Holy See of the East Holy See of the East Holy See of the East is an honorary name of the sees of a number of Christian churches in the Middle East and India. The Head & Father of the Marthoma Nazrani Church and the Gate of All India is commonly known as the successor to the Holy Apostolic See of St. Thomas. The Seat of the Patriarchs of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Nestorian Catholicos-Patriarchs which emerged from the Ancient Church of the East is also a part of the Holy See of the East. The group of Saint Thomas Christians who left
Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See The Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See () is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China accredited to the Holy See, one of its few "de jure" embassies in the world, and the only one remaining in Europe. It also has responsibility for relations with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Its counterpart in the Republic of China is the Apostolic Nunciature to China in Taipei. It is separate from the Taipei Representative Office in Italy in Rome, which functions as a "de facto" embassy