Institute for Works of Religion

Summary

Institute for Works of Religion is a financial institution^[1]. It draws 618 Wikipedia views per month (financial_institution category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• Institute for Works of Religion is in the country of Vatican City^[3].
• Institute for Works of Religion is in the country of VA^[4].
• Institute for Works of Religion's instance of is recorded as financial institution^[5].
• Institute for Works of Religion's founder is recorded as Pius XII^[6].
• Institute for Works of Religion is owned by Holy See^[7].
• Institute for Works of Religion's headquarters location is recorded as Vatican City^[8].
• Institute for Works of Religion's Commons category is recorded as Istituto per le Opere di Religione^[9].
• Institute for Works of Religion's industry is recorded as financial services^[10].
• Institute for Works of Religion's chairperson is recorded as Jean-Baptiste de Franssu^[11].
• June 27, 1942 marks the founding of Institute for Works of Religion^[12].
• 1942-06-27 marks the founding of Institute for Works of Religion^[13].
• Institute for Works of Religion's location of formation is recorded as Vatican City^[14].
• Institute for Works of Religion's official website is recorded as https://www.ior.va/^[15].
• Institute for Works of Religion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+107'}^[16].
• Institute for Works of Religion's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Istituto per le Opere di Religione'}^[17].
• Institute for Works of Religion's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vatican Bank'}^[18].
• Institute for Works of Religion's legal form is recorded as privately held company^[19].
• Institute for Works of Religion's legal form is recorded as 9999^[20].
• Institute for Works of Religion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Istituto per le Opere di Religione'}^[21].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 254900E7HZKVQQ4I7325^[22]

• Registered legal name: Istituto per le Opere di Religione^[23]

• Legal jurisdiction: VA^[24]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[25]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 9999^[26]

• Other legal form: State Owned Financial Institution^[27]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[28]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[29]

• Entity created: 1942-06-27^[30]

• LEI first registered: 2017-07-27^[31]

• LEI last updated: 2025-06-10^[32]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-06-12^[33]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[34]

• Registration authority: RA999999^[35]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[36]

Body

Founding

Institute for Works of Religion's founder is recorded as Pius XII^[6]. Recorded inception include June 27, 1942^[12] and 1942-06-27^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Vatican City^[14].

Identity

Institute for Works of Religion's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Istituto per le Opere di Religione'}^[17].

Leadership

Institute for Works of Religion's chairperson is recorded as Jean-Baptiste de Franssu^[11].

Operations

Institute for Works of Religion's headquarters location is recorded as Vatican City^[8].

Industry

Institute for Works of Religion's industry is recorded as financial services^[10].

Ownership

Institute for Works of Religion is owned by Holy See^[7].

Why It Matters

Institute for Works of Religion draws 618 Wikipedia views per month (financial_institution category, ranking #3 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]