Monaco’s new ambassador to the Holy See received by the Pope
Philippe Orengo, new ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Holy See since September 1, 2022, presented his credentials to Pope Francis on Saturday October 22 at the Vatican.
Delphine Allaire – Vatican City
Born in Monaco on November 13, 1953, married, Philippe Orengo graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1977), holds a DEA in political science from the same IEP, and graduated in German from the Goethe Institut, Boppard -am Rhein (1974).
Over the course of his career, he has held the following positions: in the administration of the city of Paris (1980 – 1988) as project manager in the cabinet, then with the director of the cabinet of the mayor of Paris, before joining the prefectural administration from 1988 to 1997, as sub-prefect, director of the cabinet of the prefect of Lot, sub-prefect, director of the cabinet of the prefect of Sarthe, sub-prefect of the district of Dole (Jura), but also in the French administrative justice. He was then State Councilor in the Principality of Monaco (1988 – 2022), and Honorary Consul General of Monaco in Denmark (2013 – 2022). In Monaco, he applied the Monegasque anti-doping committee.
While diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Rock have been established since 1887, the establishment of a Monaco Embassy to the Holy See dates back to 1982. On June 15 of that year, the Principality of Monaco and the Holy See agrees to elevate the Monaco legation to the rank of embassy. On December 10, the first extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador, César Solamito, presents his credentials to John Paul II.
Monaco, along with the Republic of Malta, are the only two states in the world whose official religion is Catholicism.