarius XV | 01649-08-04August 4, 1649–01659-04-06April 6, 1659 |
| Flavio Chigi | 1631–1693 | Bibliothecarius XVI | 01659-06-21June 21, 1659–01681-09-19September 19, 1681 |
| Lorenzo Brancati | 1612–1693 | Bibliothecarius XVII | 01681-09-19September 19, 1681–01693-11-30November 30, 1693 |
| Girolamo Casanate | 1620–1700 | Bibliothecarius XVIII | 01693-12-02December 2, 1693–01700-03-03March 3, 1700 |
| Enrico Noris | 1631–1704 | Bibliothecarius XIX | 01700-03-26March 26, 1700–01704-02-23February 23, 1704 |
| Benedetto Pamphili | 1653–1730 | Bibliothecarius XX | 01704-02-26February 26, 1704–01730-03-22March 22, 1730 |
| Angelo Maria Querini | 1680–1755 | Bibliothecarius XXI | 01730-09-04September 4, 1730–01755-01-06January 6, 1755 |
| Domenico Passionei | 1682–1761 | Bibliothecarius XXII | 01741-07-10July 10, 1741–01755-01-12January 12, 1755(P) 01755-01-12January 12, 1755–01761-07-05July 5, 1761 |
| Alessandro Albani | 1692–1779 | Bibliothecarius XXIII | 01761-08-12August 12, 1761–01779-12-11December 11, 1779 |
| Francesco Saverio de Zelada | 1717–1801 | Bibliothecarius XXIV | 01779-12-15December 15, 1779–01801-12-29December 29, 1801 |
| Luigi Valenti Gonzaga | 1725–1808 | Bibliothecarius XXV | 01802-01-12January 12, 1802–01808-12-29December 29, 1808 |
| Giulio Maria della Somaglia | 1744–1830 | Bibliothecarius XXVI | 01827-01-26January 26, 1827–01830-04-02April 2, 1830 |
| Giuseppe Albani | 1750–1834 | Bibliothecarius XXVII | 01830-04-23April 23, 1830–01834-12-03December 3, 1834 |
| Luigi Lambruschini | 1776–1854 | Bibliothecarius XXVIII | 01834-12-11December 11, 1834–01853-06-27June 27, 1853 |
| Angelo Mai | 1782–1854 | Bibliothecarius XXIX | 01853-06-27June 27, 1853–01854-09-09September 9, 1854 |
| Antonio Tosti | 1776–1866 | Bibliothecarius XXX | 01860-01-13January 13, 1860–01866-03-20March 20, 1866 |
| Jean-Baptiste Pitra | 1812–1889 | Bibliothecarius XXXI | 01869-01-19January 19, 1869–01889-02-09February 9, 1889 |
| Placido Maria Schiaffino | 1829–1889 | Bibliothecarius XXXII | 01889-02-20February 20, 1889–01889-09-23September 23, 1889 |
| Alfonso Capecelatro | 1824–1912 | Bibliothecarius XXXIII | 01890-08-29August 29, 1890–01912-11-14November 14, 1912 |
| Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro | 1843–1913 | Bibliothecarius XXXIV | 01912-11-26November 26, 1912–01913-12-16December 16, 1913 |
| Francesco di Paola Cassetta | 1841–1919 | Bibliothecarius XXXV | 01914-01-03January 3, 1914–01919-03-23March 23, 1919 |
| Aidan Gasquet | 1845–1929 | Bibliothecarius XXXVI | 01919-05-09May 9, 1919–01929-04-05April 5, 1929 |
| Franz Ehrle | 1845–1934 | Bibliothecarius XXXVII | 01929-04-17April 17, 1929–01934-03-31March 31, 1934 |
| Giovanni Mercati | 1866–1957 | Bibliothecarius XXXVIII | 01936-06-18June 18, 1936–01957-08-23August 23, 1957 |
| Eugène Tisserant | 1884–1972 | Bibliothecarius XXXIX | 01957-09-14September 14, 1957–01971-03-27March 27, 1971 |
| Antonio Samoré | 1905–1983 | Bibliothecarius XL | 01974-01-25January 25, 1974–01983-02-03February 3, 1983 |
| Alfons Maria Stickler | 1910–2007 | Bibliothecarius XLI | 01983-09-07September 7, 1983–01985-05-27May 27, 1985(P) 01985-05-27May 27, 1985–01988-07-01July 1, 1988 |
| Antonio María Javierre Ortas | 1921–2007 | Bibliothecarius XLII | 01988-07-01July 1, 1988–01992-01-24January 24, 1992 |
| Luigi Poggi | 1917- | Bibliothecarius XLIII | 01992-04-09April 9, 1992–01994-11-29November 29, 1994(P) 01994-11-29November 29, 1994–01997-11-25November 25, 1997 |
| Jorge María Mejía | 1923- | Bibliothecarius XLIV | 01998-03-07March 7, 1998–02003-11-24November 24, 2003 |
| Jean-Louis Tauran | 1943- | Bibliothecarius XLV | 02003-11-24November 24, 2003–02007-06-25June 25, 2007 |
| Raffaele Farina | 1933- | Bibliothecarius XLVI | 02007-06-25June 25, 2007–02012-06-09June 9, 2012 |
| Jean-Louis Bruguès | 1943- | Bibliothecarius XLVII | 02012-06-26June 26, 2012- |
(P) Indicates time spent as Pro-Librarian
The office of Librarian of Vatican Library has been held at the same time as that of Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives since 1957. The two offices are held by an Archbishop who is generally named a Cardinal; this is due to the fact that it is a very well regarded and important Curial department. Also, it is because the Vatican has a long and proud tradition of producing, preserving, and classifying ancient important religious, philosophical, and theological published works and the Church also does much work to promote literacy and education, and access to it. The Cardinal Librarian and Archivist of the Holy Roman Church is assisted by two prelates, who are the Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library (the everyday manager of the Library), and the Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives (who handles the daily affairs of the Archives). They are each assisted by a Vice-Prefect. The current Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library is Monsignor Cesare Pasini (who is also the Director of the Vatican School of Library Science). The Vice Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library is Doctor Ambrogio M. Piazzoni. The Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives is a Barnabite Bishop by the name of Sergio Pagano. The Vice Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives is Father Marcel Chappin, S.J.The Archives also is responsible for the Vatican School of Paleography.
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