List of ambassadors of Spain to the Holy See

The Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Holy See.

History

The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Vatican City. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in the Holy See, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in the Holy See.

The current ambassador is María Isabel Celáa Diéguez, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 26 January 2022.

List of ambassadors MissionStart MissionEnd Name Notes14751475Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia14751476García Martínez de Lerma 14781479Francisco de Santillana, Bishop of Osma 14801484Gonzalo de Beteta14851487Íñigo López de Mendoza, Count of Tendilla14871488Francisco de Rojas y Escobar14881493Bernardino López de Carvajal 14941499Garcilaso de la Vega, Señor de los Arcos14991502 Lorenzo Suárez de Figueroa 15011507Francisco de Rojas y Escobar15071518Jerónimo Vich y Valterra15181520 Luis Carroz de Vilaragut 15201522Juan Manuel, señor de Belmonte15221526Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Zúñiga15261533 Giovan Antonio Muxetula 15321536Fernando de Silva, Conde de Cifuentes 15361543Juan Fernández Manrique de Lara, Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo15431547Juan de Vega y Acuña 15471553Diego Hurtado de Mendoza 15541555Juan Manrique de Lara 15541558Edward Carne 15591563Francisco de Vargas y Mejía 15621564Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens15661566Luis Fernández-Manrique de Lara, Marquess of Aguilar de CampooAmbassador Extraordinary sent by Philip II to congratulate Pope Pius V on his election.15661568Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens 2nd term 15681579Juan de Zúñiga y Requesens 15781581Alvaro de Borja y Castro, Marqués de Alcañices 15821590Enrique de Guzmán y Ribera, 2nd Count of Olivares 15901603Antonio Fernández de Córdoba y Cardona, 5th Duke of Sessa16031606Juan Fernandez Pacheco, 5th Duke of Escalona16061609Gastón de Moncada, 2nd Marquis of Aitona16091616Francisco Ruiz de Castro16161619Gaspar de Borja y VelascoAgain ambassador from 1631 to 1633.16191623Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 7th Duke of Alburquerque16231626Ruy III Gómez de Silva y Mendoza, 3rd Duke of Pastrana16251626Fernando Afán de Ribera y Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of AlcaláExtraordinary appointed by Philip IV16261628Íñigo Vélez de Guevara y Tassis, 7th Count of Oñate16281631Manuel de Acevedo y Zúñiga, 6th Count of Monterrey16311631Diego de Saavedra Fajardo16311633Gaspar de Borja y VelascoSecond term.16331641Manuel de Moura y Corte-Real, 2nd Marquess of Castel-Rodrigo 16331637Domingo Pimentel Ambassadors Extraordinary, sent by Philip IV to protest against the damages that Spain received from Rome.16331643Juan Chumacero Carrillo y Sotomayor16411644Pedro III Fajardo, 5th Marquis of Los Vélez Pedro Fajardo de Requeséns-Zúñiga y Pimentel in Real Academia de la Historia16441645Juan Velasco de la Cueva y Pacheco, 7th Count of Siruela 16461648Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 8th Count of Oñate 16491651Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar Mendoza y Sandoval, 7th Duke of the Infantado 16521654Duarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 7th Count of OropesaDuarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo Portugal Monroy y Ayala in Real Academia de la Historia16541657Diego de Aragón Tagliavia, 4th Duke of Terranova 16571661Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon Luis Ponce de Leon in Real Academia de la Historia16611664Pascual de AragónCardinal Pascual de Aragón y Fernández de Córdoba in Real Academia de la Historia16621666Pedro Antonio de AragónBrother of the previous Ambassador.Pedro Antonio de Aragón y Fernández de Córdoba in Real Academia de la Historia16671672Antonio Pedro Sancho Dávila y Osorio, 10th Marquess of AstorgaAntonio Pedro Álvarez Osorio Gómez Dávila y Toledo in Real Academia de la Historia16721682Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquess of CarpioAbsent between 1672 and 1676.Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán in Real Academia de la Historia16821687Carlo Pio di Savoia16871696Luis Francisco de la Cerda, 9th Duke of Medinaceli16961698Luis Moscoso Ossorio, Count of Altamira16991709Juan Francisco Pacheco Téllez-Girón, Duke of Uceda17071712Hercule-Louis TurinettiRepresented the Austrian Archduke Charles, which the Pope had recognized as King of Spain.17121716Johann Wenzel of GallasRepresented the Austrian Archduke Charles, which the Pope had recognized as King of Spain.17171725Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona17261732Marco Cornelio BentivoglioMarco Cornelio Bentivoglio: Bert Hochheim, University of Würzburg, Casanova und die Empfängnisverhütung zu seiner Zeit17321734Luis Antonio de Belluga y Moncada17351747Troiano Acquaviva d'Aragona 17471748Alfonso Clemente de Aróstegui17481760Joaquín Fernández Portocarrero17601765Manuel de Roda y Arrieta17651772Tomás de Azpuru XiménezArchbishop of Valencia (1770)17721776José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca17771784Jerónimo Grimaldi, Marquess of Grimaldi17841798José Nicolás de Azara17981799Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana 17991801Pedro Gómez Labrador 18011809Antonio Vargas Laguna18091814Peninsular War18141820Antonio Vargas Laguna 2nd term 18211824José Narciso de Aparici Soler18241826Guillermo Curtoys y Hunt18271833Pedro Gómez Labrador, Marqués de Labrador18331840Rupture of relations 18401843Julián Villalba García18441847José del Castillo y AyensaJosé del Castillo y Ayensa in Real Academia de la Historia18471847Joaquín Francisco Pacheco 18481851Francisco Martínez de la Rosa18511852Salvador Cea Bermúdez, Count of Colombi18521854José del Castillo y AyensaSecond term 18541855Miguel de los Santos de Bañuelos y Travel18571857Alejandro Mon y Menéndez 18571858Pedro José Pidal 18581860Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas 18601861Manuel Pando Fernández de Pinedo18611864Gerardo de Souza18641865Joaquín Francisco Pacheco 18651866Francisco Javier de Istúriz18661867Luis José Sartorius y Tapia18671868Alejandro de Castro y Casal18681869José Posada Herrera18701874Tomás Corral y Oña, Viscount of Oña Sexenio Democrático18741875Juan Álvarez de Lorenzana, Viscount of Barrantes18751876Antonio Benavides Fernández de Navarrete18761881Francisco de Cárdenas18811884Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna18841886Mariano Roca de Togores, Marquess of Molins18861889Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna 18891890José Ruiz de Arana y Saavedra, Duke of Baena 18911892Luis Pidal y MonReal Academia de la Historia, Biography1891 1900Rafael Carlos Merry del Val19001902Alejandro Pidal y Mon19021904José Gutiérrez de Agüera19041904Luis Polo de Bernabé Pilón19041905Manuel Aguirre de Tejada19051906Rodrigo de Figueroa y Torres19061911Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán19131913Fermín Calbetón y Blanchon19131916Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano, Count of the Viñaza19161917Fermín Calbetón y Blanchon19181926Luis Valera y Delavat 19261930 Antonio Magaz y Pers, 2nd Marquess of Magaz.19301931Emilio de Palacios y Fau19311934Eduardo García Comin19341936Leandro Pita Romero19361938Luis de Zulueta y Escolano19381942José de Yanguas Messía19421945Domingo de las Bárcenas y Lopez-Mollinedo Mercado19461948Pablo de Churruca y Dotres, Marquess of Aycinena previously Ambassador in Lima19481951Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez Cortés19511956Fernando María Castiella y Maíz19571962Francisco Gómez de Llano19621964José María Doussinague y Texidor19641972Antonio Garrigues Díaz-Cañabate, Marquess of Garrigues.19721973Juan Pablo de Lojendio e Irure19731974Gabriel Martínez de Mata19741976Gabriel Fernández de Valderrama y Moreno19761977Gonzalo Fernández de Córdova y Moreno19771980Ángel Sanz-Briz19801983José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa y Urdampilleta19831985Nuño Aguirre de Cárcer y López de Sagredo19851987Gonzalo Puente Ojea19871992Jesús Ezquerra Calvo19921997Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa19972004Carlos Abella y Ramallo20042006Jorge Dezcallar de Mazarredo20062011Francisco Vázquez Vázquez20112012María Jesús Figa López-Palop20122017Eduardo Gutiérrez Sáenz de Buruaga20172018Gerardo Ángel Bugallo Ottone20182021María del Carmen de la Peña Corcuera2022IncumbentMaría Isabel Celaá Diéguez

See also Foreign relations of Spain

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