Bilateral Relations
Holy See
Holy See (Vatican City-State)
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.
On 11 July 2018 Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Jose Avelino Bettencourt presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian (with residence in Tbilisi).
Visits
Holy See
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October 2021 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of the Republic |
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April 2018 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic |
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April 2015 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic |
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September 2014 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic |
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September 2013 |
Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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March 2013 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic |
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December 2011 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic |
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November 2009 |
Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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January 2005 |
Robert Kocharyan, President of the Republic |
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March 1999 |
Robert Kocharyan, President of the Republic |
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July 1998 |
Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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January 1992 |
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President of the Republic |
Armenia
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October 2021 |
Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of the Holy See |
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November 2019 |
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States |
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June 2016 |
Pope Francis |
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September 2015 |
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute |
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April 2015 |
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
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October 2014 |
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture |
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September 2012 |
Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
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July 2012 |
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute |
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June 2011 |
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture |
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March 2008 |
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State |
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September 2003 |
Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary for Relations with States |
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September 2001 |
Pope Jean-Paul II |
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October 1992 |
Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, Prefect for the Congregation for the Eastern Churches |
Legal framework
- Joint declaration between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the Financial Information Authority of the Holy See and Vatican City-State
- Memorandum of Understanding in the Field of Culture between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia and the Pontifical Council for Culture of the Holy See
Updated on 03.11.2021