List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See

This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Holy See. Since the fifth century, long before the founding of the Vatican City State in 1929, papal envoys (now known as nuncios) have represented the Holy See to foreign potentates. Additionally, papal representatives known not as nuncios but as apostolic delegates ensure contact between the Holy See and the Catholic Church in countries that do not have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

At present, there is one residential apostolic delegate, for Jerusalem and Palestine, as well as non-residential delegates for four countries (Brunei, Laos, Mauritania, and Somalia) and for the territories and countries without diplomatic relations with the Holy See in three regions (the Arabian Peninsula, the Caribbean, the Pacific Ocean). For Vietnam, the 21st-century appointees of the Holy See have been given the title "pontifical representative". In keeping with the "one China" policy, no representative is appointed for mainland China, and the Holy See is represented in Taipei by an apostolic nunciature, headed not by a nuncio, but only by a chargé d'affaires.

In addition to the countries mentioned above that have apostolic delegations, the following nations do not have diplomatic relations with the Holy See: Afghanistan, Bhutan, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Tuvalu.

Description

In most respects the status of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See are identical with those of other countries, with the exception of the nomenclature: apostolic nuncios have ambassadorial rank and apostolic nunciatures are ranked as embassies. However, in most countries of central and western Europe and of central and southern America, as well as in a few countries elsewhere, the nuncio is granted precedence over other ambassadors and is dean of the diplomatic corps from the moment he presents his credentials.^{[citation needed]} The Holy See, which does not issue visas, does not have consulates.

Apostolic delegates and their missions do not have diplomatic status as nuncios and nunciatures do.

In countries that allow it, the apostolic nunciature is sometimes, though rarely, located outside the capital, perhaps in towns with particularly important religious connections, such as the village of Rabat in Malta, the site of Saint Paul's grotto, and Harissa in Lebanon where Maronite, Greek Orthodox and Melkite Greek Catholic Church authorities are located. In other countries that is not permitted: when India opened diplomatic relations with the Holy See, the apostolic delegation moved from Bangalore to the capital, New Delhi; and in Australia the mission moved from Sydney to Canberra. In Israel, the nunciature is located in Tel Aviv.

Listed below are the Holy See's apostolic nunciatures, apostolic delegations, and observer or representative missions to international governmental organizations — such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Arab League.

Africa

Algeria
- Algiers (Apostolic Nunciature)
Angola
- Luanda (Apostolic Nunciature)
Benin
- Cotonou (Apostolic Nunciature)
Burkina Faso
- Ouagadougou (Apostolic Nunciature)
Burundi
- Bujumbura (Apostolic Nunciature)
Cameroon
- Yaoundé (Apostolic Nunciature)
Central African Republic
- Bangui (Apostolic Nunciature)
Chad
- N'Djamena (Apostolic Nunciature)
Congo-Brazzaville
- Brazzaville (Apostolic Nunciature)
Congo-Kinshasa
- Kinshasa (Apostolic Nunciature)
Egypt
- Cairo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa (Apostolic Nunciature)
Gabon
- Libreville (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ghana
- Accra (Apostolic Nunciature)
Guinea
- Conakry (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ivory Coast
- Abidjan (Apostolic Nunciature)
Kenya
- Nairobi (Apostolic Nunciature)
Liberia
- Monrovia (Apostolic Nunciature)
Libya
- Tripoli (Apostolic Nunciature)
Madagascar
- Antananarivo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Morocco
- Rabat (Apostolic Nunciature)
Mozambique
- Maputo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Nigeria
- Abuja (Apostolic Nunciature)
Rwanda
- Kigali (Apostolic Nunciature)
Senegal
- Dakar (Apostolic Nunciature)
South Africa
- Pretoria (Apostolic Nunciature)
Sudan
- Khartoum (Apostolic Nunciature)
Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam (Apostolic Nunciature)
Togo
- Lomé (Apostolic Nunciature)
Uganda
- Kampala (Apostolic Nunciature)
Zambia
- Lusaka (Apostolic Nunciature)
Zimbabwe
- Harare (Apostolic Nunciature)

Americas

Argentina
- Buenos Aires (Apostolic Nunciature)
Bolivia
- La Paz (Apostolic Nunciature)
Brazil
- Brasília (Apostolic Nunciature)
Canada
- Ottawa (Apostolic Nunciature)
Chile
- Santiago de Chile (Apostolic Nunciature)
Colombia
- Bogotá (Apostolic Nunciature)
Costa Rica
- San José (Apostolic Nunciature)
Cuba
- Havana (Apostolic Nunciature)
Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ecuador
- Quito (Apostolic Nunciature)
El Salvador
- San Salvador (Apostolic Nunciature)
Guatemala
- Guatemala City (Apostolic Nunciature)
Haiti
- Port-au-Prince (Apostolic Nunciature)
Honduras
- Tegucigalpa (Apostolic Nunciature)
Mexico
- Mexico City (Apostolic Nunciature)
Panama
- Panama City (Apostolic Nunciature)
Paraguay
- Asunción (Apostolic Nunciature)
Peru
- Lima (Apostolic Nunciature)
Trinidad and Tobago
- Port of Spain (Apostolic Nunciature)
United States
- Washington, D.C. (Apostolic Nunciature)
Uruguay
- Montevideo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Venezuela
- Caracas (Apostolic Nunciature)

Asia

Armenia
- Yerevan (Apostolic Nunciature)
Bangladesh
- Dhaka (Apostolic Nunciature)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Taipei (Apostolic Nunciature)
Georgia
- Tbilisi (Apostolic Nunciature)
India
- New Delhi (Apostolic Nunciature)
Indonesia
- Jakarta (Apostolic Nunciature)
Iran
- Tehran (Apostolic Nunciature)
Iraq
- Baghdad (Apostolic Nunciature)
Israel
- Tel Aviv (Apostolic Nunciature)
Japan
- Tokyo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Jordan
- Amman (Apostolic Nunciature)
Kazakhstan
- Astana (Apostolic Nunciature)
Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek (Apostolic Nunciature)
Kuwait
- Kuwait City (Apostolic Nunciature)
Lebanon
- Harissa (Apostolic Nunciature)
Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur (Apostolic Nunciature)
Pakistan
- Islamabad (Apostolic Nunciature)
Palestine
- East Jerusalem (Apostolic Delegation)
Philippines
- Manila (Apostolic Nunciature)
Singapore
- Singapore (Apostolic Nunciature)
South Korea
- Seoul (Apostolic Nunciature)
Sri Lanka
- Colombo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Syria
- Damascus (Apostolic Nunciature)
Thailand
- Bangkok (Apostolic Nunciature)
Timor-Leste
- Dili (Apostolic Nunciature)
Turkey
- Ankara (Apostolic Nunciature)
United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi (Apostolic Nunciature)
Uzbekistan
- Tashkent (Apostolic Nunciature)
Vietnam
- Hanoi (Papal Resident Representative Office)

Europe

Albania
- Tirana (Apostolic Nunciature)
Austria
- Vienna (Apostolic Nunciature)
Belarus
- Minsk (Apostolic Nunciature)
Belgium
- Brussels (Apostolic Nunciature)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sarajevo (Apostolic Nunciature)
Bulgaria
- Sofia (Apostolic Nunciature)
Croatia
- Zagreb (Apostolic Nunciature)
Cyprus
- Nicosia (Apostolic Nunciature)
Czechia
- Prague (Apostolic Nunciature)
France
- Paris (Apostolic Nunciature)
Germany
- Berlin (Apostolic Nunciature)
Great Britain
- London (Apostolic Nunciature)
Greece
- Athens (Apostolic Nunciature)
Hungary
- Budapest (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ireland
- Dublin (Apostolic Nunciature)
Italy
- Rome (Apostolic Nunciature)
Lithuania
- Vilnius (Apostolic Nunciature)
Malta
- Rabat (Apostolic Nunciature)
Monaco
- (Apostolic Nunciature)
Netherlands
- The Hague (Apostolic Nunciature)
Poland
- Warsaw (Apostolic Nunciature)
Portugal
- Lisbon (Apostolic Nunciature)
Romania
- Bucharest (Apostolic Nunciature)
Russia
- Moscow (Apostolic Nunciature)
San Marino
- (Apostolic Nunciature)
Serbia
- Belgrade (Apostolic Nunciature)
Slovakia
- Bratislava (Apostolic Nunciature)
Slovenia
- Ljubljana (Apostolic Nunciature)
Spain
- Madrid (Apostolic Nunciature)
Sweden
- Stockholm (Apostolic Nunciature)
Switzerland
- Bern (Apostolic Nunciature)
Ukraine
- Kyiv (Apostolic Nunciature)

Oceania

Australia
- Canberra (Apostolic Nunciature)
New Zealand
- Wellington (Apostolic Nunciature)
Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby (Apostolic Nunciature)

Multilateral organisations

United Nations, New York (Permanent Observer)
United Nations, Geneva (Permanent Observer)
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Permanent Observer)
Paris (Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO)
Nairobi UN agencies: UNEP and UN-Habitat
Madrid to UNWTO
Rome to FAO and food programs
Vienna (Perm Rep/Perm Obs to International orgs & U.N. in Vienna)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Regional

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Gallery

Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin
Apostolic Nunciature in Bern
Apostolic Nunciature in Bogotá
Apostolic Nunciature in Brasília
Apostolic Nunciature in Buenos Aires
Apostolic Nunciature in Canberra
Apostolic Nunciature in Guatemala City
Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta
Apostolic Nunciature in The Hague
Apostolic Nunciature in Stockholm
Apostolic Nunciature in Kuala Lumpur
Apostolic Nunciature in Kyiv
Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon
Apostolic Nunciature in London
Apostolic Nunciature in Mexico City
Apostolic Nunciature in Minsk
Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo
Apostolic Nunciature in Moscow
Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa
Apostolic Nunciature in Paris
Apostolic Nunciature in Prague
Apostolic Nunciature in Pretoria
Apostolic Nunciature in Sarajevo
Apostolic Nunciature in Seoul
Apostolic Nunciature in Sofia
Apostolic Nunciature in Taipei
Apostolic Nunciature in Tel Aviv
Apostolic Nunciature in Tirana
Apostolic Nunciature in Tokyo
Apostolic Nunciature in Valletta
Apostolic Nunciature in Vienna
Apostolic Nunciature in Vilnius
Apostolic Nunciature in Warsaw
Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C.

Nunciatures that have ceased to exist

The following nunciatures are among those that have ceased to exist:

Apostolic Nunciature to Bavaria
Apostolic Nunciature to Cologne
Apostolic Nunciature to Czechoslovakia
Apostolic Nunciature to Denmark
Apostolic Nunciature to Florence
Apostolic Nunciature to Gratz
Apostolic Nunciature to Naples
Apostolic Nunciature to Prussia
Apostolic Nunciature to Savoy
Apostolic Nunciature to Venice
Apostolic Nunciature to Yugoslavia