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Pope Francis's funeral: Who's attending?

  • Leaders from all continents will attend Pope Francis's funeral
  • The Vatican released the complete list of attending leaders
Update : 26 Apr 2025, 11:20 AM

World leaders will be in Rome on Saturday for Pope Francis's funeral, in one of the largest diplomatic gatherings of recent times.

Here is a list of heads of state and government, world royalty and senior ministers in attendance, according to the Vatican:

Americas

Argentina: President Javier Milei

Belize: Governor-General Froyla Tzalam

Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Canada: Governor General Mary Simon

Dominican Republic: President Luis Abinader

Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa Azin

Honduras: President Xiomara Castro

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

United States: President Donald Trump. Former president Joe Biden is also attending

Europe

Albania: President Bajram Begaj

Andorra: Co-Prince Joan-Enric Vives Sicilia

Armenia: President Vahagn Khachaturyan

Austria: President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Stocker

Belgium: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, with Prime Minister Bart De Wever

Bosnia-Herzegovina: President Zelika Cvijanovic

Bulgaria: Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov

Croatia: President Zoran Milanovic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic

Cyprus: President Nikos Christodoulides

Czech Republic: Prime Minister Petr Fiala

Denmark: Queen Mary

Estonia: President Alar Karis

European Union: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, European Council president Antonio Costa

Finland: President Alexander Stubb

France: President Emmanuel Macron

Georgia: President Mikheil Kavelashvili

Germany: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Greece: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Hungary: President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Iceland: President Halla Tomasdottir

Ireland: President Michael Higgins and Taoiseach (prime minister) Micheal Martin

Italy: President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani

Latvia: President Edgars Rinkevics

Liechtenstein: Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie

Lithuania: President Gitanas Nauseda

Luxembourg: Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Prime Minister Luc Frieden

Malta: President Myriam Spiteri Debono

Moldova: President Maia Sandu

Monaco: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene

Montenegro: President Jakov Milatovic

Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoof

North Macedonia: President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

Norway: Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide

Poland: President Andrzej Duda

Portugal: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro

Romania: Interim president Ilie Bolojan

Russia: Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova

Serbia: Prime Minister Djuro Macut

Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini

Slovenia: President Natasa Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Robert Golob

Spain: King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia

Sweden: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, as well as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

Switzerland: President Karin Keller-Sutter

Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelensky

United Kingdom: Prince William representing King Charles III, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Middle East

Iran: Culture Minister Abbas Salehi, representing President Masoud Pezeshkian

Israel: Yaron Sideman, Ambassador to the Holy See

Jordan: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

Lebanon: President Joseph Aoun

Palestinian Authority: Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

Qatar: Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani

United Arab Emirates: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Africa

Angola: President Joao Lourenco

Burundi: Vice President Prosper Bazombanza

Cape Verde: President Jose Maria Neves

Central African Republic: President Faustin-Archange Touadera

DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi

Gabon: President Brice Oligui Nguema

Kenya: President William Ruto

Lesotho: King Letsie III

Madagascar: President Andry Rajoelina

Morocco: Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch

Mozambique: President Daniel Chapo

Seychelles: President Wavel Ramkalawan

Sierra Leone: President Julius Maada Bio

Southern Africa: Cardinal Stephen Brislin, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference

Togo: President Faure Gnassingbe

Asia-Pacific

Australia: Governor-General Sam Mostyn

Bangladesh: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

East Timor: President Jose Ramos Horta

India: President Droupadi Murmu

Indonesia: former president Joko Widodo

New Zealand: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos

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