Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula

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The Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula, originally the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region, represents the interests of the Holy See to officials of the Catholic Church, civil society, and government offices to several nations in the region. The Holy See and the governments of those countries have not established diplomatic relations and the position of Apostolic Delegate is not a diplomatic one, though the Delegate is a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

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Pope Paul VI established the Delegation to the Red Sea Region seated in Khartoum, Sudan, on 3 July 1969, with responsibility for Sudan, Somalia, the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (present-day Djibouti), and the Arabian peninsula. [1] With the creation of the Nunciature to Sudan in 1972, the same prelate held both titles until the Secretariat of State made more general changes in 1992.

Pope John Paul II created two separate Apostolic Delegations to Djibouti and to Somalia and renamed the Delegation to the Red Sea Region the Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula, now based in Kuwait City, on 26 March 1992, detailing its responsibilities as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. [2] The Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula is also the Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates; he resides in the United Arab Emirates.

With the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Yemen (1998), Bahrain (2000), Qatar (2002), United Arab Emirates (2007), and Oman (2023), [3] [4] the Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula remains responsible only for Saudi Arabia.

Papal representatives to Arabian Peninsula

Delegates to the Red Sea Region
Delegates to the Arabian Peninsula

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  2. 1 2 Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIV. 1992. pp. 496–7. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Allen, Elise Ann (24 February 2023). "Expanding outreach to Islam, Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with Oman". Crux .
  4. ↑ "Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Holy See and the Sultanate of Oman, 23.02.2023" (Press release) (in English and Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 February 2023. B0160/00351-EN.01.
  5. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. pp. 552, 744. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXX. 1978. p. 141. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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  8. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVI. 1984. p. 748. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. pp. 346, 443. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 406. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.05.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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  13. ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXXIX. 1997. p. 671. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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  15. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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