Concordat: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

A concordat is an agreement between the pope and a government or sovereign on religious matters.

• Concordat of Worms (1122) between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V
• Concordat of 1801 between Pope Pius VII and Napoléon
• Lateran treaties (1929) between Italy and Pope Pius XI formally defining the Vatican City
• Reichskonkordat (1933) between the Holy See and the German Empire