Holy See Representative

A Holy See Representative is a papal diplomat (representing the Holy See and Vatican City State), usually ranking as papal nuncio (equivalent to ambassador), who is accredited to an international organisation, where (other) nations dispatch Permanent representatives.

As per January 2016, there were 22, accredited to the following host organisations :

Universal organisations, notably UN and related

• Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Msgr. Fernando Chica Arellano
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
• International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) Msgr. Robrecht Boone
• International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Dr. Giuseppe Dalla Torre Del Tempio di Sanguinetto
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.
• Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Msgr. Francesco Follo
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
• United Nations Office in New York (UN), New York, NY (USA) Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza
  • Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.
  • Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk (
  • Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) vacant
• World Tourism Organization (WTO) Archbishop Renzo Fratini
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.

Regional

• African Union (AU) vacant
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (
• Council of Europe Msgr. Paolo Rudelli
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Archbishop Augustine Kasujja
• League of Arab States (LAS) Archbishop Bruno Musarò
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
• Organization of American States (OAS) Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza

Source and External links

• GCatholic with incumbent bio links

Foreign relations of the Holy See
Africa	Algeria
Americas	Argentina Canada Cuba Mexico Peru United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Bangladesh China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Israel Jordan Lebanon Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Saudi Arabia South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam
Europe	European Union Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Macedonia Poland Romania Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
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