List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope Francis

The funeral of Pope Francis on 26 April 2025 was attended by representatives from 142 out of 193 UN member states, along with the Republic of China, Kosovo, Palestine and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, including heads of state and heads of government. Following Francis's death five days prior, many foreign leaders confirmed their forthcoming attendance at his Requiem Mass, some as early as on the day of his death. Several cardinal electors in the 2025 papal conclave, which elected Francis's successor Leo XIV, also attended the mass, as did representatives of Catholic dioceses, representatives of other Christian denominations, and leaders from other religions.

National representatives

Heads of state

Representatives of heads of state

Heads of government

Ambassadors

Unless otherwise stated, all listed ambassadors are accredited to the Holy See.

Other officials

Argentina

• Karina Milei, General Secretary of the Presidency of the Argentine Nation
• Guillermo Francos, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina
• Gerardo Werthein, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina
• Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security of Argentina
• Sandra Pettovello, Minister of Human Capital of Argentina
• Manuel Adorni, Spokesperson and Communications Officer of the Government of Argentina

Australia

• Don Farrell, Special Minister of State and Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia
• Michael McCormack, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Brazil

• Dilma Rousseff, former President of Brazil (2011–2016)
• Davi Alcolumbre, President of the Federal Senate of Brazil
• Hugo Motta, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
• Luís Roberto Barroso, President of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
• Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil
• Ricardo Lewandowski, Minister of Justice and Public Safety of Brazil

Bulgaria

• Atanas Zafirov, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• Grozdan Karadzhov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications of Bulgaria
• Georg Georgiev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria

Canada

• Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada
• Raymonde Gagné, Speaker of the Senate of Canada
• Martine Biron, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie of Quebec (Canada)
• David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation (Canada)

Chile

• Manuel José Ossandón, President of the Senate of Chile
• José Miguel Castro, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
• Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile

Czech Republic

• Marian Jurečka, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Petr Hladík, Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic

France

• Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
• Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior of France

Georgia

• Maka Bochorishvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
• Ketevan Kvinikadze, Chief of Staff of the President of Georgia

Germany

• Julia Klöckner, President of the Bundestag
• Anke Rehlinger, President of the Bundesrat and Minister-President of Saarland
• Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
• Markus Söder, Minister-President of Bavaria

Honduras

• , Private Secretary of the Presidency of Honduras
• Eduardo Enrique Reina, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras

Hungary

• Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary
• Miklós Soltész, Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs of Hungary
• László György Lukács, Member of the National Assembly of Hungary
• Péter Magyar, Member of the European Parliament for Hungary

India

• Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs of India
• George Kurian, Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of India
• Joshua De Souza, Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
• Roshy Augustine, Minister of Water Resources representing Government of Kerala
• S. M. Nasar, Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare of Tamil Nadu
• Inigo S. Irudayaraj, Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Indonesia

• Natalius Pigai, Minister of Human Rights of Indonesia
• Thomas Djiwandono, Deputy Minister of Finance of Indonesia
• Ignasius Jonan, former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (2016–2019), former Minister of Transportation of Indonesia (2014–2016), and Chairman of the Committee of the Apostolic Visit in Indonesia (September 2024), appointed by the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia (KWI).

Italy

• Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister of Italy (2014–2016)
• Paolo Gentiloni, former Prime Minister of Italy (2016–2018)
• Giuseppe Conte, former Prime Minister of Italy (2018–2021)
• Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy (2021–2022)
• Ignazio La Russa, President of the Senate of Italy
• Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
• Luciano Violante, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (1996–2001)
• Pier Ferdinando Casini, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (2001–2006)
• Fausto Bertinotti, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (2006–2008)
• Laura Boldrini, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy (2013–2018)
• Giovanni Amoroso, President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
• Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
• Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy
• Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy
• Adolfo Urso, Minister of Business and Made in Italy
• Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture of Italy
• Alessandro Giuli, Minister of Culture of Italy
• Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education of Italy
• Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research of Italy
• Alfredo Mantovano, Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Italy
• Elly Schlein, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
• Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia
• Michele De Pascale, President of Emilia-Romagna
• Francesco Rocca, President of Lazio
• Stefania Proietti, President of Umbria
• Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome

Malaysia

• Ewon Benedick, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives of Malaysia
• Azalina Othman Said, Minister of Law and Institutional Reform of Malaysia

Mali

• , Minister for Malians Living Abroad and African Integration of Mali
• Daniel Siméon Kelema, Minister of Agriculture of Mali

Poland

• Szymon Hołownia, Marshal of the Polish Sejm
• Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland

Portugal

• José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
• Paulo Rangel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

• Emmanuel Rousseau, Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Spain

• María Jesús Montero, First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
• Yolanda Díaz, Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
• Félix Bolaños, Minister of the Presidency and Justice of Spain
• Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Leader of the Opposition in the Congress of Deputies of Spain

United Kingdom

• David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom
• Michelle O'Neill, First Minister of Northern Ireland
• John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland

United States

• Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff
• Dan Scavino, White House Deputy Chief of Staff
• Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor
• Joe Biden, former President of the United States (2021–2025), and former First Lady Jill Biden
• Senate delegation consisting of:
• Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations
• Dick Durbin
• Mike Rounds
• Edward Markey
• Eric Schmitt
• House of Representatives delegation consisting of:
• Steve Scalise, House Majority Leader
• French Hill
• Nancy Pelosi
• Brendan Boyle
• Ann Wagner
• Tom Suozzi
• John Joyce
• Pete Stauber
• Scott Fitzgerald
• Laura Gillen

Other countries

International organizations

Council of Europe

• Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
• Theodoros Roussopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

European Union

• António Costa, President of the European Council
• Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
• Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
• Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

International Fund for Agricultural Development

• Álvaro Lario, President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development
• Gérardine Mukeshimana, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

World Council of Churches

• Jerry Pillay, Secretary General of the World Council of Churches
• Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches

Other organizations

• Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA
• Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
• Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization
• Amy E. Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration
• Pia Kauma, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Chiara Cardoletti, UNHCR Representative for Italy
• Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Program
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization

Descendants of deposed royal families

• House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies:
• Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria and Sofia, Duchess of Calabria
• Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto and Charlotte, Duchess of Noto
• Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
• House of Borghese, Neapolitan branch:
• Prince Flavio Borghese (President of the Italian Royal Commission of the Constantinian Order)
• House of Bourbon-Parma, Dutch branch:
• Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
• Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi
• House of Savoy:
• Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
• Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta and Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta
• House of Habsburg-Lorraine:

• Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir of Austria
• House of Windisch-Graetz:
• Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz

Religious representatives

Catholic Church

Archbishops

• Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila
• , Archbishop of Valladolid and President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
• Donald Bolen, Archbishop of Regina
• Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua
• Cardinal Stephen Breslin, President of the Southern African Bishops' Conference
• José Rodríguez Carballo, Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz
• Ignatius Chama, Archbishop of Kasama and President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Cardinal Fernando Chomalí Garib, Archbishop of Santiago
• Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, Archbishop emeritus of Santiago
• Cardinal José Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid and Vicepresident of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
• Timothy Costelloe, Archbishop of Perth and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference
• Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
• Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop emeritus of Wellington
• Arjan Dodaj, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tirana and Durrës
• Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kraków
• Dermot Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
• Adrian Galbas, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw
• Cardinal William Goh, Archbishop of Singapore
• Marek Jędraszewski, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków
• Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja
• Matthew Hassan Kukah, Archbishop of Sokoto
• Franz Lackner, Archbishop of Salzburg
• Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada
• Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto
• Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop emeritus of Toronto
• Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles
• Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland and President of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference
• Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam
• Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
• , Archbishop of Malabo
• Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warsaw
• Mark O'Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia
• , Archbishop of Shkodra and Pult
• Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, Archbishop emeritus of Cotabato
• , Metropolitan Archbishop of San José
• Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź
• Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop emeritus of Vienna
• Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria
• Tadeusz Wojda, Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk and President of the Polish Episcopal Conference
• Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop emeritus of Seoul

Bishops

• Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, Bishop of Bandung and President of the Bishops' Conference of Indonesia
• Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Salvador
• Cardinal Stephen Chow, Bishop of Hong Kong
• Andrzej Czaja, Bishop of Opole
• Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of Kalookan and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
• , Bishop of Feldkirch
• Cardinal Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang
• , Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Secretary General of the Spanish Episcopal Conference
• Juan Ignacio González Errázuriz, Bishop of San Bernardo
• John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley
• Wilhelm Krautwaschl, Bishop of Graz-Seckau
• Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga and Niue
• William McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary
• Sławomir Oder, Bishop of Gliwice
• Wojciech Osial, Bishop of Łowicz
• Cardinal Maurice Piat, Bishop emeritus of Port-Louis
• , Bishop of San Sebastián
• Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (the future Pope Leo XIV), Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
• , Bishop of Coria-Cáceres
• Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango
• , President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea
• , Bishop of Mallorca
• , Bishop of Plasencia
• Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong
• , Bishop of Eisenstadt

Other

• Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
• Georgy Kenny, vicar general of the Diocese of Port-Louis
• Lim Min-kyun, Director of the public relations department of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea
• Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, representing Central Asian Catholics
• Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
• Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals
• Cardinal Ernest Simoni, Deacon of the Santa Maria della Scala
• Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization of the Dicastery for Evangelization

Eastern Catholic churches

Patriarchs

• Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
• Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Patriarch of Cilicia and Catholicos of the Armenian Catholic Church
• Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldean Catholic Church
• Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians of the Syriac Catholic Church

Major Archbishops

• Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly and the Syro-Malabar Church
• Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram and Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
• Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia and Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• Raphael Thattil, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly and the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

Metropolitan Archbishops

• Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
• Péter Fülöp Kocsis, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog and Primate of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
• Jonáš Maxim, Metropolitan Archbishop of PreÅ¡ov and Primate of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church
• William C. Skurla, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Primate of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
• Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopian Catholic Church

Bishops

• Virgil Bercea, Bishop of Oradea Mare (representing the Major Archbishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church)
• Cardinal Mykola Bychok, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
• Cristian Dumitru Crișan, Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia (representing the Major Archbishop of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church)
• Hryhoriy Komar, Apostolic Administrator of the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy
• Cardinal George Koovakad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
• Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
• Donato Oliverio, Bishop of the Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
• , Procurator of the Maronite Church at the Holy See (representing the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch)

Anglican communion

Archbishops

• Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England
• Philip Freier, former Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of Australia
• Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem, President Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and Vice-Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council

Bishops

• Marinez Santos Bassotto, Bishop of the Amazon and Primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
• Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe
• Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London

Other

• Anthony Ball, Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See
• Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
• Canon Maggie Swinson, Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council
• Canon Dr. Christopher Wells, Director of Unity, Faith and Order, Anglican Communion Office

Eastern Orthodox churches

• Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• Metropolitan John, Archbishop of Albania
• Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Primate of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe and Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
• Metropolitan Gerasime, Eparch of Zugdidi and Tsaishi and Chairman of the Patriarchate's Department for External Relations, Georgian Orthodox Church
• Metropolitan Rastislav Gont, Archbishop of PreÅ¡ov of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
• Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze, Rector of the Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary

Lutheran churches

• Pastor Michael Jonas, representative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy
• Dirk Lange, Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations, Lutheran World Federation
• Martin Modéus, Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate of the Church of Sweden
• Henrik Stubkjær, Bishop of Viborg and President of the Lutheran World Federation

Methodist churches

• Edgardo Colón-Emeric, Methodist Co-Chair of the Joint Dialogue Between the World Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic Church and Chair of the Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Committee of the World Methodist Council
• Casely Essamoah, ordained minister of the Methodist Church Ghana and Secretary of the Global Christian Forum
• Sarah Mae Gabuyo, Pastor of Ponte Sant'Angelo Methodist Church in Rome
• Matthew A. Laferty, Representative of the World Methodist Council to the Holy See and Director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome
• Reynaldo Ferreira Leão Neto, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council
• Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, President of the World Methodist Council

Oriental Orthodox churches

• Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
• Archbishop Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant and Media Office Director
• Barnaba, Coptic Bishop of Turin and Rome (representing Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria)
• Angaelos, Coptic Bishop of London
• Antonio, Coptic Bishop of Milan
• Kyrillos, Coptic Bishop of Los Angeles
• Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians
• Aram I, Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia

Other Christian denominations

• Elder Rubén V. Alliaud, General Authority Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and president of the Church’s Europe Central Area
• Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East

Other religions

• Nader Akkad, imam of the mosque of Rome
• Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome
• Yassine Lafram, President of Union of Islamic Communities and Organisations in Italy
• Hajji Baba Mondi, Dedebaba of Bektashism
• Bujar Spahiu, Grand Mufti of Albania

Absences

Heads of state and government

The following heads of state and government were noted in media coverage for not attending the Requiem Mass:

Eastern Catholic representatives

The following Eastern Catholic hierarchs were noted in media coverage for not attending the Supplicatio Ecclesiae Orientalium:

• Gregory III Laham, Patriarch Emeritus of Antioch and of All the East of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, who did not travel due to his advanced age;
• Cardinal Lucian Mureșan, Major Archbishop of Făgăraș-Alba Iulia and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, who did not travel due to his advanced age;
• Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, who issued a written farewell after having undergone surgery following an Easter liturgy during which he broke his hip;
• Menghesteab Tesfamariam, Metropolitan Archbishop of Asmara of the Eritrean Catholic Church, who was unable to attend due to Eritrea's strict travel policy.

Family members

Most immediate members of the Pope's family did not attend, including his sister, who was in poor health, niece Cristina Bergoglio, and other nieces, nephews, and their descendants. Some family members reportedly chose not to attend the funeral out of respect for his view that their resources would be better spent charitably.

See also

• List of dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II

Notes

References