List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to the Holy See explained

Post:	Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See
Nativename:	中華民國駐教廷大使
Insignia:	National Emblem of the Republic of China.svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Insigniacaption:	National Emblem of the Republic of China
Incumbent:	Matthew S.M. Lee
Incumbentsince:	2015
Website:	Embassy

The Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See is the official representative of the Republic of China to the Holy See.

List of heads of the diplomatic mission

List of envoys to the Holy See

Name	Start date	End date	Notes
	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 date	End date	Notes
Hsieh Shou-Kang	June 1959	September 1966
Shen Chang-huan	September 1966	March 1969
Chen 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

• Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See
• Holy See–Taiwan relations
• Apostolic Nunciature to China

Notes and References

1. https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1996/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19961004_ambasciatore-cina.html 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
2. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/01/17/2003552723 Ex-envoy publishes book on Vatican ties
3. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2015/10/11/448061/Holy-Sees.htm Holy See's secretary of state attends 10/10 Day reception
4. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/01/23/pope_welcomes_new_taiwanese_ambassador/1203267 Pope welcomes new Taiwanese ambassador