nuncio
Vatican's foreign ambassador
A nuncio is a papal ambassador—a diplomatic representative of the Vatican to a foreign government.
The nuncio holds the same rank as a secular ambassador and serves as the official channel between the Holy See and the host nation: The nuncio delivered the Pope's message to the president.
Plural: nuncios.
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- legateOfficial ecclesiastical representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- delegateEntrust authority to another
representative · intermediary · negotiator · diplomatic corps · credentials · accreditation · posting · dispatch
Papal city-state
- Holy SeePapal governing authority
- PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- papacyPope's office and authority
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
canon law · episcopal · vicar · apostolic delegate · rescript · brief · encyclical · concordat
Of foremost importance
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- monsignorPapal honorific for priests
- doyenGroup's foremost elder
seniority · precedence · rank · elevation · appointment
Ceremony conferring rank
- processionFormal moving line
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
liturgy · consecration · benediction · biretta · cassock · mitre · crozier · enthronement
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- legateOfficial ecclesiastical representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
delegate · representative · intermediary · negotiator · diplomatic corps · credentials · accreditation · posting · dispatch · communiqué
Vatican
Papal city-state
- Holy SeePapal governing authority
- PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- papacyPope's office and authority
ecclesiastical · canon law · episcopal · vicar · apostolic delegate · rescript · brief · encyclical · concordat · interregnum
cardinal
Of foremost importance
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- monsignorPapal honorific for priests
doyen · seniority · precedence · rank · elevation · appointment
investiture
Ceremony conferring rank
- processionFormal moving line
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
incense · liturgy · consecration · benediction · biretta · cassock · mitre · crozier · enthronement
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- mensajeros
- representantes
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- papacypontiff, Pope, pope, Holy See, papal election