Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Haiti
Relationship assessment
Long-standing diplomatic ties shaped by the 1860 concordat and the Holy See’s role in Haiti’s Catholic affairs.
Vatican City toward Haiti
+20The Holy See maintains a formal relationship with Haiti under the 1860 concordat, which established a framework for Catholic Church affairs in Haiti, including the appointment of bishops.
Haiti toward Vatican City
+20Haiti entered into the 1860 concordat with the Holy See, establishing a formal framework for Catholic Church affairs and the appointment of bishops in Haiti.
Overall relationship
+20The enduring structure is a formal diplomatic relationship shaped by the 1860 concordat and the Holy See’s role in Haiti’s Catholic affairs. These provide a basis for sustained engagement, though the scope of wider bilateral government cooperation is 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 relationship has a long-standing diplomatic and religious framework, notably the 1860 concordat between Haiti and the Holy See. That arrangement gives the Holy See a formal role in Haiti’s Catholic ecclesiastical affairs, including the appointment of bishops. The Holy See conducts diplomacy on behalf of the Vatican City State; the breadth of other direct government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Haiti and the Holy See concluded a concordat establishing a framework for Catholic Church affairs in Haiti, including the appointment of bishops.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the 1860 concordat are unclear.
- Details of direct cooperation beyond diplomatic and church-related arrangements are limited.