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Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations

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Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Seal of the Permanent Observer Mission
since November 19, 2019
NominatorThe Pope
Inaugural holderAlberto Giovannetti
Formation1964; 60 years ago (1964)

The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the Holy See (Vatican) at the United Nations (UN). This diplomatic mission does not have the status of Permanent Representative because the Holy See is not a UN member. The Holy See has had observer state status since 1964, a status accorded only one other entity, the State of Palestine.

  • The first diplomat the Holy See sent as its Permanent Observer, Alberto Giovannetti, was a priest rather than a bishop. He had not yet risen to the rank of apostolic nuncio, the senior rank of the Vatican diplomatic corps.
  • The second Permanent Observer, Giovanni Cheli, was given the personal rank of nuncio and ordained a bishop in 1978 after five years representing the Holy See at the U.N.[1][a] Since then all those appointed to the position have been titular archbishops with the rank of nuncio.

Permanent Observers

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See also

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  1. ^ The change in Cheli's status was accomplished very quickly during the brief papacy of Pope John Paul I.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cheli Card. Giovanni". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Vatican Names U.N. Observer". The New York Times. 7 April 1964. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Laird, a 'Stayer,' Denies Rumors of Quitting". The New York Times. 28 July 1973. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Profiles of Dozen New Bishops". Zenit. 6 January 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.07.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ White, Christopher (11 March 2019). "Former UN envoy's tenure described as 'horror story' for staff". Crux. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.07.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 01.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.11.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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