Apostolic Nunciature

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The Apostolic Nunciature is the Holy See’s diplomatic mission to a state or international organization, functioning like an embassy and headed by a papal nuncio who represents the Pope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy See representation
diplomatic mission
ecclesiastical office
embassy-equivalent
employs diplomatic staff
ecclesiastical staff
equivalentTo Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
surface form: embassy of the Holy See
governedBy Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
canonical norms of the Catholic Church
hasAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Holy See
hasAlternativeName embassy of the Holy See
papal nunciature
hasFunction diplomatic representation to a state
diplomatic representation to an international organization
liaison between Holy See and local church
maintaining diplomatic relations
observation of local church situation
participation in episcopal appointments
promotion of relations between Holy See and host government
representation of Pope to local bishops
representation of local church to the Pope
representing papal interests
transmission of papal documents
hasHead Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apostolic Nuncio
hasJurisdictionOver host state
territory assigned by Holy See
hasLegalStatus diplomatic mission under international law
hasPrivilege diplomatic immunity
inviolability of premises
hasRoleIn appointment process of bishops
communication between bishops’ conferences and Holy See
hasScope cultural and humanitarian relations
ecclesiastical affairs
political diplomacy
headedBy papal nuncio
isPartOf Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Holy See diplomatic service
locatedIn capital city of host state
relatedTo Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apostolic Delegation

Apostolic Vicariate
Roman Curia
represents Holy See
Pope
subordinateTo Secretariat of State of the Holy See
Section for Relations with States and International Organizations
symbolizedBy coat of arms of the Holy See
papal flag
usesLanguage Italian
Latin
official language of host country

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretariat of State of the Holy See employer Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: diplomatic corps of the Holy See
Apostolic Nunciature equivalentTo Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: embassy of the Holy See
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
Holy See hasDiplomaticService Apostolic Nunciature
Apostolic Nunciature hasHead Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nuncio
Holy See hasRepresentativeTitle Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nuncio
Apostolic Nunciature isPartOf Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Holy See diplomatic service
Pope Pius XII previousPost Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
Apostolic Nunciature relatedTo Apostolic Nunciature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apostolic Delegation
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua seeAlso Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nunciature to Nicaragua
Vatican City flag usedOn Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Vatican diplomatic missions
Secretariat of State worksWith Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Apostolic Nunciatures
Secretariat of State worksWith Apostolic Nunciature
this entity surface form: Permanent Observers of the Holy See to international organizations