Holy See–North Macedonia relations refer to the bilateral political relations between the
Holy See and the
Republic of North Macedonia.
The Holy See and North Macedonia enjoy excellent relations, based on friendship, mutual support and understanding.
[Папата поканет да ја посети Македонија]
(in Macedonian). Utrinski vesnik
''Utrinski vesnik'' ( mk, Утрински весник; meaning ''The Morning'' in English) is a daily newspaper in the Republic of North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially ...
. ''19-09-2009''[PM Gruevski meets Zagreb Archbishop Bozanic]
Macedonian Information Agency. ''09-11-2009''[Бенедикт 16: Ватикан е пријател на Македонија]
(in Macedonian). A1 Television. ''22-05-2009''
Relations
The Republic of North Macedonia became an independent country in 1991, when it declared itself independent from the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Holy See was among the countries which supported the country's independence and sovereignty from the very start.
[Ѓорѓевски: Стогодишнината од раѓањето на Мајка Тереза добар повод папата да ја посети Македонија]
(in Macedonian). Alfa TV. ''14-01-2010''
Full diplomatic relations between the Holy See and North Macedonia were established on 21 December 1994.
[Македонија и Ватикан 15 години негуваат дипломатски односи]
(in Macedonian). Inpress. ''22-12-2009'' However, the Holy See was not among the 131
Ekonom:east Media Group. ''20-01-2011'' states which recognized the country under its former constitutional name, but established relations under the country's UN reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
[МИА Интервју со новиот амбасадор на Република Македонија во Ватикан Ѓоко Ѓорѓевски]
(in Macedonian). Macedonian Information Agency. ''14-01-2010''
North Macedonia gets continuous support from the Holy See, especially when it gets to
North Macedonia's aspirations to join the
European Union.
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North Macedonia's leadership for almost fifty years annually visits the pope in the Vatican City.][
]
Diplomatic representations
Until 2002, the embassy of North Macedonia in Slovenia was accredited to the Holy See. Since 2002, North Macedonia maintains an embassy for the Holy See in Rome.[ The Holy See has an apostolic nunciature to Slovenia in Ljubljana, which is also responsible for North Macedonia.][List of Diplomatic Missions and Consular Offices to the Republic of Macedonia]
Republic of Macedonia- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Relations with the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
The relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
The Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of Ohrid (MOC-AO; mk, Македонска православна црква – Охридска архиепископија), or simply the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) or the Archdiocese o ...
(''MOC-OA'') are characterized as good.[ The Holy See has often and in a variety of ways helped the functioning of the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia.][
]
See also
* Foreign relations of the Holy See
* Foreign relations of North Macedonia
The foreign relations of North Macedonia since its independence in 1991 have been characterized by the country's efforts to gain membership in international organizations such as NATO and the European Union and to gain international recognition un ...
* Roman Catholicism in North Macedonia
* Holy See–Yugoslavia relations
Holy See–Yugoslavia relations were historical bilateral relations between Holy See and now split-up Yugoslavia (both Kingdom of Yugoslavia or Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the only Easte ...
References
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Bilateral relations of North Macedonia
North Macedonia