List of ambassadors of Peru to the Holy See
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|body = Peru to the Holy See
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|insignia = Gran Sello de la República del Perú.svg
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|insigniacaption = Great Seal of Peru
|department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
63 Via Di Porta Angelica, Rome
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|incumbent = Jorge Eduardo Morán Rey
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|appointer = The president of Peru
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|inaugural = {{ill|Bartolomé Herrera Vélez|es|Bartolomé Herrera Vélez}}
(As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the State of the Church)
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|website = [https://www.gob.pe/embajada-del-peru-en-santa-sede Embassy of Peru to the Holy See]
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The extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Peru to the Holy See is the official representative of the Republic of Peru to the Holy See. The ambassador is also accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Diplomatic relations were officially established in 1859 under Pius IX and have been maintained since.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/archivos.nsf/ce380461d66f6d0205256d490080f2ae/436245715759fc5e052575af005b80e7?OpenDocument |title=Exposición: CL Años de Relaciones con la Santa Sede |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620052444/http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/archivos.nsf/ce380461d66f6d0205256d490080f2ae/436245715759fc5e052575af005b80e7?OpenDocument |archive-date=2009-06-20}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/embajada-del-peru-en-santa-sede/institucional |title=Reseña Histórica |website=Embajada del Perú en Santa Sede}} Peru maintains an embassy in Rome—accredited to the Vatican—and the Holy See has an Apostolic Nunciature in Lima.
List of representatives
=Representatives ([[State of the Church|1852–1870]])=
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| Name
! class="unsortable"| Portrait ! Term begin ! Term end ! President ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
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| {{ill|Bartolomé Herrera|es|Bartolomé Herrera|lt=Bartolomé Herrera Vélez}}
| 50px | {{dts|1852}} | {{dts|1853}} | {{sortname|José|Rufino Echenique}} | First Peruvian diplomat to the Holy See as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary{{Cite book |title=Diplomacia, Iglesia y lazos familiares. Las relaciones diplomáticas entre el Perú y la Santa Sede (1859-1887) |last=Abanto |first=Julio |publisher=Argumentos |year=2020 |language=es |url=https://revistaargumentos.iep.org.pe/index.php/arg/article/download/51/31/}} |
| Luis Mesones
| 50px | {{dts|1859}} | {{dts|1861}} | {{sortname|Ramón|Castilla}} |
=Representatives ([[Prisoner in the Vatican|1870–1929]])=
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| Name
! class="unsortable"| Portrait ! Term begin ! Term end ! President ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
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| Pedro Gálvez Egúsquiza
| 50px | {{dts|1873}} | {{dts|1878}} | {{sortname|Manuel|Pardo|dab=politician}} |
| {{sortname|Juan Mariano|de Goyeneche}}
| 50px | {{dts|1878}} | {{dts|1878}} | {{sortname|Mariano Ignacio|Prado}} | As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; 3rd {{ill|Count of Guaqui|es|Condado de Guaqui}}{{Cite web |url=http://apostolische-nachfolge.de/dipl__korps.htm |title=Dipl. Korps |website=Die Apostolische Nachfolge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111113427/http://apostolische-nachfolge.de/dipl__korps.htm |archive-date=2006-01-11}} |
| {{sortname|Manuel M.|Mesones|nolink=1}}
| | {{dts|1882}} | {{dts|1883}} | Disputed | As Minister Resident. The son of Luis Mesones, he was in charge of appointing new bishops and was faced with the aftermath of the War of the Pacific, i.e. the separation of Tarapacá from Peru, as well as the Tacna-Arica Question, which clashed with the aforementioned duties. |
| {{sortname|Aurelio|García y García}}
| 50px | {{dts|1884}} | {{dts|1885}} | {{sortname|Miguel|Iglesias}} | As Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Disputed with Mesones. |
| {{sortname|Manuel M.|Mesones|nolink=1}}
| | {{dts|1885}} | {{dts|1885}} | {{sortname|Miguel|Iglesias}} |
| {{sortname|Manuel M.|Mesones|nolink=1}}
| | {{dts|1886}} | {{dts|1887}} | {{sortname|Andrés Avelino|Cáceres}} |
| {{sortname|Juan Mariano|de Goyeneche|nolink=1}}
| 50px | {{dts|1887}} | {{dts|1920}} | {{sortname|Andrés Avelino|Cáceres|nolink=1}} |
| {{sortname|Juan Mariano|de Goyeneche|nolink=1}}
| 50px | {{dts|1920}} | {{dts|1924}} | {{sortname|Andrés Avelino|Cáceres|nolink=1}} |
| {{sortname|Ricardo|Rey y Boza|nolink=1}}
| | {{dts|1924}} | {{dts|1926}} | {{sortname|Augusto B.|Leguía}} |
| {{ill|Eleodoro Romero|es|Eleodoro Romero Salcedo}}
| | {{dts|1926}} | {{dts|1930}}{{Cite book|title=Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú: QUI-SAL|last=Tauro del Pino|first=Alberto|publisher=Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A.|year=2001|isbn=9972401499|location=Lima|pages=2295|language=Spanish}} | {{sortname|Augusto B.|Leguía|nolink=1}} | The Lateran Treaty signed in February 1929 between the Holy See and Italy became effective on June 7 of the same year, establishing the city-state of Vatican City. |
=Representatives (2022–present)=
| {{sortname|Pedro|Castillo}}
| Accredited to the Order of Malta in 2022.{{Cite news |title=RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA Nº 029-2022-RE: Nombran al Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú en la Santa Sede para que se desempeñe simultáneamente como Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario del Perú ante la Soberana Orden Militar y Hospitalaria de San Juan de Jerusalén de Rodas y de Malta |url=https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/download/url/dan-por-terminadas-funciones-de-consul-honorario-del-peru-en-resolucion-suprema-n-028-2022-re-2047136-13 |date=2022-03-09 |work=El Peruano}}{{Cite news |title=Presentación de Cartas Credenciales del Embajador del Perú ante la Soberana Orden de Malta |url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/noticias/658316-presentacion-de-cartas-credenciales-del-embajador-del-peru-ante-la-soberana-orden-de-malta |date=2022-10-06 |work=Gob.pe}}
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