Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations | |
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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
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, titular archbishopswith the rank of nuncio.
Permanent Observers
- 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
- 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
- ^ 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.