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A Look At World Leaders Who Will Attend Pope Francis’s Funeral


Paris:

The Vatican on Thursday said it confirmed that at least 130 foreign delegations attended Pope Francis’ funeral.

This is a list of VIP guests the office has confirmed to be in Rome on Saturday.

Americas

Argentina: President Javier Miley.

Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and his wife Janja.

Honduras: President Xiomara Castro.

UN: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

United States: President Donald Trump and his wife Melania.

Europe

Austria: Prime Minister Christian Stocker.

Belgium: King Philip and Queen Mathilde, Prime Minister Bad de Weber.

Bulgaria: Prime Minister Rossen Jeriazkov.

Croatia: President Zoran Milanovich and Prime Minister Andrezi Prenkovic.

Czech Republic: Prime Minister Petr Fiara.

Denmark: Queen Mary.

Estonia: President Allah Karis.

European Union: Chief Ursula von der Reyen of the EU Commission and Antonio Costa, Chairman of the Council of Europe.

Finland: President Alexander Stubb.

France: President Emmanuel Macron.

Germany: President Frank Walter Steinmeier and Prime Minister Olaf Scholz resign. The next Prime Minister Friedrich Merz will not be present.

Greece: Prime Minister Kiliakos Mitotakis.

Hungary: President Tamas Schlick and Prime Minister Victor Orban.

Ireland: President Michael Higgins and his wife Sabina, as well as Taoisiech (Prime Minister) Michael Martin.

Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani.

Latvia: President Edgars Linkevis.

Lithuania: President Gitanas Nauseda.

Moldova: President Maia Sandou.

Monaco: Prince Albert II and Princess Challen.

Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoff and Foreign Minister Casper Berdkamp.

North Macedonia: President Goldana Siljanovska Davkova.

Norway: Crown Prince Hacon, Crown Prince Mette Maritt, and Foreign Minister Espan Bas Ide.

Poland: President Andrze Duda and his wife.

Portugal: President Marcelo Rebero de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.

Romania: Interim President Illy Borojean.

Russia: Minister of Culture Olga Libimova.

Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini.

Slovenia: President Natasa Pirko Mussar and Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Spain: King Philip VI and Queen Leticia.

Sweden: King Gustav and his wife Queen Sylvia, Prime Minister Wolf Christerson.

Ukraine: President Voldymir Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska.

UK: Prince William represents the head of King Charles III and Prime Minister Kiel.

middle east

Israel: Jaron Saidman, ambassador to the Holy See.

Africa

Cape Verde: President Jose Maria Neves.

Central African Republic: President Fauston Archange Tudera.

Asia

India: President Droupadi Murmu.

Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Liza Marcos.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published by Syndicate Feed.)


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