List of ambassadors of Guatemala to the Holy See

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Ambassador of Guatemala to the Holy See
Incumbent
Alfredo Vásquez Rivera  [ de ]
since December 1, 2016
Inaugural holder Fernando Lorenzana  [ de ]
FormationJune 23, 1851

The Guatemalan ambassador to the Hoy See in Rome is the official representative of the Government in Guatemala City to the subject of international law, Holy See.

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations President of Guatemala List of popes Term end
June 23, 1851 Fernando Lorenzana  [ de ] Chargé d'affaires José Rafael Carrera Turcios Pope Pius IX
1936 Francisco A. Figueroa José María Reina Andrade Pope Pius XII 1949
1956 Domingo Coicolea Villacorta Carlos Castillo Armas Pope Pius XII 1958
1958 Pedro De Yurrita Maury Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes Pope John XXIII 1963
1963 Luis Beltranena Sinibaldi Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia Pope Paul VI 1964
1964 Eduardo de León Strecker Chargé d'affaires Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia Pope Paul VI 1965
1965 José Guirola Leal Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia Pope Paul VI 1966
1966 Luis Valladares y Aycinena Julio César Méndez Montenegro Pope Paul VI 1983
1983 José Alejandro Deutschmann Miron Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores Pope John Paul II 1986
1986 Julio Antonio Torres Arriola Chargé d'affaires Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo Pope John Paul II 1987
1987 Carlos Alfredo Escobar Armas Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo Pope John Paul II 1991
1991 Carlos Urrutia-Aparicio Jorge Antonio Serrano Elias Pope John Paul II 1992
1992 Mario Alfonso de la Cerda Bustamente Jorge Antonio Serrano Elias Pope John Paul II 1995
1995 José Mauricio Rodríguez Wever Ramiro de León Carpio Pope John Paul II 1998
1998 Sergio Iván Búcaro Hurtarte Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen Pope John Paul II 2000
2000 Acisclo Valladares Molina Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera Pope John Paul II 2004
2004 Juan Gavarrete Soberón Óscar Berger Perdomo Pope John Paul II 2008
2008 Acisclo Valladares Molina Álvaro Colom Caballeros Pope Benedict XVI 2009
2009 Martha Thelma Calderón Vandenberg Chargé d'affaires Álvaro Colom Caballeros Pope Benedict XVI 2010
February 6, 2010 Alfonso Roberto Matta Fahsen Álvaro Colom Caballeros Pope Benedict XVI 2016
December 1, 2016 Alfredo Vásquez Rivera  [ de ] Jimmy Morales Pope Francis

Coordinates: 41°53′50″N12°27′03″E / 41.897333°N 12.450740°E / 41.897333; 12.450740

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