Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Chile
Relationship assessment
Longstanding ties, with the 2018 papal visit as a prominent instance of engagement
Vatican City toward Chile
+15Pope Francis visited Chile in January 2018, a high-profile act of engagement by the Holy See. The extent of sustained Holy See government cooperation with Chile beyond such visits is unclear.
Chile toward Vatican City
+15Chile received Pope Francis during his January 2018 visit, a prominent instance of engagement with the Holy See. The scope of ongoing Chilean government cooperation with Holy See initiatives is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has longstanding diplomatic and historical ties, with the 2018 papal visit providing a notable instance of engagement. The breadth and continuity of concrete government cooperation beyond this high-profile contact are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Holy See and Chile have longstanding diplomatic relations, and Pope Francis’s January 2018 visit to Chile was a prominent instance of bilateral engagement. The relationship has a substantial religious and historical dimension, but the scope of sustained government cooperation beyond such high-profile engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Pope Francis visited Chile, with the visit serving as a prominent instance of engagement between the Holy See and Chile.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and ongoing government cooperation is unclear.
- The extent of Chilean government engagement with Holy See initiatives beyond high-profile visits is uncertain.