List of ambassadors of Russia to the Holy See

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Holy See
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Aleksandr Avdeyev
since 13 January 2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatRome
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in France

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Holy See is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Pope in his capacity as Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church, and head of state of the Vatican City.[1][2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to the Holy See is currently held by Aleksandr Avdeyev, incumbent since 13 January 2013.[3] In common with many representatives to the Holy See, the ambassador and his staff live and work outside the Vatican City, in Rome. Since 1992 the ambassador to the Holy See has also held the post of representative to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

History of diplomatic relations

Formal diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Soviet Union were only established in 1990, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Representatives continued to be appointed by the USSR's successor state, the Russian Federation, and in 2010 the level of relations was raised to that of the exchange of embassies.

List of representatives (1990 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Holy See (1990 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yury Karlov [ru] Representative 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Holy See (1991 – present)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yury Karlov [ru] Representative 25 December 1991 26 May 1995
Vyacheslav Kostikov Representative 26 May 1995 19 September 1996
Gennady Uranov [ru] Representative 19 September 1996 11 January 2001
Vitaly Litvin [ru] Representative 11 January 2001 26 August 2005
Nikolai Sadchikov [ru] Representative
Ambassador after 2010 		26 August 2005 13 January 2013
Aleksandr Avdeyev Ambassador 13 January 2013

References

  1. ^ Постоянное представительство СССР в Ватикане (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ ЕВРОПЫ (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ^ Nina Achmatova (14 January 2013). "Putin appoints ex Culture minister as new ambassador to the Holy See". AsiaNews. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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