Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Monaco
Relationship assessment
The Holy See and Monaco maintain a close relationship shaped by formal church-state arrangements.
Vatican City toward Monaco
+30The Holy See concluded a 1981 convention with Monaco regulating the position and relations of the Catholic Church in the principality.
Monaco toward Vatican City
+30Monaco concluded a 1981 convention with the Holy See regulating the position and relations of the Catholic Church in the principality.
Overall relationship
+30A formal convention regulating the Catholic Church’s position in Monaco is a durable foundation for cooperation between the Holy See and the principality. The relationship is institutionally close, though the extent of cooperation beyond church-state arrangements 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 Monaco have maintained a close institutional relationship shaped by the Catholic Church’s constitutional position in Monaco. A 1981 convention between the Holy See and Monaco regulated relations between the Church and the principality, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation. The scope of subsequent arrangements and their implementation is less clear.
Key developments
The Holy See and Monaco concluded a convention regulating relations between the Catholic Church and the principality.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of later agreements and their implementation is unclear.
- Details of additional government cooperation beyond church-state arrangements are limited.