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List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to the Holy See

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Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See
National Emblem of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Matthew S.M. Lee
since 2015
Inaugural holderHsieh Shou-Kang [zh]
Formation1946; 78 years ago (1946)
WebsiteEmbassy

The Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See is the official representative of the Republic of China to the Holy See.

List of heads of the diplomatic mission

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List of envoys to the Holy See

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Name Start date End date Notes
Hsieh Shou-Kang [zh] January 1943 September 1946
WU Ching-hsiung September 1946 July 1949
Chu Ying July 1949 October 1954 as an agency
Hsieh Shou-Kang October 1954 June 1959 then became an ambassador

List of ambassadors to the Holy See

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Name Start date End date Notes
Hsieh Shou-Kang June 1959 September 1966
Shen Chang-huan September 1966 March 1969
Chen Chih-Mai March 1969 January 1978
Chow Shu-Kai January 1978 August 1991
Hoang Sieou-Je August 1991 May 1993
Edward Tzu-Yu Wu May 1993 August 1996
Raymond R.M. Tai September 1996 January 2004[1]
Chou-seng Tou January 2004 15 September 2008[2]
Larry Wang September 2008[3] December 2015
Matthew S.M. Lee December 2015[4] current

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Address of His Holiness John Paul II to H.E. Mr Raymond R.M. Tai, new Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See, 4 October 1996
  2. ^ Ex-envoy publishes book on Vatican ties, Taipei Times, 17 January 2013
  3. ^ Holy See's secretary of state attends 10/10 Day reception, China Post, 11 October 2015
  4. ^ Pope welcomes new Taiwanese ambassador, Vatican Radio, 23 January 2016
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