Bilateral Relations
Holy See
General Information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See were established on 23 May 1992.
On 28 December 2018, Garen Nazarian was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See (residence in Vatican).
From 9 March 2013 to 1 November 2018, Mikayel Minasyan was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See (with residence in Vatican).
On 11 July 2018 Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Jose Avelino Bettencourt presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian (residence in Tbilisi).
Visits
Vatican City
| April 2018 | Serzh Sargsyan, President |
| April 2015 | Serzh Sargsyan, President |
| September 2014 | Serzh Sargsyan, President |
| September 2013 | Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairsn |
| 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
| November 2019 | Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See |
| 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 of the Holy See |
| 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 of the Holy See |
| 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 of the Holy See |
| June 2011 | Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Holy See |
| March 2008 | Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State |
| September 2003 | Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary of Department of Relations with States |
| September 2001 | Pope Jean-Paul II |
Legal framework
- Joint declaration between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Updated on 16.03.2020