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The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the
Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...
(Vatican) at the
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(UN). This
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does not have the status of
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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
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. * 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 Giovanni Cheli (4 October 1918 – 8 February 2013) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who had a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and then in the senior ranks of the Roman Curia. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Early ...
, was given the personal rank of nuncio and ordained a bishop in 1978 after five years representing the Holy See at the U.N. Since then all those appointed to the position have been
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s with the rank of nuncio.


Permanent Observers

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Alberto Giovannetti Alberto Giovannetti (1913 – 1989) was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church who worked in the Roman Curia and served as the first Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations from 1964 to 1973. Biography Alberto Giovannetti was b ...
(1964 – 1973) *
Giovanni Cheli Giovanni Cheli (4 October 1918 – 8 February 2013) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who had a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and then in the senior ranks of the Roman Curia. He was made a cardinal in 1998. Early ...
(25 July 1973 – 18 September 1986) *
Renato Raffaele Martino Renato Raffaele Martino (born 23 November 1932) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2003. He has been the longest serving cardinal deacon, the cardinal protodeacon, since June 2014. He served for more t ...
(3 December 1986 – 1 October 2002) *
Celestino Migliore Celestino Migliore (born 1 July 1952) is an Italian Archbishop of the Catholic Church who serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to France. He previously served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. He has spent most of his caree ...
(30 October 2002 – 17 July 2010) * Francis Assisi Chullikatt (17 July 2010 – 1 July 2014) *
Bernardito Auza Bernardito Cleopas Auza is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, appointed to that position on 01 October 2019. Prior to this, he served under the diplomatic service of the Holy See, as well ...
(1 July 2014 – 1 October 2019) * Gabriele Giordano Caccia (16 November 2019 - present)


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 The Holy See has long been recognised as a subject of international law and as an active participant in international relations. One observer has stated that its interaction with the world has, in the period since World War II, been at its highest ...
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United Nations General Assembly observers The United Nations General Assembly has granted observer status to international organizations, entities, and non-member states, to enable them to participate in the work of the United Nations General Assembly, though with limitations. The Gene ...


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Holy See Mission to the United Nations
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