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 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 Iceland, Latvia, and Sweden. This also means that an 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]
Embassies in Rome
- Albania
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Congo-Brazzaville
- Congo-Kinshasa
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- 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
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- 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
Gallery
- Embassies of Argentina and Brazil
- Embassy of Armenia
- Embassy of Bolivia
- Embassy of Canada
- 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
- Embassies of Russia and Slovenia
- Embassy of Spain
- Embassy of Taiwan
Accredited Embassies in Berlin
Accredited Embassies in Paris
Accredited Embassies in Switzerland
Accredited Embassies in London
Accredited Embassies in Brussels
Accredited Embassies in United States
Accredited Embassies elsewhere
- Andorra (Andorra la Vella)
- Antigua and Barbuda (St John's)
- Bahamas (Nassau)
- Botswana (Stockholm)
- Cape Verde (Lisbon)
- Djibouti (Djibouti City)
- Dominica (Roseau)
- Estonia (Tallinn)
- Iceland (Reykjavík)
- Latvia (Riga)
- Liechtenstein (Vaduz)[8]
- Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- Malta (Valletta)
- Moldova (Prague)
- Myanmar (Vienna)
- New Zealand (Madrid)
- Qatar (Zagreb)
- Singapore (Singapore)
- Suriname (The Hague)
- Sweden (Stockholm)
- United Arab Emirates (Madrid)
- Uzbekistan (Madrid)[9]
Non-resident representative offices
- European Union Delegation to the Holy See (Rome)
Countries without formal diplomatic missions to Holy See
References
- ↑ "LISTE DU CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE PRÈS LE SAINT-SIÈGE" [LIST OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO THE HOLY SEE]. www.sdsofficium.va. August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ 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 Mozambique - Berlin, Germany". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania - Berlin, Germany". Ministry of Foreign Affairs & East African Cooperation of Tanzania. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ↑ "Holy See and Sultanate of Oman establish full diplomatic relations - Vatican News". 23 February 2023.
- ↑ "List of ambassadors" (PDF). www.vatican.va. p. 110.
- ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Holy See". easydiplomacy.com.