Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Mauritius
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic relations marked by Pope John Paul II’s 1989 visit to Mauritius
Vatican City toward Mauritius
+15Pope John Paul II visited Mauritius in 1989, providing a prominent instance of engagement by the Holy See with the country.
Mauritius toward Vatican City
+15The Mauritian government hosted Pope John Paul II during his 1989 visit, a concrete instance of engagement with the Holy See.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a diplomatic framework and a notable high-level engagement in the 1989 papal visit to Mauritius. The extent of ongoing bilateral 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 Holy See and Mauritius maintain diplomatic relations. A notable bilateral engagement was Pope John Paul II’s 1989 visit to Mauritius, which the Mauritian government hosted. Beyond this event, the scope of sustained government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Pope John Paul II visited Mauritius and was hosted by the Mauritian government.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of ongoing bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
- Details of Mauritius’s diplomatic engagement with the Holy See beyond formal relations are limited.