List of ambassadors of China to the Holy See

The ambassadors of China to the Holy See is the foremost diplomatic representative of the Government of the Republic of China to the Holy See.

Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See
National Emblem of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Matthew S.M. LEE
since 2015
Inaugural holderHsieh Shou-Kang
Envoy to the Holy See
later Ambassador to the Holy See
Formation1946
Envoy to the Holy See
1959
Ambassador to the Holy See
WebsiteEmbassy

List of heads of diplomatic mission

List of Envoys to the Holy See
Name Start of Term End of Term note
HSIEH Shou-Kang January 1943 September 1946
WU Ching-hsiung September 1946 July 1949
CHU Ying July 1949 October 1954 as an agency
HSIEH Shou-Kang October 1954 June 1959 then became an ambassador

List of Ambassadors to the Holy See
Name Start of Term End of Term note
HSIEH Shou-Kang June 1959 September 1966
SHEN Chang-huan September 1966 March 1969
CH’EN Chih-Mai March 1969 January 1978
CHOW Shu-Kai January 1978 August 1991
HOANG Sieou-Je August 1991 May 1993
Edward Tzu-Yu WU May 1993 August 1996
Raymond R.M. TAI September 1996 January 2004[1]
Chou-seng TOU January 2004 15 September 2008[2]
Larry WANG September 2008[3] December 2015
Matthew S.M. LEE December 2015[4] current

See also

References
  1. Address of His Holiness John Paul II to H.E. Mr Raymond R.M. Tai, new Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See, 4 October 1996
  2. Ex-envoy publishes book on Vatican ties, Taipei Times, 17 January 2013
  3. Holy See's secretary of state attends 10/10 Day reception, China Post, 11 October 2015
  4. Pope welcomes new Taiwanese ambassador, Vatican Radio, 23 January 2016
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