Bilateral Relations

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General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See were established on 23 May 1992.

On 1 March 2024, Boris Sahakyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See.

On 28 June 2024, Archbishop Ante Jozić was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Armenia.

Visits

Holy See

October 2022

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

October 2021

Armen Sarkissian, President

April 2018

Serzh Sargsyan, President

April 2015

Serzh Sargsyan, President

September 2014

Serzh Sargsyan, President

September 2013

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

March 2013

Serzh Sargsyan, President

December 2011

Serzh Sargsyan, President

November 2009

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

January 2005

Robert Kocharyan, President

March 1999

Robert Kocharyan, President

July 1998

Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

January 1992

Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President

Armenia

July 2023

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See

October 2021

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State 

November 2019

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States

June 2016

Pope Francis

September 2015

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute

April 2015

Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

October 2014

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture

September 2012

Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

July 2012

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute

June 2011

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture

March 2008

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State

September 2003

Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary for Relations with States

September 2001

Pope John Paul II

October 1992

Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, Prefect for the Congregation for the Eastern Churches

Legal framework

Joint declaration between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the Financial Information Authority of the Holy See and Vatican City-State

Memorandum of Understanding in the Field of Culture between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia and the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Holy See

 

Updated on 12.07.2024

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