List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II

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This is a list of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II. After the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005, in Vatican City, and before official invitations were sent by the College of Cardinals, almost 200 countries expressed interest in sending representatives to his funeral. The funeral took place on 8 April 2005, and was one of the largest gathering of statesmen and world leaders in history. [1] Some of the dignitaries later attended the installation of Pope Benedict XVI on 24 April 2005.

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In order to accommodate all interested parties wishing to receive a seat during the Mass of Requiem, the Holy See limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to five people, except for the Polish delegation which, being John Paul II's homeland, was allowed ten people, and the delegation from Italy. The limit did not exclude other people of any nationality from attaining individual invitations, unrelated to the individual's country's delegation: for example, the attendance of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, had no connection with the Brazilian delegation. In addition to a country's official delegation, any number of government officials were permitted to attend as pilgrim travellers, remaining outside the basilica during the Mass of Requiem with the general public. For example, the United States delegation included the president and first lady, two former presidents, and the secretary of state, and they all had seats in the basilica during the Mass of Requiem. Dozens of members of the Congress of the United States attended the Mass of Requiem, congregating among the general public outside the basilica.

At the funeral, the dignitaries were seated alphabetically according to the French spelling of their country's name [2] and arranged according to diplomatic protocol.

10 sovereigns, 80 past and present elected heads of state, 75 heads of governments and numerous dignitaries from 18 multilateral organizations, 15 religions and 112 countries attended this Mass.

Contents:

List of official delegations (in alphabetical order, incomplete)

A

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitles
Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan (2002-2004, variant with golden arms).svg Hamid Karzai
Abdullah Abdullah
Zalmay Rasul
Mostapha Zaher
Mohammad Nadir Hatami
President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Counsellor for National Security
Ambassador
First Secretary
Albania Flag of Albania.svg Alfred Moisiu
Fatos Nano
Sali Berisha
Rexhep Meidani
Mirella Moisiu
President of the Republic
Prime Minister
Former President of the Republic
Former President of the Republic
Daughter of the President of the Republic
Algeria
Flag of Algeria.svg
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Bouabdalla Ghoulamallah
Mokhtar Reguieg
President of the Republic
Minister of Religious Affairs
Ambassador
Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg Joan Enric Vives Sicília
Jacques Chirac
Marc Forné Molné
Maria Lluisa Gispert de Forné
Juli Minoves-Triquell
Josep Angel Mortès Pons
Co-Prince
Co-Prince
Head of Government
Consort of the Head of Government
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice-President of Parliament
Angola Flag of Angola.svg José Eduardo dos Santos
Ana Paula Dos Santos
João Bernardo de Miranda
Boaventura da Silva Cardoso
José Filipe
President of the Republic
Consort of the President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Culture
Chief of Protocol of the Presidency
Antigua and Barbuda Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Carl RobertsAmbassador
Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Scioli
Rafael Bielsa
Guillermo Rodolfo Oliveri
Vice-President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Religious Affairs
Secretary of State for Religious Affairs
Armenia Flag of Armenia.svg Andranik Markaryan
Edward Nalbandian
Rouben Shugarian
Armen Bayburtian
Gevorg Hakobian
Prime Minister
Ambassador to the Holy See
Ambassador
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
First Assistant to the Prime Minister
Australia Flag of Australia.svg Michael Jeffery
Marlena Jeffery
Maria Cicutto
Robert Hunter
Ted Knez
Governor-General of Australia
Wife of the Governor-General


Embassy Counsellor
Austria Flag of Austria.svg Heinz Fischer
Margit Fischer
Wolfgang Schüssel
Hubert Gorbach
Andreas Khol
Federal President
First Lady
Federal Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic

B

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf Food and Disaster Management Minister
Belarus Flag of Belarus.svg Gennady Novitsky
Vladimir Korolev
Aleksei Skripko
President of the Council of the Republic of Belarus
Ambassador to the Vatican
Ambassador
Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg King Albert II
Queen Paola
Guy Verhofstadt
Didier Reynders
Herman De Croo
King of the Belgians
Queen Consort
Prime Minister of Belgium
Deputy Prime Minister
President of the Lower House
Bolivia Flag of Bolivia.svg Carlos Mesa
Elvira Salinas de Mesa
José Ignacio Siles
President of the Republic
First Lady
Ambassador
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Borislav Paravac
Šefik Džaferović
Bariša Čolak
Chairman of the Presidency
President of Parliament
Deputy Prime Minister
Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Itamar Franco
José Sarney
Marisa Letícia da Silva
Renan Calheiros
Severino Cavalcanti
Nelson Jobim
President of the Republic
Former President
Former President
Former President
First Lady
President of the Senate
President of the Chamber of Deputies
President of the Supreme Federal Court
Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Georgi Parvanov President of the Republic

C

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Canada Flag of Canada.svg Paul Martin
Sheila Martin
Stephen Harper
Phil Fontaine
Prime Minister of Canada
Wife of the Prime Minister
Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Chile Flag of Chile.svg Ignacio Walker
Sergio Romero
José Antonio Viera Gallo
Gabriel Ascencio
Pablo Longueira
Minister of Foreign Affairs
President of the Senate
Socialist senator
President of the Chamber of Deputies
UDI deputy
China Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Shui-bian
Chen Tang-san
President
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Colombia Flag of Colombia.svg Francisco Santos Calderon
María Victoria Santos
Vice-President of the Republic
Spouse of Vice-President of the Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg (1997-2003).svg Joseph Kabila
Jean-Pierre Bemba
President of the Republic
Vice-President of the Republic
Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg Abel Pacheco
Roberto Tovar Faja
President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg Stipe Mesić
Ivo Sanader
President of the Republic
Prime Minister
Cuba Flag of Cuba.svg Ricardo Alarcón
Caridad Diego
Raúl Roa Kourí
President of the National Assembly
Chief of Religious Affairs of the Communist Party of Cuba
Ambassador to the Holy See
Cyprus Flag of Cyprus.svg Tassos Papadopoulos
George Poulides
Tasos Tzionis
President of the Republic
Ambassador to the Holy See
Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President
Czech Republic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Václav Klaus
Cyril Svoboda
President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs

D

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Queen Margrethe II
Prince Henrik
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Queen of Denmark
Prince Consort
Prime Minister of Denmark
Dominican Republic Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
Alejandrina Germán
Carlos Rafael Marión-Landais
First Lady
Secretary of Education
Ambassador to the Holy See

E

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Ecuador Flag of Ecuador.svg Lucio Gutiérrez
Ximena Bohórquez
Patricio Zuquilanda
President of the Republic
First Lady
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg Farouk Hosni Minister of Culture
El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg Francisco Laínez
Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca
René Figueroa
Roberto Simán
María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila
Minister of Foreign Affairs
First Lady
Minister of the Interior
former Ambassador to the Holy See
former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Equatorial Guinea Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo President of the Republic
Estonia
Flag of Estonia.svg
Arnold Rüütel President of the Republic

F

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Finland
Flag of Finland.svg
Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland
France Flag of France.svg Jacques Chirac
Bernadette Chirac
President of the French Republic
Wife of the President of the French Republic

G

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Germany Flag of Germany.svg Horst Köhler
Wolfgang Thierse
Gerhard Schröder
Joschka Fischer
Dieter Althaus
President
President of the Bundestag
Chancellor
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice-President of the Bundesrat
Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg John Kufuor President of the Republic
Greece Flag of Greece.svg Karolos Papoulias
Panagiotis Skandalakis
Konstantinos Georgiou
President of the Republic
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
General Secretary of the Presidency
Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg Óscar Berger
Wendy de Berger
Jorge Briz Abularach
Rigoberta Menchú
President of the Republic
First Lady
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1992
Guinea Flag of Guinea.svg Sidibé Fatoumata Kaba Minister of Foreign Affairs

H

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Haiti Flag of Haiti.svg Gérard Latortue Prime Minister
Honduras Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Ricardo Maduro President of the Republic
Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Mádl
Dalma Mádl
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Viktor Orbán
Katalin Szili
President of the Republic
First Lady
Prime Minister
Former Prime Minister
President of Parliament

I

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
India Flag of India.svg Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
P.R. Kyndiah
Oscar Fernandes
Vice President of India
Minister of Tribal Issues and the Development of the North-East
Minister of Relations with the Parliament
Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia.svg
Alwi Shihab
Maftuh Basyuni
Freddy Numberi
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare
Minister of Religious Affairs
Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, former Ambassador to Italy
Iran Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Khatami President of Iran
Iraq Flag of Iraq.svg Ayad Allawi Prime Minister of Iraq
Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Mary McAleese
Bertie Ahern
Mary Harney
President of Ireland
Taoiseach (Prime Minister)
Tánaiste (Deputy-Prime Minister)
Israel Flag of Israel.svg Moshe Katsav
Silvan Shalom
President of Israel
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Italy Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Franca Ciampi
Silvio Berlusconi
Gaetano Gifuni
Antonio Puri Purini
Gianfranco Mazzuoli
Marcello Pera
Pier Ferdinando Casini
Piero Alberto Capotosti
Gianfranco Fini
President of the Italian Republic
Wife of the President
Prime Minister of Italy
Counsellor of State, General Secretary of the Presidency
Diplomatic Counsellor to the Presidency
Counsellor Coordinator at the Presidency
President of the Senate
President of the Chamber of Deputies
President of the Constitutional Court
Minister of Foreign Affairs

J

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Japan
Flag of Japan.svg
Yoriko Kawaguchi Advisor to the Prime Minister
Jordan Flag of Jordan.svg King Abdullah II
Queen Rania
King of Jordan
Queen Consort

K

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Kenya Flag of Kenya.svg Chirau Ali Mwakwere Minister of foreign affairs
Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah Member of the royal family

L

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga President of the Republic
Lebanon Flag of Lebanon.svg Émile Lahoud
Omar Karami
Issam Fares
Nabih Berri
President of the Republic
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Speaker of Parliament
Lesotho Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg King Letsie III
Monyane Moleleki
King of Lesotho
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Prince Hans-Adam II
Princess Marie
Prince Nikolaus
Princess Margaretha
The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein
Princess Consort
Ambassador to the Holy See
wife of the ambassador to the Holy See
Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg Valdas Adamkus President of the Republic
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grand Duke Henri
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
Jean-Claude Juncker
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (consort)
Prime Minister of Luxembourg

M

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Macedonia Flag of Macedonia.svg Branko Crvenkovski President
Madagascar
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Marc Ravalomanana President
Malta Flag of Malta.svg Eddie Fenech Adami
Mary Fenech Adami
Lawrence Gonzi
Kate Gonzi
Michael Frendo
Guido de Marco
Violet de Marco
Anton Tabone
Alfred Sant
President of Malta
First Lady of Malta
Prime Minister of Malta
Spouse of the Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Former President of Malta
Former First Lady
Speaker of the Parliament
Leader of the Opposition
Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.svg Paul Bérenger Prime Minister
Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg Vicente Fox
Marta Sahagún
President of Mexico
First Lady of Mexico
Monaco
Flag of Monaco.svg
Patrick Leclercq Minister of State
Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg Prince Moulay Rachid Prince and brother of King Muhammad VI

N

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of the Netherlands
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Dame Silvia Cartwright
Peter Cartwright
Governor-General of New Zealand
Spouse of the Governor General
Nicaragua Flag of Nicaragua.svg Enrique Bolaños
Norman José Caldera Cardenal
Armando Luna
José Cuadra
President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador to the Holy See
Ambassador to Italy
Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Olusegun Obasanjo President
Norway Flag of Norway.svg Queen Sonja
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Queen Consort
Prime Minister of Norway

P

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq Minister of Religious Affairs
Palestine
(Palestinian National Authority)
Flag of Palestine.svg Ahmed Qurei
Ghazi Hanania
Afif Safieh
Nimer Hammad
Mustafa Abu El-Rub
Prime Minister of Palestine
Spokesman for the Legislative Council
Director of the Diplomatic Representation to the Holy See
General Delegate in Italy
Assistant to the Prime Minister
Panama
Flag of Panama.svg
Martín Torrijos
Vivian Fernández de Torrijos
President
First Lady
Paraguay Flag of Paraguay.svg Luis Castiglioni
Leila Rachid de Cowles
Vice-President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Peru Flag of Peru.svg Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros
Eliane Karp
Eduardo Salhuana
Antero Flores Aráoz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
First Lady
Minister of Justice
President of the Congress of the Republic
Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Evangelina Lourdes Arroyo
Thelmo Cunanan
Georgina de Venecia
Howard Dee
President of the Philippines
Presidential Daughter
SS chairman (former ambassador to Cambodia)
wife of House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
former Ambassador to the Holy See
Poland
Flag of Poland.svg
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Jolanta Kwaśniewska
Lech Wałęsa
Danuta Wałęsa
Marek Belka
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Longin Pastusiak
Hanna Suchocka
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Wiesław Chrzanowski
President of the Republic
First Lady
former President of the Republic
former First Lady
Prime Minister
Marshal of the Sejm
Marshal of the Senate
Ambassador to the Holy See
former Prime Minister
former Marshal of the Sejm
Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Sampaio
Maria Jose Ritta
Diogo Freitas do Amaral
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes
President of the Republic
First Lady
Minister of Foreign Affairs
former President of the Republic

Q

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Qatar
Flag of Qatar.svg
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Emir of Qatar

R

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Romania Flag of Romania.svg Traian Băsescu
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
King Michael I
Emil Constantinescu
Ion Iliescu
President of the Republic
Prime Minister
former King of Romania
former President of the Republic
former President of the Republic
Russia
Flag of Russia.svg
Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister of Russia
Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg Charles Murigande Minister of Foreign Affairs

S

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
San Marino Flag of San Marino.svg Fausta Simona Morganti
Cesare Antonio Gasperoni
Fabio Berardi
Giovanni Galassi
Marcello Beccari
Captain Regent
Captain Regent
Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs
Ambassador to the Holy See
Chief of State Protocol
Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al-Akkas
Hamad Al-Hajri
Ibrahim Al-Manie
Minister of Social Affairs

Senegal Flag of Senegal.svg Abdoulaye Wade President of the Republic
Serbia and Montenegro Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Svetozar Marović
Vuk Drašković
Boris Tadić
Filip Vujanović
Darko Tanasković
President of the Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
President of Serbia
President of Montenegro
Ambassador to the Holy See
Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg Shunmugam Jayakumar
Walter Woon
Alexander Lim
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Law
Ambassador to the Holy See
First Secretary
Slovakia
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Ivan Gašparovič
Pavol Hrušovský
Eduard Kukan
President of the Republic
President of Parliament
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Slovenia
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Janez Drnovšek
Janez Janša
President of the Republic
Prime Minister
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Jacob Zuma
Lenin Shope
N.J. Baloyi
Vice President of the Republic
Ambassador
Vice President's advisor
South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hai-chan Prime Minister
Spain Flag of Spain.svg King Juan Carlos I
Queen Sofía
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
Mariano Rajoy
King of Spain
Queen Consort
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Leader of the Opposition
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mahinda Rajapakse
Milroy Fernando
Prime Minister
Minister of Christian Affairs
Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg King Carl XVI Gustaf
Queen Silvia
Göran Persson
King of Sweden
Queen Consort
Prime Minister of Sweden
Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg Samuel Schmid President of the Confederation
Syria Flag of Syria.svg Bashar al-Assad
Asma al-Assad
President of the Republic
First Lady

T

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg George Kahama Minister for Cooperative Development
Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Surakiart Sathirathai Deputy Prime Minister
Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg Mohamed Ghannouchi Prime Minister
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Mehmet Aydin
Prime Minister
Minister of State

U

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Uganda Flag of Uganda.svg Gilbert Bukenya Vice-President of the Republic
Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Yushchenko
Kateryna Yushchenko
President
First Lady
United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Minister of Information
United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles
Tony Blair
Cherie Blair
Michael Howard
Charles Kennedy
Prince of Wales
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Spouse of the Prime Minister
Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition
Liberal Democrat leader
United States Flag of the United States.svg George W. Bush
Laura Bush
Condoleezza Rice
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
President of the United States of America
First Lady
Secretary of State of the United States of America
Former President,father of the president
Former President
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg María Auxiliadora Delgado de Vázquez First Lady

V

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Venezuela Flag of Venezuela 1930-2006.svg Alí Rodríguez
Jorge Giordanni
Rodrigo Chávez
Roy Chaderton
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Planning
Ambassador to Italy
Ambassador to France

Z

CountryFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Robert Mugabe
Herbert Murerwa
Mr Bimha
Mr Chihuri
Mary Margaret Muchada
President
Minister of Advanced Education
Secretary to Foreign Affairs, Ambassador
Personal Assistant to the President
Ambassador

Notes

  1. ^ "China" used here refers to the Republic of China (ROC) and commonly known as Taiwan, rather than the People's Republic of China (PRC), which does not have diplomatic relations with the Holy See and did not receive any invitations to the funeral. Although the ROC Government lost control of Mainland China at the end of the Chinese Civil War, the Holy See still recognizes the ROC, but not the PRC, as the legitimate representative for the government of "China".
  2. ^ The low representation of Monaco is due to the death of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Monaco's head of state died two days before the funeral of the Pope.

International organizations

OrganizationFlagOfficial delegationTitle
Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.svg Fra' Andrew Bertie
Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
Count Jacques de Liedekerke
Marquis Gian Luca Chiavari
Jean-Pierre Mazery
Prince and Grand Master
Grand Commander

Grand Chancellor
Receiver of the Common Treasure
Member of the Sovereign Council

Council of Europe Flag of Europe.svg Terry Davis
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Rene van der Linden
Giovanni di Stasi
secretary-general
président du Comité des ministres
président de l'Assemblée parlementaire
président du Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux
Arab League Flag of the Arab League.svg Amr Moussa
Mohamed Ali Nasser
Hala Gad
secretary-general
Chief of Protocol, Ambassador
Member of the Office of the Secretary General
United Nations Flag of the United Nations.svg Kofi Annan
Nane Annan
Donald Patterson
Secretary-General
Spouse of the Secretary General
European Union Flag of Europe.svg José Manuel Barroso
Jean-Claude Juncker
Josep Borrell
Danuta Hübner
Franco Frattini
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
president of the European Commission
president of the European Council
president of the European Parliament
commissioner in charge of Regional Policy
commissioner in charge of Justice
commissioner in charge of external relations
NATO NATO flag.svg Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer
Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo
secretary-general
Consort of the Secretary General
Vice-Secretary General, Ambassador
OSCE OSCE logo.svg Dimitrij Rupel
Ján Kubis
Tatjana Pirc
foreign minister of Slovenia, acting president of the OSCE
secretary general of the OSCE
second secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs of Slovenia
ILO Flag of ILO.svg Juan Somavia
Dominique Peccoud
Maria Angelica Ducci
Director General
Coordinator for Relations with the Holy See
Office Head
FAO FAO logo.svg Jacques Diouf
David Harsharik
Michel Savini
Director General
Adjunct Director General
Head of the Office of the Director General
UNESCO Flag of UNESCO.svg Koïchiro Matsuura
Krista Pikkat
Director General
Office Member
IFAD Lennart Båge
Ewa Westman Båge
Cyril Enweze
President
Consort of the President
Vice-President
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Kamel Morjane
Walter Irvine
Michele Manca di Nissa
Assistant to the High Commissioner
Delegate for Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Holy See
Vice-Delegate for Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Holy See
World Food Programme James T. Morris
John Powell
Susana Malcorra
Executive Director
Adjunct Executive Director
Adjunct Executive Director
U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime Antonio Maria Costa Executive Director of UNODC

Religious leaders

Eastern Christian Churches

Anglican Communion

Protestant Churches

Jewish religious leaders

Druze religious leaders

Unofficial delegations

A selection of dignitaries not seated in the section for official national delegations during the funeral:

Brazil

Individually invited (by the Holy See):

Presidential delegation (invited by the President, but did not seat for Mass of Requiem):

Canada

All representing Quebec

Germany

Philippines

United States

Members of Congress and other dignitaries (not part of the official delegation, thus no VIP treatment):

Notes and references

  1. Kulish, N; Cowell, A (9 December 2013). "Scores of Leaders Heading to South Africa for Service". NYC Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. Vries, Lloyd (8 April 2005). "Pope Seating Chart Easy As ABC". CBS News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. Greetings by Pope Benedict XVI to religious leaders in the Galilee

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Pavle was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1990 to his death. His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch Pavle. Before his death, he was the oldest living leader of an Eastern Orthodox church. Because of poor health, he spent his last years in the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, while his duties were carried out by Metropolitan Amfilohije.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teoctist Arăpașu</span> Romanian Orthodox patriarch (1986–2007)

Teoctist was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul</span> Church in Istanbul, Turkey

The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and, as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453, and of the Ottoman Empire until 1922. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded as the primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and as the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manila Cathedral</span> Church in Manila, Philippines

The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Manila Cathedral, is the cathedral of Manila and basilica located in Intramuros, the historic walled city within today's modern city of Manila, Philippines. It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Patroness of the country. The cathedral serves as the episcopal seat of the Archbishop of Manila.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy See–Taiwan relations</span> Bilateral relations

Relations between the Holy See and the Republic of China were established on a non-diplomatic level in 1922 and at a diplomatic level in 1942. The Holy See recognizes the Republic of China as the representative of China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pope Benedict XVI and ecumenism</span> Ecumenism discourse

Pope Benedict XVI, who led the Roman Catholic Church as Pope from 2005 to 2013, continued manouevring the Church through the dynamics of modernity, which the Church had begun engaging in with the Second Vatican Council. Because the question of religious pluralism is a key issue raised by modernity, ecumenism, the establishment of harmony and dialogue between the different Christian denominations, is a significant concern of a post Second Vatican Council Church. Pope Benedict XVI's approach has been characterised as leaning toward the conservative while still being expansive and engaged, involving the full breadth of Christendom, including the Orthodox Churches and Protestant churches, as well as freshly engaging with other Christian bodies considered by Roman Catholics to be more heterodox, such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christianity in the 21st century</span> Christianity-related events during the 21st century

Christianity in the 21st century is characterized by the pursuit of Church unity and the continued resistance to persecution and secularization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irinej, Serbian Patriarch</span> Serbian patriarch

Irinej was the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 until his death in 2020. He had first been the bishop of Niš between 1975 and 2010, and then the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 22 January 2010 succeeding Pavle, until his death. He was considered, both abroad and at home, to be a moderate traditionalist, open to global inter-religious dialogue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Papal inauguration of Pope Francis</span> Inauguration of Francis as the 266th Pope

The papal inauguration of Pope Francis was held on 19 March 2013 in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Holy Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis before political and religious leaders from around the world. The crowd was estimated between 150,000 and 200,000. Official delegations from 132 states and various religious groups attended. It was the first papal inauguration attended by the Patriarch of Constantinople in over 1,000 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill</span> 2016 statement issued by Pope Francis and Patriarch Kiril of Moscow

The Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, also known as the Havana Declaration, was issued following the first meeting in February 2016 between Pope Francis, who as the Bishop of Rome is the pontiff of the Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches. This was the first time leaders of the Catholic Church and the Moscow Patriarchate had met. While the meeting was also seen as a symbolic moment in the history of relations between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox churches as a community, which had split in the Great Schism of 1054, centuries before the Moscow Patriarchate was constituted, it was not expected to lead to any immediate rapprochement between them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pan-Orthodox Council</span> 2016 Eastern Orthodox synod

The Pan-Orthodox Council, officially referred to as the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, was a synod of set representative bishops of the universally recognised autocephalous local churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church held in Kolymvari, Crete. The Council sat from 19 to 26 June 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Fitzpatrick Russell</span> American Catholic archbishop (born 1959)

Paul Fitzpatrick Russell is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in May 2022. He was previously the Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan and the head of the diplomatic mission to Taiwan. In accordance with those roles, he has the personal title of archbishop.