Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Bilateral church-state agreement and papal visit underpin cooperative Holy See–Paraguay ties
Vatican City toward Paraguay
+35The Holy See concluded a bilateral church-state agreement with Paraguay and Pope Francis visited the country in 2015, demonstrating diplomatic engagement.
Paraguay toward Vatican City
+35Paraguay concluded a bilateral church-state agreement with the Holy See and hosted Pope Francis during his 2015 visit.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis in a bilateral church-state agreement, reinforced by the high-level engagement of Pope Francis’s 2015 visit. The scope of cooperation beyond these examples 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 Paraguay maintain a cooperative relationship reflected in a bilateral church-state agreement and Pope Francis’s 2015 visit to Paraguay. These provide concrete examples of diplomatic engagement, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
The Holy See and Paraguay concluded a bilateral church-state agreement.
Pope Francis visited Paraguay.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of the bilateral church-state agreement are unclear.
- Details of broader government-to-government cooperation are limited.