The President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy The Theologian of the Pontifical Household The College of the Apostolic Protonotaries Participating The Supernumerary Apostolic Protonotaries The Papal Masters of Ceremonies (Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff) The Honorary Prelates of His Holiness The Chaplains of His Holiness The Preacher of the Papal household The papal almoner was a member until the almoner became the head of the newly created Dicastery for the Service of Charity, a division of the Roman Curia, on 5 June 2022. The lay members are: Assistants at the Throne The General Counsellor of the State of Vatican City The Commandant of the Papal Swiss Guard The Counsellors of the State of Vatican City The President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences The Gentlemen of His Holiness The Procurators of the Apostolic Palaces The Attachés of the Antechamber Those in the personal service of the Pope The Aide de chambre The Dean of the Hall of the Papal Antechamber History Papal Court In the Papal States, from medieval times, the papal nobility formed a part of the Papal Court. The roles and positions in the papal household and court evolved and changed over time, and included hostiarii, vestararius, vicedominus, nomenclator, cubiculario, sacellarius, praelatini palatini, bibliothecarius, scutiferi, cancellarius, protonotaries, primicerius, secundicerius, defensor, and many more. Reform of Paul VI On March 28, 1968, Pope Paul VI reorganized the Papal Court with an apostolic letter motu proprio, renaming it the "Papal Household" (). In changing the name from what it had been for some centuries, Paul VI said he was returning an "original and noble" name. Moreover, many positions were consolidated into new ones or altogether abolished. According to the motu proprio: "Many of the offices entrusted to members of the Papal Household were deprived of their function, continuing to exist as purely honorary positions, without much correspondence to concrete needs of the times." In the Papal Chapel, the following positions were altered or suppressed: Palatine Cardinals (Cardinali Palatini); prelates di fiocchetto; Prince-Assistants to the Throne (Principi assistenti al Soglio); Majordomo of His Holiness; the Interior Minister; Commander of Santo Spirito; Roman Magistrate; Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice; Chamberlains of Honor in abito paonazzo; Secret Chaplains and Secret Chaplains of Honor; Secret Clerics; Confessor of the Pontifical Family; Candle-Carrying Acolytes (Ceroferari); Common Papal Chaplains; Porter-Masters of the Virga Rubea; Guardian of the Sacred Tiara; Mace-Bearer; and