Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
| Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Permanent Observer Mission | |
since November 19, 2019 | |
| Nominator | The Pope |
| Inaugural holder | Alberto Giovannetti |
| Formation | 1964 |
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the Holy See (Vatican) at the United Nations (UN). This diplomatic mission does not have the status of Permanent Representative because the Holy See is not a UN member. The Holy See has had observer state status since 1964, a status accorded only one other entity, the State of Palestine.
- The first diplomat the Holy See sent as its Permanent Observer, Alberto Giovannetti, was a priest rather than a bishop. He had not yet risen to the rank of apostolic nuncio, the senior rank of the Vatican diplomatic corps.
- The second Permanent Observer, Giovanni Cheli, was given the personal rank of nuncio and ordained a bishop in 1978 after five years representing the Holy See at the U.N.[1][a] Since then all those appointed to the position have been titular archbishops with the rank of nuncio.
Permanent Observers
[edit]- Alberto Giovannetti (1964[2] – 1973)[3]
- Giovanni Cheli (25 July 1973[3] – 18 September 1986)[1]
- Renato Raffaele Martino (3 December 1986 – 1 October 2002)[4]
- Celestino Migliore (30 October 2002[5] – 17 July 2010)[6]
- Francis Assisi Chullikatt (17 July 2010[6] – 1 July 2014)[7]
- Bernardito Auza (1 July 2014[8] – 1 October 2019)[9]
- Gabriele Giordano Caccia (16 November 2019[10])
See also
[edit]- Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva
- Holy See and the United Nations
- Multilateral foreign policy of the Holy See
- Foreign relations of the Holy See
- United Nations General Assembly observers
- ^ The change in Cheli's status was accomplished very quickly during the brief papacy of Pope John Paul I.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cheli Card. Giovanni". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Vatican Names U.N. Observer". The New York Times. 7 April 1964. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Laird, a 'Stayer,' Denies Rumors of Quitting". The New York Times. 28 July 1973. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Profiles of Dozen New Bishops". Zenit. 6 January 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.07.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ White, Christopher (11 March 2019). "Former UN envoy's tenure described as 'horror story' for staff". Crux. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.07.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 01.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.11.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
