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Relationship dossier

Vatican City Ecuador

Relationship assessment

Diplomatic ties and the 1937 Modus Vivendi underpin relations between the Holy See and Ecuador.

Vatican City toward Ecuador

+35

The Holy See concluded the 1937 Modus Vivendi with Ecuador, setting out arrangements for the Catholic Church’s status and activities there. Pope Francis visited Ecuador in 2015.

Ecuador toward Vatican City

+35

Ecuador concluded the 1937 Modus Vivendi with the Holy See, providing a framework for the Catholic Church’s status and activities in the country. Ecuador hosted Pope Francis during his 2015 visit.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship has a durable institutional foundation in the 1937 Modus Vivendi and has included high-level engagement, notably Pope Francis’s 2015 visit to Ecuador. The agreement’s current scope and implementation 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

The Holy See and Ecuador maintain a substantive relationship shaped by diplomatic engagement and the 1937 Modus Vivendi, which regulates aspects of the Catholic Church’s status and activities in Ecuador. Pope Francis visited Ecuador in 2015. The Holy See conducts the Catholic Church’s diplomatic relations, while Vatican City is the sovereign state associated with it.

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