Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Georgia
Relationship assessment
Friendly Holy See–Georgia ties marked by papal visits and formal cooperation
Vatican City toward Georgia
+35The Holy See has engaged Georgia through papal visits, including Pope John Paul II's visit in 1999 and Pope Francis's visit in 2016, and has pursued formal cooperation with the Georgian state.
Georgia toward Vatican City
+35The Georgian government received Pope Francis during his 2016 visit and has maintained formal cooperation with the Holy See, including through an agreement concerning relations with the Catholic Church.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in repeated papal engagement and formal bilateral cooperation. The available examples indicate friendly ties, though the breadth and practical scope of cooperation are not clear.
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 Georgia maintain friendly relations with concrete high-level engagement. Pope John Paul II visited Georgia in 1999, and Pope Francis visited in 2016; the Georgian government received the papal visit. The two sides have also pursued formal cooperation, including an agreement concerning relations with the Catholic Church. The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Pope John Paul II visited Georgia, marking a significant high-level engagement between the Holy See and Georgia.
Pope Francis visited Georgia and was received by the Georgian government.
Georgia and the Holy See concluded an agreement concerning relations with the Catholic Church.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of continuing government cooperation beyond high-level visits are limited.