Holy See (Vatican)

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Political office-holders

Our database contains 781 politicians connected with the Vatican.

National government
Other
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Cardinal Secretary of State-2-
pope-21
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Archivist of the Vatican Archive-32
Bishop of the Roman Curia-16
Cardinal Vicar-12
Delegate for Pontifical Representations-21
prefect of the Congregation for Bishops-2-
prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life-21
Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches--1
Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication111
Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy of the Holy See-11
Prefect of the Vatican Archives-11
private secretary to the Pope-34
Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See12-
Secretary of State2--
Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity-11
Substitute for General Affairs-34
Vicar General for the Vatican City State-11
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Pontifical Commission--8
Member of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State--4
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Dean of the Roman Rota-11
Judicial vicar-914
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard-21
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Algeria to the Holy See--1
ambassador of Angola to the Holy See--1
ambassador of Australia to the Holy See-1-
ambassador of Belarus to the Holy See-11
ambassador of Cameroon to the Holy See--1
ambassador of Chile to the Holy See--1
ambassador of France to the Holy See-61
ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See-11
ambassador of Guinea to the Holy See--1
ambassador of Hungary to the Holy See--2
ambassador of Israel to the Holy See-1-
ambassador of Kenya to the Holy See-1-
ambassador of Lithuania to the Holy See-11
Ambassador of Mozambique to the Holy See-31
ambassador of Palestine to the Holy See--1
ambassador of Republic of China to Holy See-2-
ambassador of Romania to the Holy See-11
ambassador of Russia to the Holy See-12
ambassador of San Marino to the Holy See-1-
ambassador of Serbia to the Holy See-1-
Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See-51
ambassador of the European Union to the Holy See-11
ambassador of the Philippines to the Holy See-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Holy See131
ambassador of Venezuela to the Holy See--1
ambassador to the Holy See--2
apostolic delegate-163
apostolic nuncio to Andorra-31
Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-11
apostolic nuncio to Belgium-31
Apostolic Nuncio to Canada1--
apostolic Nuncio to Haïti-32
Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia-41
Apostolic Nuncio to Poland-31
apostolic Nuncio to Spain-31
Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union-12
apostolic nuncio to United Kingdom-31
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio-1-
Apostolic Vicar of Trinidad--1
Dean of the College of Cardinals-11
nuncio-4-
Permanent Observer of Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva-11
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe-31
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States-21
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations131
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO-11
Swiss ambassador to the Holy See-2-
United States Ambassador to the Holy See-34

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