Nearly 200 World Leaders and Royalty to Attend Pope Leo XIV's Inauguration at the Vatican on Sunday - LIST

Nearly 200 world leaders and royalty from all over the world will participate tomorrow, Sunday 18 May, at the Mass for the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome, Leo XIV. Royals, heads of state and government will be present, as well as ecumenical delegations and those of other religions. Before the Mass, Leo XIV will greet the faithful by crossing the various sections of St. Peter's Square in a new pope mobile. The cardinals chosen for the rite of the imposition of the Pallium and the delivery of the Fisherman's Ring, coming from different continents

Here is a list of most of the attendees (to be updated)
AMERICAS
United States - JD Vance, vice president and
Marco Rubio, U.S. secretary of state
Canada - Mark Carney, prime minister of Canada
Antigua and Barbuda - Rodney Williams, governor general
Bolivia - Teresa Susana Subieta Serrano, ambassador of to the Holy See
Argentina - Javier Milei, president
Bahamas - Joseph Curry, ambassador to the Holy See
Barbados - Milton Inniss, ambassador to the Holy See
Brazil - Geraldo Alckmin, vice president
Chile - Manuel José Ossandón, president of the senate 
Colombia - Gustavo Petro, president 
Costa Rica - Arnoldo André Tinoco, minister for foreign affairs and worship 
Cuba - Salvador Valdés Mesa, vice president 
Dominican Republic - Raquel Peña Rodríguez, vice president 
 El Salvador - Félix Ulloa, vice president 
Ecuador - Daniel Noboa, president 
Haiti - Alrich Nicolas, representative 

Guatemala  - Alfredo Vásquez Rivera, ambassador to the Holy See
Honduras - Rebeca Ráquel Obando, president of the supreme court of justice 
Mexico - Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez, interior minister 
Nicaragua - Maurizio Gelli, concurrent ambassador to the United Kingdom
Panama - Javier Martínez-Acha, minister of foreign affairs 
Paraguay - Santiago Peña, president 
Peru - Dina Boluarte, president 
St. Kitts and Nevis in Florence - Matteo Forconi, honorary consul 
St. Lucia - Gilbert Chaguory, ambassador to the Holy See
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Ruediger Ackermann, honorary consul to Germany
Trinidad and Tobago - Colin Connelly, ambassador to Belgium and the European Union
Uruguay - Ricardo Duarte Vargas, charge d'affaires to the Holy See
Venezuela - Carmen Meléndez Rivas, mayor of Caracas  

EUROPE
EU - Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission

Albania -  Bajram Begaj, president 
Andorra  - Patrice Faure, representative of the Co-Prince Emmanuel Macron
and Xavier Zamora, prime minister 
Albania - Vahagn Khachaturyan, president 

Armenia - Vahagn Khachaturyan, president 
Austria - Christian Stocker, chancellor 
Azerbaijan - Sahiba Gafarova, president speaker 
Belarus - Ihar Sierhiejenka, president speaker  
Belgium - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and Prime Minister Bart De Wever
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Borjana Krišto, chairwoman of the council of ministers 
Bulgaria - Rosen Zhelyazkov, prime minister 
Croatia - Andrej Plenković, prime minister 
Cyprus - Constantinos Kombos, minister of foreign affairs 
Czech Republic - Marek Výborný, minister of agriculture 
Denmark - Susanne Shine, ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and Vatican State
Lauri Hussar, president speaker of Estonia
Finland - Anders Adlercreutz, minister of education 
France - François Bayrou, prime minister 
Georgia - Mikheil Kavelashvili, president 
Germany - Friedrich Merz, chancellor 
and Julia Klöckner, president of the Bundestag, Germany
Greece - Sofia Zacharaki, minister of education and religious affairs 
Hungary - Tamás Sulyok, president 
Iceland - Einar Gunnarsson, ambassador and permanent representative in Geneva
Ireland - Michael Higgins, president  

Italy -Sergio Mattarella,  president of the republic, and Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni

Kosovo - Vjosa Osmani, president  
Latvia - Evika Siliņa, prime minister 
Liechtenstein - Prince Alois 
and Brigitte Haas, prime minister of Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Gitanas Nausėda, president 
Luxembourg - Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa  
Luxembourg - Luc Frieden, prime minister  
Malta - Robert Abela, prime minister  
Monaco  - Prince Albert II 
Montenegro - Milojko Spajić, prime minister 
Netherlands - Queen Máxima 
and Dick Schoof, prime minister of the Netherlands
Norway - Kjersti Rødsmoen, ambassador to Holy See
Poland - Andrzej Duda, president  
Portugal - Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, president  
Romania - Mircea Abrudean, acting president of the senate 
Russia - Olga Lyubimova, minister of culture 
San Marino - Denise Bronzetti, captain regent 
Serbia - Đuro Macut, prime minister 
Slovakia - Peter Pellegrini, president 
Slovenia - Robert Golob, prime minister 
Spain - King Filipe VI and Queen Letizia  
and María Jesús Montero, vice president of Spain
Sweden - Princess Victoria  
and Jakob Forssmed, minister for health and social affairs of Sweden
Switzerland - Karin Keller-Sutter, president  
United Kingdom - Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, representing King Charles of the 
and Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom
Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president  
Uzbekistan - Nuriddin Ismoilov, president speaker ALBANIA - President Bajram Bega

AFRICA 

Burkina Faso - Barthélémy Kéré, president of the constitutional council 
Burundi - Prosper Bazombanza, vice president 
Cameroon - Paul Atanga Nji, minister of territorial administration 
Cape Verde - Janine Lélis, minister of defence 
Chad - Ahmad Makaila, ambassador to the Holy See
Congo - Rrigobert Itoua, ambassador to the Holy See
Côte d'Ivoire - Patrick Jérôme Achi, minister of state 

Egypt -Ahmed Fouad Hano, minister of culture 
Equatorial Guinea - Joaquín Mbana Nchama, ambassador to the Holy See
Eswatini - Russell Dlamini, prime minister 
Gabon - Brice Oligui Nguema, president 
Ghana - Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, member of the parliament 
Madagascar  - Yvette Sylla, ambassador to United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Mauritius - Patrick Gervais Assirvaden, minister of energy and public utilities 
Kenya  - Betty Cherwon, ambassador to France, Portugal, Serbia, Holy See and Monaco

Morocco - Aziz Akhannouch, prime minister 
Mozambique - Benvinda Levy, prime minister 
Namibia - Lucia Witbooi, vice president 
Nigeria - Bola Tinubu, president 
Senegal - Jean-Baptiste Tine, interior minister  
Seychelles - Sylvestre Radegonde, minister for foreign affairs 
South Africa - Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile ambassador to Italy
South Sudan - Monday Semaya Kumba, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation 
Sudan - Salah Mohamed Ishag Rahama, charge d'affaires to the Holy See
Tanzania - Hassani Iddi Mwamweta, ambassador to the Holy See
Togo - Faure Gnassingbé, president of the council of ministers 
Uganda - Thomas Tayebwa, deputy speaker of parliament 
Zambia - Macenje Mazoka, ambassador to the Holy See
Zimbabwe - Simon Muzenda, vice president 

ASIA and OCEANIA
Australia - Anthony Albanese, prime minister
Bangladesh - Tareq Md Ariful Islam, ambassador to the United Nations
India - Harivansh Narayan Singh, deputy chairman of upper house of parliament o
Indonesia - Muhaimin Iskandar, minister of community empowerment 
Japan - Tarō Asō, member of the house of representatives 
Malaysia - Hendy Anak Assan, ambassador to the Holy See
Mongolia - Gerelmaa Davaasuren, ambassador to the Holy See
Myanmar - Hmway Hmway Khyne, ambassador of to Italy
New Zealand - Tara Morton, ambassador  to Andorra, Malta, Morocco and the Holy See
Pakistan - Yusuf Raza Gilani, chairman of the senate 
Philippines - Myla Grace Ragenia Macahilig, ambassador to the Holy See
Singapore - Edwin Tong, minister for culture, community and youth 
South Korea - Yoo In-chon, minister of culture, sports and tourism 
Oh Hyun-joo, ambassador of South Korea to the Holy See
Taiwan Chen Chien-jen, former vice president and ex-premier, to represent president Lai Ching-te of Taiwan (China)
Thailand - Theerarat Samrejvanich, deputy minister of interior 
Timor-Leste - Maria Fernanda Lay, member of the national parliament 
Vanuatu - Bernard Leclerc, ambassador to Israel and Russia
Vietnam -Duong Hai Hung, ambassador to Italy

MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain - Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, prime minister o
Iran - Reza Salehi-Amiri, minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts 
Iraq - Saywan Barzani, ambassador to Italy
Israel - Isaac Herzog, president 
Jordan - Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad 
Kuwait - Nasser Sanhat Alqahtani, ambassador to Italy
Lebanon - Joseph Aoun, president 
Oman  - Sayyid Nazar Al Julanda Majid Alsaid, ambassador to Italy
and Mahmood bin Hamad Al Hasani, ambassador to the Holy See
Palestine - Ramzi Khoury, minister of religious affairs 
and Varsen Aghabekian, minister of state for foreign affairs of Palestine
and Issa Kassissieh, ambassador of Palestine to the Holy See
Qatar - Asma Naji Al-Amri, ambassador to the Holy See
Saudi Arabia - Prince Faisal bin Sattam bin Abdulaziz, ambassador in Italy
and Adel al-Jubeir, minister of state for foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia
Syria - Louay Fallouh, ambassador to the Holy See
Turkey - Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, minister of culture and tourism 
United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi

Sources:
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/who-are-the-world-leaders-set-to-attend-pope-leos-inaugural-mass-3545644
https://www.vaticannews.va/it/papa/news/2025-05/papa-leone-xiv-messa-pontificato-chiesa-universale-delegazioni.html

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264175/world-leaders-delegates-set-to-attend-pope-leo-xivs-inauguration-mass
https://www.newsweek.com/pope-leo-inaugural-mass-list-public-public-figures-2073435