Belgian Ambassador to the Holy See

Belgian Ambassador to the Holy See

The following is the list of Belgian Ambassadors to the Holy See, past and present. A Belgian Ambassador serves as that country's official representative to the Holy See since formal diplomatic relations began in 1832. Between 1880 and 1885 there were no diplomatic relations between Belgium and the Holy See.

List of ambassadors

* 1896 - 1915 : Baron d’Erp
* 1915 - 1918 : Giulio Van den Heuvel
* 1919 - 1921 : Count Léo d’Ursel
* 1921 - 1924 : Baron de Beyens
* 1924 - 1926 : Stefano Ruzette (Envoy)
* 1926 - 1935 : Max van Ypersele de Strihou
* 1935 - 1937 : Baron Ruggero de Borchgrave
* 1938 - 1939 : Bernardo de l’Escaille
* 1939 - 1945 : Adriano Nieuwenhuys
* 1946 - 1948 : Prince Reginaldo De Cröy
* 1948 - 1953 : Alexandre Paternotte de la Vaillée
* 1953 - 1957 : Count Giuseppe Berryer
* 1957 - 1968 : Prosper Poswick
* 1968 - 1972 : Albert Hupperts
* 1972 - 1976 : Prince Werner de Merode
* 1976 - 1977 : Willy Verriest
* 1977 - 1980 : Felix Standaert
* 1980 - 1984 : Eugène Rittweger de Moor
* 1984 - 1988 : Baron Alexandre Paternotte de la Vaillée
* 1988 - 1991 : Ferdinand De Wilde
* 1991 - 1994 : Henri Beyens
* 1994 - 1998 : Juan Cassiers
* 1998 - 2002 : Thierry Muûls
* 2002 - 2006 : Benoît Cardon de Lichtbuer
* 2006 - : Frank E. de Coninck

ee also

* Foreign relations of Belgium
* Diplomatic missions of Belgium

ource

* [http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/dipl__korps.htm Ambassadors to the Holy See]
* [http://www.diplomatie.be/vaticanfr/ l’Ambassade de Belgique près le Saint-Siège à Rome] (French)
* [http://www.diplomatie.be/vaticanfr/default.asp?id=35&mnu=35 Le Saint-Siège et le Vatican] (French)


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