# List of ambassadors of the Dominican Republic to the Holy See

The Dominican Ambassador next the Holy See is the Ambassador of the government in Santo Domingo to the Holy See, he is concurrently accredited as ambassador to the Governments in Athens, Nicosia and to the Order of Malta.
| Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of presidents of the Dominican Republic | List of popes | Term end |
| 1880 | Collin de Paradis | In 1884, Collin de Paradis, a diplomatic agent who had worked for various Latin American nations in Europe, was appointed as special envoy by the Dominican government. De Paradis negotiated a concordat with the Vatican. | Fernando Arturo de Meriño | Pope Leo XIII | 1887 |
| 1890 | Justyn Faszowicz Baron von Farensbach | Justyn Faszowicz baron de Farensbach | Manuel María Gautier | Pope Leo XIII | 1900 |
| December 31, 1900 | Amedeo de Astraudo | (1871-1944) S. E. il Signor Duca Amedeo de Astraudo, Inviato Straordinario e Ministro Plenipotenziarno (31 dic. 1900). | Juan Isidro Jiménez | Pope Leo XIII | 1908 |
| July 9, 1930 | Eduardo Persichetti Ugolini di Castelcolbúccaro | Persichetti Ugolini di Castelcolbúccaro Márchese Eduardo, Invicto Straordinario e Ministro Plenipotenciario (Lett. Cred.: 9 lu. 1930). | Rafael Estrella Ureña | Pope Pius XI | 1941 |
| 1946 | Tullio Franco Franco | ambassador | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina | Pope Pius XII | 1947 |
| 1948 | Roberto Despradel | Carlos Roberto Despradel Roques | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina | Pope Pius XII | 1949 |
| 1949 | Pedro Troncoso Sánchez | (* April 19, 1904 in Santo Domingo;May 23, 1989 in Santo Domingo) He studied law at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, title granted in 1927. Author: "Philosophical Sketches (1932)," The Mission of the Judge "(1948)," 1967 Positions of Principle in Dominican Political History ", In 1939 he became professor at the University of Santo Domingo and in 1967 at the National University. From 1939 to 1941 he was president of the City Council of Santo Domingo. From 1941 to 1944 he was Dominican Ambassador to Argentina. In 1944 he was Dominican Ambassador to Mexico. From 1949 to 1953 he was ambassador next the Holy See. From 1956 to 1958 he was Dominican Ambassador to Italy. From 1946 to 1949 he was president of the Supreme Court of Justice. From 1952 to 1956 he was president of the University of Santo Domingo. In 1952 he was Dominican Minister of Education. From 1954 to 1989 he was president and member of the Academy of History of the Dominican Republic. From 1968 to 1983 he was founder and president of the Duartiano Institute and Member of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language. From 1974 to 1983 he was president of the Academy of Sciences. Languages: Spanish, English, French and Italian. | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina | Pope Pius XII | 1952 |
| 1952 | Elías Brache Hijo | Elias Brache hijo, desde de 1930 hasta agosto del mismo año, Rafael Estrella Ureña, desde agosto de 1930 hasta agosto de 1931. Elias Brache hijo, septiembre, — interino — . Max. Henríquez Ureña, desde agosto de 1931 hasta agosto de, Elias Brache, representative of the Liberal party, arrived in Washington a few days after the other representatives had | Héctor B. Trujillo | Pope Pius XII | 1953 |
| 1953 | Atilano Vicini | Chargé d'affaires | Héctor B. Trujillo | Pope Pius XII | 1953 |
| 1954 | Nicolás Vega (domenican Diplomat) | | Héctor B. Trujillo | Pope Pius XII | 1955 |
| 1956 | Tulio Franco Franco | | Héctor B. Trujillo | Pope Pius XII | 1960 |
| 1960 | Luis Francisco Thomén Candelario | | Joaquín Balaguer | Pope John XXIII | 1961 |
| 1961 | Porfirio Herrera Baez [de] | | Joaquín Balaguer | Pope John XXIII | 1962 |
| 1962 | Manuel Ulises Bonnelly Fondeur | | Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly | Pope John XXIII | 1965 |
| 1965 | Atilano Vicini | Héctor Atilano Vicini Perdomo (1887 ) | Héctor García Godoy | Pope Paul VI | 1966 |
| 1966 | Tulio Franco y Franco | (*1893 in Santiago de los Caballeros;1978)Minister to Haiti, since 1944. Delegate, Chapultepec Conference, Mexico, 1945, Lnited Nations Conference, San Francisco. 1945: alternate representative, United Nations Assembly. 1947.; married; has three children. | Joaquín Balaguer | Pope Paul VI | 1970 |
| 1970 | Alvaro Logroño Battle | | Joaquín Balaguer | Pope Paul VI | 1976 |
| 1976 | Juan María Contín | | Joaquín Balaguer | Pope Paul VI | 1980 |
| 1980 | Miguel Antonio Olavarrieta Pérez | | Antonio Guzmán Fernández | Pope John Paul II | 1981 |
| 1981 | Carlos Máximo Dobal Márquez | (*13. April 1926 in Havanna 25. Juli 2011) | Antonio Guzmán Fernández | Pope John Paul II | 1982 |
| 1982 | Amado Amable Nadal Gómez | Chargé d'affaires | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Pope John Paul II | 1983 |
| December 1, 1982 | Víctor Gómez Bergés | | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Pope John Paul II | May 1, 1985 |
| October 21, 1985 | Antonio Zaglul Elmudesi | (*2. April 1920;1996) | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Pope John Paul II | 1986 |
| 1987 | Efrain Reyes Duluc | | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Pope John Paul II | 1990 |
| 1990 | Ramón Arturo Cáceres Rodríguez | | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Pope John Paul II | 1997 |
| 1997 | César Iván Feris Iglesias | Arq. César Iván Feris Iglesias, Director del Museo de Las Casas Reales Mayo- Agosto 1980 | Leonel Fernández | Pope John Paul II | 2000 |
| December 11, 2000 | Victor A. Hidalgo Justo [de] | | Hipólito Mejía | Pope John Paul II | 2003 |
| 2003 | Carlos Rafael Conrado Marion-Landais Castillo [de] | | Hipólito Mejía | Pope John Paul II | 2009 |
| 2009 | Víctor Manuel Grimaldi Céspedes [es] | | Leonel Fernández | Pope Benedict XVI | |
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