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
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...
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
* 1832 – 1835 :
Charles Vilain XIIII
Viscount Charles Ghislain Guillaume Vilain XIIII (15 May 1803 – 16 November 1878) was a Belgian politician, serving as governor of East Flanders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium.
Early ...
* 1836 – 1838 : Prosper Edouard Noyer
* 1837 : Charles Vilain XIIII
* 1838 – 1844 : Émile d'Oultremont de Wégimont
* 1844 – 1846 :
Charles van den Steen de Jehay
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
* 1846 – 1847 :
Joseph de Riquet de Caraman
* 1848 – 1849 :
Eugène de Ligne
* 1849 – 1850 :
Emile de Meester de Ravestein
* 1850 – 1850 :
Henri de Brouckère
Jonkheer Henri Ghislain Joseph Marie Hyacinthe de Brouckère (25 January 1801 – 25 January 1891) was a Belgian nobleman and liberal politician. Born in Bruges, he was a magistrate, and a professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His b ...
* 1850 – 1859 : Emile de Meester de Ravestein
* 1959 – 1867 :
Henri Carolus
* 1875 – 1880 :
Auguste d’Anethan
* 1885 – 1888 :
Charles de Pitteurs-Hiegaerts
* 1889 – 1894 :
Edouard Whettnall
* 1894 – 1896 :
Théodore de Bounder de Melsbrœck
* 1896 - 1915 :
Baron d’Erp
* 1915 - 1918 :
Jules Van den Heuvel
Jules Van den Heuvel (16 November 1854 – 22 October 1926) was a Roman Catholic politician from Ghent in Belgium.
He also made his mark as a university lecturer in public law and, more generally, as an academic. Between 1915 and 1918 Van den Heu ...
* 1919 - 1921 : Count
Léo d'Ursel
Léon (Léo) Leopold Marie count d'Ursel Bruxelles, (7 August 1867 - Bettignies, France – 26 June 1934) was a Belgian diplomat.
Family
He was the youngest son of Léon, the 5th duke of Ursel and his wife Madelein d'Harcourt. In Paris he marri ...
* 1921 - 1924 :
Baron Eugène 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 : Baron Alexandre Paternotte de La Vaillée
* 1953 - 1957 : Viscount
Joseph Berryer
Viscount Joseph (Joë) Marie Clément Guillaume Berryer (Liège, 9 March 1897 – Knokke, 1 September 1978) was a Belgian diplomat.
Family
Joseph Berryer, issue of the d direct descend from the first recorded members of the Berryer family origi ...
* 1957 - 1968 : Baron Prosper Poswick
* 1968 - 1972 : Albert Hupperts
* 1972 - 1976 : Prince Werner de Merode
* 1976 - 1977 : Willy Verriest
* 1977 - 1980 : Felix Standaert
* 1980 - 1984 : Baron Eugène Rittweger de Moor
* 1984 - 1988 : Baron Alexandre Paternotte de La Vaillée
* 1988 - 1991 : Ferdinand De Wilde
* 1991 - 1994 :
Baron Henri Beyens
* 1994 - 1998 : Juan Cassiers
* 1998 - 2002 : Thierry Muûls
* 2002 - 2006 : Benoît Cardon de Lichtbuer
* 2006 - 2010 :
Frank E. de Coninck
* 2010 - 2014 : Charles Ghislain
* 2014 - ... : Bruno Nève de Mévergnies
See also
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Diplomatic missions of Belgium
The Kingdom of Belgium is unique in having three networks of representation — one for the Belgian federal state, another for Dutch-speaking community and Flemish Region, and a third one for the French-speaking Community and the Walloon ...
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Foreign relations of Belgium
Belgium is a country in Europe and member of major international organizations like the European Union and NATO which are both headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
As a federal state, the Communities and Regions have their own foreign relations ...
Sources
Ambassadors to the Holy Seel’Ambassade de Belgique près le Saint-Siège à Rome(French)
Le Saint-Siège et le Vatican(French)
{{Lists of heads of Belgian diplomatic missions
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...