Relations between the Holy See and Liechtenstein

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The Holy See and the Principality of Liechtenstein maintain diplomatic relations.

history

According to the results of the census in 2015, 27,576 out of 37,622 inhabitants (73%) in the Principality were Catholic. After Pope John Paul II established the Archdiocese of Vaduz with the Apostolic Constitution “Ad satius consulendum” on December 2, 1997 in order to promote the controversial Bishop of the Diocese of Chur , to which the previous Dean's office of Liechtenstein belonged, there, the Archbishop is from Vaduz responsible for the entire principality.

The creation of the Archdiocese of Vaduz put a strain on political life in Liechtenstein - not least because the government and the Landtag had not been consulted in advance on the question of establishing an archdiocese. This led to a discussion about the separation of church and state .

diplomacy

The first attempt to establish a diplomatic representation of Liechtenstein to the Holy See, which was made by the People's Party in 1927 , failed due to concerns of the Princely House about possible negative effects on relations with Switzerland and Czechoslovakia . It was not until January 8, 1986 that Liechtenstein appointed Prince Nikolaus von Liechtenstein as a non-resident Plenipotentiary Ambassador and thus established diplomatic relations. The Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland has also been responsible for Liechtenstein since 1987 .

Entry requirements

Like all members of the Schengen area, citizens of Liechtenstein can enter the Vatican City without a visa.

Vatican residents can enter Liechtenstein without a visa for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period.

Web links

Commons : Relations between the Holy See and Liechtenstein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2015 census. In: Statistisches Jahrbuch 2017. Landesverwaltung Fürstentum Liechtenstein, accessed on June 10, 2019 .
  2. ^ Franz Xaver Bishop: Vaduz (Archdiocese). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 , accessed July 6, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Victor Conzemius: Holy See. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 , accessed June 10, 2019 .