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
Incumbent
Bernardito Auza
since 1 July 2014
Style His Excellency
Nominator Pope of the Catholic Church
Inaugural holder Alberto Giovannetti
Formation 1964 (1964)

The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the Holy See at the United Nations. The diplomatic mission does not have the status of Permanent Representative and thus cannot vote — a decision it has freely taken. The Holy See has sat in the UN as a non-voting delegation with permanent observer state status since 1964, and is one of two states with this status, the other being the State of Palestine.

The Permanent Observer, currently Archbishop Bernardito Auza, as of 1 July 2014, holds the diplomatic rank of Apostolic Nuncio (Papal Ambassador) and the ecclesiastical title of a titular archbishop. He is assisted by the Reverend Father Roger Landry, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River (in Fall River, Massachusetts, a large suburb of Providence, Rhode Island, south of Boston), former pastor of St. Bernadette's Parish there.[1]

Permanent Observers of the Holy See to the United Nations

#AmbassadorNationality Years Served Nominating Pope
1Alberto GiovannettiItaly Italian1964 – 1973Paul VI
2Giovanni CheliItalyItalian25 July 1973 – 18 September 1986
3Renato Raffaele MartinoItaly Italian3 December 1986 – 1 October 2002John Paul II
4Celestino MiglioreItalyItalian30 October 2002 – 17 July 2010John Paul II
5Francis Assisi ChullikattIndiaIndian17 July 2010 – 1 July 2014Benedict XVI
6Bernardito AuzaPhilippines Filipino1 July 2014 –Francis

Representatives of the Holy See to other UN offices and agencies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Catholic News Service".
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