Bilateral Relations
Vatican City State
General Information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy See were established on 23 May 1992.
On 1 March 2024, Boris Sahakyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Holy See.
On 28 June 2024, Archbishop Ante Jozić was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Armenia.
Visits
Holy See
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November 2024 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister |
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October 2022 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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October 2021 |
Armen Sarkissian, President |
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April 2018 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
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April 2015 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
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September 2014 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
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September 2013 |
Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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March 2013 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
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December 2011 |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
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November 2009 |
Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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January 2005 |
Robert Kocharyan, President |
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March 1999 |
Robert Kocharyan, President |
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July 1998 |
Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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January 1992 |
Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President |
Armenia
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July 2023 |
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See |
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October 2021 |
Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State |
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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 John 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 27.11.2024