Holy See of the East of Rome also claims the title of the Catholicos and the Holy Apostolic See of St. Thomas. Patriarch Mar Addai II, is the Catholicos of the Ancient Church of the East. The current Seat of the Catholicos of Ancient Church of the East is in Baghdad, Iraq. The official title of the Head & Father of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is "the successor to the Holy Apostolic See of St. Thomas and the Gate of All India". The church is headed by the Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Cardinal Maran Mar George Alencherry. The current Seat of the Major Archiepiscopal Curia
Holy See and two Italian sites outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo. The same authority is extended under international law over the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in a foreign country. Though, like various European powers, earlier Popes recruited Swiss mercenaries as part of an army, the Pontifical Swiss Guard was founded by Pope Julius II on 22 January 1506 as the personal bodyguard of the Pope and continues to fulfill that function. It is listed in the "Annuario Pontificio" under "Holy See", not under "State of Vatican City". At the end of 2005, the Guard had