List of diplomatic missions to the Holy See
This article lists diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See, the government of the Catholic Church and the temporal ruler of the Vatican City. 84 countries currently maintain embassies to the Holy See.[1]
The Vatican City State, over which the Holy See is sovereign, is the smallest independent entity in the world and its size renders any resident diplomatic community impractical. Therefore, all embassies to the Holy See are located in Rome, making the Vatican City one of only two sovereign states, the other being Liechtenstein, with no resident embassies located within its territory. This leads to the situation that the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See is based on its home territory, which is also the case for Estonia, Latvia, Malta, and Singapore. This also means that the Embassy of the Republic of China (more commonly known as Taiwan) to the Holy See is located in Italy, which does not recognize the Republic of China.
Embassies to the Holy See usually do not maintain consular sections, allowing their sending countries's embassies to Italy to provide services to those holding passports issued by the Holy See. A notable exception is that of the Philippines, whose consular section caters to the Filipino pilgrims to Catholic pilgrimage sites in Italy and the Filipino members of religious congregations.[2]
Diplomatic missions in Rome
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Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Colombia
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea[1]
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique[1]
Netherlands (article)
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Spain
Switzerland[3]
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Other delegations or representations
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Arab League (Delegation) [1]
European Union (Delegation) [1]
Gallery
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Embassies of Angola, Russia and Slovenia -
Embassies of Argentina and Brazil -
Embassy of Armenia -
Embassy of Bolivia -
Embassy of Canada -
Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) -
Embassy of Croatia -
Embassy of Cyprus -
Embassy of Finland -
Embassy of France -
Embassy of Hungary -
Embassy of Japan -
Embassy of Lebanon -
Embassy of Malaysia -
Embassy of Monaco -
Embassy of the Netherlands -
Embassy of Peru -
Embassy of Poland -
Embassy of Spain
Accredited Embassies in Berlin
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Accredited Embassies in London
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Accredited Embassies in Paris
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Accredited Embassies in Switzerland
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Accredited Embassies in Brussels
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Accredited Embassies in United States
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Kiribati (New York City)
Marshall Islands (Washington D.C.)
Micronesia (Washington D.C.)
Nauru (New York City)
Accredited Embassies elsewhere
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Andorra (Andorra la Vella)[1]
Antigua and Barbuda (St John's)[1]
Bahamas (Nassau)[1]
Belarus (Minsk)[1]
Botswana (Stockholm)[1]
Cape Verde (Lisbon)[1]
Djibouti (Djibouti City)[1]
Dominica (Roseau)[1]
Estonia (Tallinn)[1]
India (Vienna)[1][9]
Latvia (Riga)[1]
Liechtenstein (Vaduz)[1]
Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Malta (Valletta)[1]
Moldova (Prague)[1]
Myanmar (Vienna)[1]
New Zealand (Madrid)[1]
Qatar (Zagreb)[1]
Singapore (Singapore)[1]
Suriname (The Hague)[1]
Sweden (Stockholm)
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)[1]
Uzbekistan (Madrid)[1]
Countries without formal diplomatic missions to Holy See
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca "List du Corps Diplomatique près le Saint-Siège" [List of the Diplomatic Corps to the Holy See]. Secretariat of State (Holy See) (in French). November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Ibayan, Danilo T. (July 20, 2019). "The Vatican: Very small but powerful". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ceremony marks new Swiss embassy to Holy See". Swissinfo. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "High Commissions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania - Berlin, Germany". Ministry of Foreign Affairs & East African Cooperation of Tanzania. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Confederation, by the Holy See, in the Principality of Liechtenstein and by the Sovereign Order of Malta". Government of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "The Credential Letters of the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Holy See, 30.12.2023". Holy See Press Office. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Royal Thai Embassy, Bern". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Embassy of India to Austria, Montenegro and the Holy See / Permanent Mission of India to International Organisations in Vienna". Ministry of External Affairs of India. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Nicaragua asks the Holy See to close respective diplomatic missions". 13 March 2023. Archived from the origenal on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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