List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

 Diplomatic relations, resident mission, nuncio is of ambassadorial rank and with additional privileges.
 Diplomatic relations, non-resident accreditation with additional privileges
 Diplomatic relations, resident mission, nuncio has normal ambassadorial status
 Diplomatic relations, non-resident accreditation, normal ambassadorial status
 Formal contact with the government, but no diplomatic relations
 Representative to the Catholic communities only, no diplomatic relations

The following is a sortable list of the heads of the diplomatic mission of the Holy See. An apostolic nuncio (also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international organization. A nuncio is appointed by and represents the Holy See, and is the head of the diplomatic mission, called an Apostolic Nunciature, which is the equivalent of an embassy. The Holy See is legally distinct from the Vatican City or the Catholic Church. A nuncio is usually an archbishop.

Diplomatic Posts

Country Type of mission Representative Nomination / vacancy date Ref.
 Albania Nunciature Bonazzi, Luigi 12 October 2020
 Algeria Nunciature Vayalunkal, Kurian Mathew 1 January 2021
 Andorra Nunciature (non-residential) Auza, Bernardito 1 October 2019
 Angola Nunciature Gaspari, Giovanni 21 September 2020
 Antigua and Barbuda Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
Antilles Delegation (seated in Trinidad and Tobago) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Arab League Delegation (seated in Egypt) Thévenin, Nicolas 4 November 2019
Arabian Peninsula Delegation (seated in Kuwait) vacant 16 March 2020
 Argentina Nunciature Adamczyk, Mirosław 22 February 2020
 Armenia Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 30 August 2023
 ASEAN Nunciature Pioppo, Piero 19 March 2018
 Australia Nunciature Balvo, Charles Daniel 17 January 2022
 Austria Nunciature López Quintana, Pedro 4 March 2019
 Azerbaijan Nunciature (non-residential) Solczyński, Marek 14 February 2022
 Bahamas Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 12 November 2022
 Bahrain Nunciature (non-residential) Nugent, Eugene 11 February 2021
 Bangladesh Nunciature Randall, Kevin Stuart 13 August 2023
 Barbados Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 12 November 2022
 Belarus Nunciature Jozić, Ante 21 May 2020
 Belgium Nunciature Coppola, Franco 15 November 2021
 Belize Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Benin Nunciature Miles, Mark 5 February 2021
 Bolivia Nunciature Sosa Rodríguez, Fermín Emilio 17 November 2023
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Nunciature Chullikatt, Francis 1 October 2022
 Botswana Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 8 February 2023
 Brazil Nunciature Diquattro, Giambattista 29 August 2020
 Brunei Darussalam Delegation (seated in Malaysia) Załuski, Wojciech 29 September 2020
 Bulgaria Nunciature Suriani, Luciano 13 May 2022
 Burkina Faso Nunciature Crotty, Michael Francis 1 February 2020
 Burundi Nunciature Datonou, Dieudonné 7 October 2021
 Cabo Verde Nunciature (non-residential) Sommertag, Waldemar Stanisław 6 September 2022
 Cambodia Nunciature (non-residential) Wells, Peter Bryan 8 February 2023
 Cameroon Nunciature Bettencourt, José Avelino 30 August 2023
 Canada Nunciature Jurkovič, Ivan 5 June 2021
 Central African Republic Nunciature Laterza, Giuseppe 5 January 2023
 Chad Nunciature (non-residential) Laterza, Giuseppe 5 January 2023
 Chile Nunciature Ortega Martín, Alberto 7 October 2019
 China, Republic of Nunciature vacant 25 October 1971
 Colombia Nunciature Rudelli, Paolo 19 July 2023
 Comoros Delegation (seated in Madagascar) Grysa, Tomasz 27 September 2022
 Congo, Democratic Republic of Nunciature vacant 21 June 2023
 Congo, Republic of Nunciature Herrera Corona, Javier 5 February 2022
 Cook Islands Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 2 February 2021
 Costa Rica Nunciature vacant 11 July 2023
 Côte d'Ivoire Nunciature Rueda Beltz, Mauricio 16 June 2023
 Council of Europe Permanent observer Ganci, Marco 21 September 2019
 Croatia Nunciature Lingua, Giorgio 22 July 2019
 Cuba Nunciature Gloder, Giampiero 11 October 2019
 Cyprus Nunciature (non-residential) Dal Toso, Giovanni Pietro 17 February 2023
 Czech Republic Nunciature Okolo, Jude Thaddeus 1 May 2022
 Denmark Nunciature (non-residential) Murat, Julio 25 January 2023
 Djibouti Nunciature (non-residential) Camilleri, Antoine 31 October 2019
 Dominica Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 12 November 2022
 Dominican Republic Nunciature Bertoldi, Piergiorgio 18 May 2023
ECOWAS Permanent observer vacant 8 August 2023
 Ecuador Nunciature Carrascosa Coso, Andrés 22 June 2017
 Egypt Nunciature Thévenin, Nicolas 4 November 2019
 El Salvador Nunciature Cona, Luigi Roberto 26 October 2022
 Equatorial Guinea Nunciature (non-residential) Bettencourt, José Avelino 30 August 2023
 Eritrea Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 23 January 2024
 Estonia Nunciature (non-residential) Rajič, Petar 6 August 2019
 Eswatini Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 8 February 2023
 Ethiopia Nunciature Camilleri, Antoine 31 October 2019
 European Union Nunciature Treanor, Noël 26 November 2022
 Fiji Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambea, Novatus 25 May 2019
 Finland Nunciature (non-residential) Murat, Julio 7 March 2023
 France Nunciature Migliore, Celestino 11 January 2020
 Gabon Nunciature Herrera Corona, Javier 5 February 2022
 Gambia Nunciature (non-residential) Erbì, Walter 30 November 2022
 Georgia Nunciature vacant 30 August 2023
 Germany Nunciature Eterović, Nikola 21 September 2013
 Ghana Nunciature Jagodziński, Henryk 3 May 2020
 Great Britain Nunciature Maury Buendía, Miguel 13 April 2023
 Greece Nunciature Pawłowski, Jan Romeo 1 December 2022
 Grenada Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Guatemala Nunciature Padilla, Francisco Montecillo 17 April 2020
 Guinea Nunciature Mambé, Jean-Sylvain Emien 12 November 2022
 Guinea-Bissau Nunciature (non-residential) Sommertag, Waldemar Stanisław 6 September 2022
 Guyana Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Haiti Nunciature vacant 25 January 2024
 Honduras Nunciature Pintér, Gábor 12 November 2019
 Hungary Nunciature Banach, Michael 3 May 2022
 Iceland Nunciature (non-residential) Murat, Julio 9 November 2022
 India Nunciature Girelli, Leopoldo 13 March 2021
 Indonesia Nunciature Pioppo, Piero 8 September 2017
 Iran Nunciature Józwowicz, Andrzej 21 June 2021
 Iraq Nunciature Leskovar, Mitja 1 May 2020
 Ireland Nunciature Montemayor, Luis Mariano 25 February 2023
 Israel Nunciature Yllana, Adolfo Tito 3 June 2021
 Italy Nunciature Tscherrig, Emil Paul 12 September 2017
 Jamaica Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 12 November 2022
 Japan Nunciature Escalante Molina, Francisco 25 January 2024
Jerusalem and  Palestine Delegation (seated in Israel) Yllana, Adolfo Tito 3 June 2021
 Jordan Nunciature Dal Toso, Giovanni Pietro 21 January 2023
 Kazakhstan Nunciature Panamthundil, George 16 June 2023
 Kenya Nunciature van Megen, Hubertus 16 February 2019
 Kiribati Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 30 November 2019
 Korea, Republic of Nunciature vacant 8 December 2023
 Kosovo Delegation (seated in Slovenia) Speich, Jean-Marie 19 March 2019
 Kuwait Nunciature Nugent, Eugene 7 January 2021
 Kyrgyzstan Nunciature (non-residential) Panamthundil, George 15 July 2023
 Laos Delegation (seated in Thailand) Wells, Peter Bryan 8 February 2023
 Latvia Nunciature (non-residential) Rajič, Petar 6 August 2019
 Lebanon Nunciature Borgia, Paoli 24 September 2022
 Lesotho Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 8 February 2023
 Liberia Nunciature Erbì, Walter 16 July 2022
 Libya Nunciature (non-residential) Hon Tai-Fai, Savio 18 May 2023
 Liechtenstein Nunciature (non-residential) Krebs, Martin 3 March 2021
 Lithuania Nunciature Rajič, Petar 15 June 2019
 Luxembourg Nunciature (non-residential) Coppola, Franco 14 December 2021
 Madagascar Nunciature Grysa, Tomasz 27 September 2022
 Malawi Nunciature (non-residential) Perici, Gian Luca 5 June 2023
 Malaysia Nunciature Załuski, Wojciech 29 September 2020
 Mali Nunciature (non-residential) Mambé, Jean-Sylvain Emien 2 February 2022
 Malta Nunciature Hon Tai-Fai, Savio 24 October 2022
 Marshall Islands Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 30 November 2019
 Mauritania Nunciature (non-residential) Sommertag, Waldemar Stanisław 6 September 2022
 Mauritius Nunciature (non-residential) Grysa, Tomasz 21 March 2023
 Mexico Nunciature Spiteri, Joseph 7 July 2022
 Federated States of Micronesia Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 30 March 2021
 Moldova Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 13 April 2023
 Monaco Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 16 May 2023
 Mongolia Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 8 December 2023
 Montenegro Nunciature (non-residential) Chullikatt, Francis 1 October 2022
 Morocco Nunciature Xuereb, Alfred 8 December 2023
 Mozambique Nunciature Muñoz Cárdaba, Luís Miguel 23 January 2024
 Myanmar Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 16 July 2022
 Namibia Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 8 February 2023
 Nauru Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 30 November 2019
   Nepal Nunciature (non-residential) Girelli, Leopoldo 13 September 2020
 Netherlands Nunciature Tschang In-Nam, Paul 16 July 2022
 New Zealand Nunciature Rugambwa, Novatus 29 March 2019
 Nicaragua Nunciature vacant 6 March 2022
 Niger Nunciature (non-residential) Crotty, Michael Francis 25 April 2020
 Nigeria Nunciature vacant 8 August 2023
 North Macedonia Nunciature (non-residential) Suriani, Luciano 21 May 2022
 Norway Nunciature (non-residential) Murat, Julio 16 March 2023
 Oman Nunciature (non-residential) Thévenin, Nicolas 22 May 2023
 Organization of American States Permanent observer Cruz Serrano, Juan Antonio 5 February 2021
Pacific Ocean Delegation (seated in New Zealand) Rugambwa, Novatus 29 March 2019
 Pakistan Nunciature Penemote, Germano 16 June 2023
 Palau Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambea, Novatus 25 May 2019
 Panama Nunciature Campos Salas, Dagoberto 14 May 2022
 Papua New Guinea Nunciature vacant 17 November 2023
 Paraguay Nunciature Turturro, Vincenzo 29 December 2023
 Peru Nunciature Gualtieri, Paolo Rocco 6 August 2022
 Philippines Nunciature Brown, Charles John 28 September 2020
 Poland Nunciature Filipazzi, Antonio 8 August 2023
 Portugal Nunciature Scapolo, Ivo 29 August 2019
 Puerto Rico Delegation (seated in Dominican Republic) Bertoldi, Piergiorgio 18 May 2023
 Qatar Nunciature (non-residential) Nugent, Eugene 7 January 2021
 Romania Nunciature vacant 13 April 2023
 Russian Federation Nunciature d'Aniello, Giovanni 1 June 2020
 Rwanda Nunciature Catalan, Arnaldo 31 January 2022
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Saint Lucia Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 12 November 2022
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Samoa Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambea, Novatus 17 April 2020
 San Marino Nunciature (non-residential) Tscherrig, Emil Paul 12 September 2017
 São Tomé and Príncipe Nunciature (non-residential) Gaspari, Giovanni 21 September 2020
 Senegal Nunciature Sommertag, Waldemar Stanisław 6 September 2022
 Serbia Nunciature Gangemi, Santo Rocco 12 September 2022
 Seychelles Nunciature (non-residential) Grysa, Tomasz 9 February 2023
 Sierra Leone Nunciature (non-residential) Erbì, Walter 20 July 2022
 Singapore Nunciature Zalewski, Marek 21 May 2018
 Slovakia Nunciature Girasoli, Nicola 2 July 2022
 Slovenia Nunciature Speich, Jean-Marie 19 March 2019
 Solomon Islands Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 17 November 2023
 Somalia Delegation (seated in Ethiopia) Camilleri, Antoine 31 October 2019
 South Africa Nunciature vacant 8 February 2023
 South Sudan Nunciature van Megen, Hubertus 19 March 2019
 Spain Nunciature Auza, Bernardito 1 October 2019
 Sri Lanka Nunciature Udaigwe, Brian 13 June 2020
 Sudan Nunciature vacant 23 January 2024
 Suriname Nunciature (non-residential) de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Sweden Nunciature Murat, Julio 9 November 2022
  Switzerland Nunciature Krebs, Martin 3 March 2021
 Syria Nunciature Zenari, Mario 30 December 2008
 Tajikistan Nunciature (non-residential) Panamthundil, George 15 July 2023
 Tanzania Nunciature Accattino, Angelo 2 January 2023
 Thailand Nunciature Wells, Peter Bryan 8 February 2023
 Timor-Leste Nunciature (non-residential) Załuski, Wojciech 29 September 2020
 Togo Nunciature (non-residential) Miles, Mark 2 March 2021
 Tonga Nunciature (non-residential) Rugambwa, Novatus 30 November 2019
 Trinidad and Tobago Nunciature de Wit Guzmán, Santiago 30 July 2022
 Tunisia Nunciature (non-residential) Vayalunkal, Kurian Mathew 2 February 2021
 Turkey Nunciature Solczyński, Marek 2 February 2022
 Turkmenistan Nunciature (non-residential) Solczyński, Marek 8 September 2022
 Uganda Nunciature Bianco, Luigi 4 February 2019
 Ukraine Nunciature Kulbokas, Visvaldas 15 June 2021
 United Arab Emirates Nunciature El-Kassis, Christophe Zakhia 3 January 2023
 United Nations Permanent observer Caccia, Gabriele Giordano 16 November 2019
 United Nations FAO Permanent observer Chica Arellano, Fernando 12 February 2015
 United Nations in Geneva Permanent observer Balestrero, Ettore 21 June 2023
 United Nations in Nairobi Permanent observer van Megen, Hubertus 25 May 2019
 United Nations in Vienna Permanent representative or observer Urbańczyk, Janusz 12 January 2015
 United Nations UNESCO Permanent observer Soviguidi, Eric 30 November 2021
 United Nations UNWTO Permanent observer Bravi, Maurizio 27 February 2016
 United States Nunciature Pierre, Christophe 12 April 2016
 Uruguay Nunciature Gallone, Gianfranco 3 January 2023
 Uzbekistan Nunciature (non-residential) d'Aniello, Giovanni 14 January 2021
 Vanuatu Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 16 June 2018
 Venezuela Nunciature vacant 8 May 2021
 Vietnam Residential pontifical representative Zalewski, Marek 21 May 2018
 Yemen Nunciature (non-residential) vacant 17 April 2020
 Zambia Nunciature Perici, Gian Luca 5 June 2023
 Zimbabwe Nunciature Urbańczyk, Janusz 25 January 2024

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