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.

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.

Diplomatic missions in Rome

Embassies

Main article: List of diplomatic missions in Rome

Other delegations or representations

Arab League (Delegation)
European Union (Delegation)

Gallery

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

Accredited Embassies in London

Accredited Embassies in Paris

Accredited Embassies in Switzerland

Algeria (Geneva)
Bangladesh (Geneva)
Iceland (Geneva)
Kazakhstan (Bern)
Kuwait (Bern)
Mongolia (Geneva)
Norway (Bern)
Oman (Bern)
Pakistan (Bern)
Rwanda (Geneva)
Sri Lanka (Geneva)
Thailand (Bern)
Tunisia (Bern)
Turkmenistan (Geneva)

Accredited Embassies in Brussels

Accredited Embassies in United States

Kiribati (New York City)
Marshall Islands (Washington D.C.)
Micronesia (Washington D.C.)
Nauru (New York City)

Accredited Embassies elsewhere

Countries without formal diplomatic missions to Holy See

References

^ "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 original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Holy See

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Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Cuba Mexico Nicaragua Peru United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Bangladesh China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Jordan Kurdistan Region Lebanon Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Saudi Arabia South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam
Europe	Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia France Germany Greece Ireland Italy North Macedonia Monaco Poland Romania Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
Oceania	Papua New Guinea
Former	Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Multilateral relations	African Union ASEAN Arab League Council of Europe European Union Organization of American States United Nations Observer to the UN Observer to the UN in Geneva
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Holy See

Apostolic episcopal see of Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Rome
Sovereignty and government of Vatican City
Sovereign judicial entity under international law

History

Sovereign
judicial entity
under
international
law
(Legal status)

Officials	Pope Francis Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin Cardinals List Advisers
Governance	Secretariat of State College of Cardinals Papal conclave
Government	Roman Curia Apostolic Camera Commissions For Vatican City State Councils Congregations Dicasteries
Foreign affairs (Multilateral policy)	Section for Relations with States To the Holy See Of the Holy See Heads Italy United Nations Permanent Observer in Geneva European Union Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe Apostolic nunciature Nuncio Treaties Concordats

Diocese
of Rome
with universal
full communion
(Papal primacy)

Synods

Ecclesiastical
province of Rome
(Vicariate: Rome,
Vatican City)

Suburbicarian sees	Ostia Velletri-Segni Porto-Santa Rufina Frascati Palestrina Albano Sabina-Poggio Mirteto
Territorial abbeys	Montecassino Subiaco
Suffragan dioceses	Gaeta Anagni-Alatri Civita Castellana Civitavecchia-Tarquinia Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno Rieti Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo Tivoli Viterbo

Properties
including
extra-
territoriality

Inside
Rome

Major basilicas	St. Peter's Basilica Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran Basilica of Saint Mary Major Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Lateran Palace
- Lateran University
- Scala Sancta
- Sancta Sanctorum
- Adjoining buildings
Palace of Saint Callixtus
Gianicolo Hill area
Palazzo della Cancelleria
Palace of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Palace of the Holy Office
Palace of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Palazzo Pio
Palace of the Vicariate
Pontifical Minor Roman Seminary
Collegio Teutonico
- Teutonic Cemetery
Benedictine monastery
Pontifical Oratory of San Paolo
Beda College
Paul VI Audience Hall

Non- extraterritorial	Palace of the Holy Apostles Palace of San Carlo ai Catinari Collegio Bellarmino Archaeological Institute Pontifical Oriental Institute Pontifical Lombard Seminary Russian College Two Palaces of Sant'Apollinare House of Retreat for the Clergy of Saints John and Paul Nympheum of Nero

Outside
Rome

Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo
- Papal farm
- Gardens of the Villa Cybo
- Villa Barberini
- Adjacent gardens
Summer estate of Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide
Vatican Radio antennae area of Santa Maria di Galeria

Non- extraterritorial	Basilica of the Holy House Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

v t e List of diplomatic missions in Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Other entities	Sovereign Military Order of Malta