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{{Infobox building
|name=[[Apostolic Nunciature]] to China <br>教廷駐華大使館
|former_names=Apostolic Internunciature to the Republic of China <small>(English)</small><br>Internuntiatura Apostolica in Sinis<small>(Latin)</small>
|native_name=Nuntiatura Apostolica in Sinis
|alternate_names=Holy See Embassy in Taipei
|image=File:Apostolic Nunciature to China (2015-).jpg
|caption=The office of the Apostolic Nunciature to China located in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan|Republic of China]].
|location= [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], [[Republic of China]]
|address=7-1, Lane 265, Heping East Road Section 2, [[Da'an District, Taipei|Daan District]]
|current_tenants=[[Chargé d'affaires]] of the Apostolic Nunciature to China
}}
The '''Apostolic Nunciature to China''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[Holy See]] to the [[Republic of China]], now commonly known to most of the world as [[Taiwan]], which as far as the [[Vatican City|Vatican]] is concerned, is the state of "China". Due to this difference in [[UN Resolution 2758|diplomatic recognition of "China"]], unlike most of other countries who recognize the [[People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China (PRC)]] as "China" and whose embassies are located in [[Beijing]], [[China|People's Republic of China (PRC)]], the Apostolic Nunciature to China is located in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].

The rank of a [[nuncio]] is equivalent to that of an [[ambassador]]. The post is currently vacant and the mission is headed by a ''[[chargé d'affaires]]''. The office of the nunciature is located at 7-1, Lane 265, Heping East Road Section 2, [[Da'an District, Taipei|Daan District]], Taipei.

==History==
Efforts by both the [[Catholic Church]] and the Chinese government to establish direct contact began in the late [[Qing Dynasty]]. Direct contact would break the restrictions from the [[Protectorate of missions]] of France. The Catholic Church responded to a request by [[Li Hongzhang]] of the [[Qing Empire]] on 3 May 1870, and established diplomatic ties.<ref name="hsstudyc"/><ref name="ccccn"/> The church sent [[Archbishop]] [[Antonio Agliardi]] to China in early August as [[plenipotentiary]] with regard to diplomatic affairs.<ref name="hsstudyc"/><ref name="ccccn"/> In July 1918, the Holy See and the [[Beiyang Government]] of the Republic of China agreed to send [[Giuseppe Petrelli]] and [[Dai Chenlin]] as their respective [[diplomat]]s.<ref name="hsstudyc">{{cite web|url=http://www.hsstudyc.org.hk/en/tripod_en/en_tripod_152_03.html|title=Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871-1949) and Sino-Vatican Diplomatic Relations|publisher=Holy Spirit Study Centre|year=2006–2007|accessdate=27 December 2013|author=Sergio Ticozzi}}</ref><ref name="ccccn">{{cite web|url=http://www.ccccn.org/article/guia/hist/2009-09-03/3609.html|script-title=zh:陆征祥与中梵外交关系|trans-title=Lou Tseng-Tsiang and China-Vatican relations|date=3 September 2009|author=田英杰, translated by 陈爱洁|publisher=chinacath.org|language=zh|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233904/http://www.ccccn.org/article/guia/hist/2009-09-03/3609.html|archivedate=2 December 2013|df=}}</ref> However, this did not succeed due to objections from [[France]].<ref name="hsstudyc"/><ref name="ccccn"/><ref name="中梵外交關係史">{{cite book |author1=陳方中|author2=江國雄|title=中梵外交關係史|year=2003|publisher=臺灣商務印書館|location=臺北|isbn=9570518359}}</ref>

Relations between the Republic of China and the Holy See strengthened in 1922 when [[Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini]] was appointed as an Apostolic Delegate to China, although he had no diplomatic status.<ref name="Celso">{{cite web|url=http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/c/costantini-celso.php|title=Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini|publisher=Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity|author=Jean-Paul Wiest|accessdate=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227103619/http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/c/costantini-celso.php|archive-date=27 December 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Official diplomatic ties were established in 1946 when [[Antonio Riberi]] assumed office as Apostolic Internuncio to China.<ref name="Riberi">{{cite web|url=http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/r/riberi-antonio.php|title=Antonio Riberi|author=China Group|accessdate=27 December 2013|publisher=Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27542734|title=Cardinal Antonio Riberi|publisher=Find A Grave|author=Eman Bonnici|date=14 June 2008|accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref>

In 1951 Riberi left mainland China following the relocation of the Government of the Republic of China to Taiwan.<ref name="Riberi"/> In 1966 the Apostolic Internunciature in China was upgraded to an Apostolic Nunciature. Since then, the Apostolic Nunciature to China sits at Taipei, Taiwan. [[Giuseppe Caprio]] became the first Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China.<ref name="gcatholic">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/nunciature/nunc034.htm|title=Apostolic Nunciature of China|website=Gcatholic.org|accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref>

On 25 October 1971 the United Nations General Assembly passed a [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758|resolution recognizing the People's Republic of China as sole representative of China]], and the Holy See recalled the Apostolic Nuncio. Since that time, diplomatic affairs have been administered by chargés d'affaires.<ref name="Russell interview">{{cite news|url=http://www.catholic.org.tw/en/News/News308a.html|title=Radio Taiwan International Interview of Msgr. Paul Russell|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=27 December 2013|website=catholic.org.tw}}</ref>

Not recognising the existence of [[Two Chinas]], the Apostolic Nunciature to China is nominally in charge of the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church in [[Taiwan]] and [[mainland China]], as part of the Republic of China.<ref name="gcatholic"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=19757&CtNode=103&htx_TRCategory=&mp=4|title=Ambassadors, clergy discuss history of ROC-Vatican relations at seminar|date=13 December 2002|accessdate=27 December 2013|publisher=Taiwan Info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227075726/http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=19757&CtNode=103&htx_TRCategory=&mp=4|archive-date=27 December 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

===Apostolic Delegates to China (1922&ndash;1946)===
In 1922 [[Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini]] was appointed by the Holy See as Apostolic Delegate to China, without diplomatic status.<ref name="Celso"/>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name!!Name in Chinese!!Nationality!!Assumed office!!Left office
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|[[Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini]]<ref name="Celso"/>||剛恆毅 ''Gāng Héngyì''||{{ITA}}||12 August 1922||1933
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|[[Mario Zanin (bishop)|Mario Zanin]]||蔡寧 ''Cài Níng''||{{ITA}}||7 January 1934||1946
|-
|}

===Apostolic Internuncios to China (1946&ndash;1966)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name!!Name in Chinese!!Nationality!!Assumed office!!Presentation<br>of [[Letter of credence|credentials]]!!Left office
|-
|[[Antonio Riberi]]<ref name="Riberi"/>||黎培理 ''Lí Péilǐ''||{{MON}}||6 July 1946||28 December 1946<ref>{{cite book |author=郭廷以|title=中華民國史事日誌 |year=1985|publisher=中央研究院近代史研究所|location=臺北}}</ref>||1951
|-
|colspan="7"|''The Apostolic Nunciature to China was relocated to [[Taiwan]] in 1952 after the [[People's Republic of China]] broke off diplomatic ties with the Holy See.''
|-
|[[Giuseppe Caprio]]||高理耀 ''Gāo Lǐyào''||{{ITA}}||20 May 1959||29 October 1959<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nrch.cca.gov.tw/ccahome/search/search_meta.jsp?xml_id=0006450547|script-title=zh:教廷新任駐華公使高理耀晉謁蔣中正總統呈遞到任國書|language=zh|trans-title=The new Apostolic Internuncio Giuseppe Caprio presents his credentials to President Chiang Kai-shek|work=中央社 秦炳炎|publication-date=31 December 2002|date=29 October 1959|publisher=國家文化資料庫|title=Archived copy|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010655/http://nrch.cca.gov.tw/ccahome/search/search_meta.jsp?xml_id=0006450547|archive-date=3 December 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref>||24 December 1966
|}

===Apostolic Nuncios to China (1966&ndash;''present'')===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name!!Name in Chinese!!Nationality!!Assumed office!!Presentation<br>of [[Letter of credence|credentials]]!!Left office!!Diplomatic title
|-
|[[Giuseppe Caprio]]||高理耀 ''Gāo Lǐyào''||{{ITA}}||24 December 1966||30 January 1967<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nrch.cca.gov.tw/ccahome/search/search_meta.jsp?xml_id=0005915785|script-title=zh:教廷新任駐華大使高理耀呈送國書副本|language=zh|trans-title=The new Apostolic Nuncio Giuseppe Caprio presents his credentials|work=中央社 潘月康|date=30 January 1967|publisher=國家文化資料庫|title=Archived copy|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015642/http://nrch.cca.gov.tw/ccahome/search/search_meta.jsp?xml_id=0005915785|archive-date=3 December 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref>||22 August 1967||rowspan="3"|Apostolic Pro-Nuncio
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|[[Luigi Accogli]]||艾可儀 ''Ài Kěyí''||{{ITA}}||16 October 1967||23 December 1967<ref name="中梵外交關係史"/>||29 September 1970
|-
|[[Edward Idris Cassidy]]||葛錫迪 ''Gé Xīdí''||{{AUS}}||27 October 1970||5 December 1970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/dacs5/System/Exhibition/Detail.jsp?CID=16879&OID=3254266|script-title=zh:教廷新任駐華大使葛錫迪呈遞國書|trans-title=The new Apostolic Nuncio Edward Cassidy presents his credentials|date=5 December 1970|publication-date=December 1970|work=中華民國新聞|publisher=台灣電影文化公司|place=[[Presidential Office Building, Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]|language=zh}}</ref>||25 October 1971
|-
|colspan="8"|''The post has been vacant since 25 October 1971, when the nuncio was recalled by the Holy See from Taiwan and represented by chargés d'affaires.''
|-
|}

====''Chargés d'affaires''====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name!!Name in Chinese!!Nationality!!Assumed office!!Left Office
|-
|[[Francesco Colasuonno]]||高樂天 ''Gāo Lètiān''||{{ITA}}||2 August 1972<ref name="中梵外交關係史"/>||1974
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|[[Thomas A. White]]||陶懷德 ''Táo Huáidé''||{{flag|Ireland}}||1974||1978
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|[[Paolo Giglio]]||吉立友 ''Jí Lìyǒu''||{{MLT}}||12 July 1978||1986
|-
|[[Piero Biggio]]||畢齊樂 ''Bì Qílè''||{{ITA}}||6 April 1986||1988
|-
||[[Adriano Bernardini]]||裴納德 ''Péi Nàdé''||{{ITA}}||17 January 1989||1992
|-
|[[Juliusz Janusz]]||尤雅士 ''Yóu Yǎshì''||{{POL}}||25 August 1992||1995
|-
|[[Joseph Chennoth]]||車納德 ''Chē Nàdé''||{{IND}}||26 April 1995||1999
|-
|[[Adolfo Tito Yllana]]||易福霖 ''Yì Fúlín''||{{PHI}}||20 September 1999||6 January 2002
|-
|[[James Patrick Green]]||格霖澤 ''Gé Línzé''||{{USA}}||18 January 2002||2003
|-
|[[Ambrose Madtha]]||安博思 ''Ān Bósī''||{{IND}}||11 February 2003<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:新任教廷驻华代办否认台梵关系生变|url=http://www.radiovaticana.va/cinesegb/notiziari/notiz2003/notiz03-03/not03-03.html|publisher=天亚社．台北讯|website=radiovaticana.va|date=3 March 2003|language=zh}}</ref>||8 May 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/intl/2008/06/200806050032.shtml|script-title=zh:梅雅美--安博思主教將調任教廷駐象牙海岸大使|date=5 June 2008|publisher=boxun.com|language=zh}}</ref>
|-
|[[Paul Fitzpatrick Russell]]<ref name="Russell interview"/>||陸思道 ''Lù Sīdào''||{{USA}}||8 May 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.catholic.org.tw/catholic/epaper0625/an.html|script-title=zh:總統歡迎新任教廷代辦 盼加強雙邊關係|publisher=中央社|date=10 June 2008|website=catholic.org.tw|language=zh|title=Archived copy|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232410/http://www.catholic.org.tw/catholic/epaper0625/an.html|archive-date=2 December 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org.tw/catholic/epaper0510/an.html|title=Press release by the Apostolic Nunciature to China|date=8 May 2008|place=Taipei|website=catholic.org.tw|access-date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200905/http://www.catholic.org.tw/catholic/epaper0510/an.html|archive-date=23 September 2015|dead-url=yes}}</ref>||19 March 2016<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/a-new-window-beijing-taipei-and-the-future-of-vatican-chinese-relations-77857 | agency = Catholic News Agency | accessdate = 8 July 2018 | date= 11 May 2016 | title = Beijing, Taipei, and the future of Vatican-Chinese relations}}</ref>
|-
|[[Slađan Ćosić]]
|高德隆
|{{BIH}}
|April 2016
|August 2019
|-
|[[Arnaldo Catalan]]
|佳安道
|{{PHI}}
|August 2019
|'''present'''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[China–Holy See relations]]
*[[Foreign relations of Taiwan]]
*[[Foreign relations of China]]
*[[Foreign relations of the Holy See]]
*[[Holy See–Taiwan relations]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See]]
*[[List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See]]
*[[:zh:中華民國駐教廷大使列表|Republic of China Ambassador to the Holy See]] {{zh icon}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/nunciature/nunc034.htm Apostolic Nunciature to China] - Gcatholic.org
*[http://www.tianzhu.org/tw/tz_newsd.php?news_id=8046&n_date=2008-06-08 About the embassy in China] - tianzhu.org {{zh icon}}
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxxcn.html Nunciature to China] - catholic-hierarchy.org
*[http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/nuntius_staaten.htm Nuncios by state] - Die Apostolische Nachfolge (The Apostolic Succession) {{de icon}}

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