Apostolic Nunciature to the United States

Apostolic Nunciature to the United States
The Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C.
Location	Washington, D.C. 20008
Address	3339 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°55′28″N 77°3′56″W / 38.92444°N 77.06556°W / 38.92444; -77.06556
Apostolic Nuncio	Cardinal Christophe Pierre

The Apostolic Nunciature to the United States, sometimes referred to as the Vatican Embassy, is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the United States. It is located at 3339 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood.^[1] Since 2016, the papal nuncio has been Cardinal Christophe Pierre.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the United States is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the United States, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the government of the United States and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in America and the pope.

The Apostolic Nunciature is an administrative center of the Catholic Church in the United States. Communications from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the various dioceses in the United States to the Holy See pass through the nunciature. The nuncio also fills a central role in the appointment of bishops in the U.S. and is the official responsible for announcing such appointments.

The physical building which houses the offices of the apostolic nuncio and his staff is called the Nunciature to the United States of America. It is exempt from the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington (canon 366 1°).