List of ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See information
Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
Incumbent Chiara Porro since 27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style
Her Excellency
Reports to
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence
Vatican City
Nominator
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer
Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder
Lloyd Thomson
Formation
1973
The Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Holy See. The first nominee for this position was Dudley McCarthy, appointed in 1973,[1][2] who was also the ambassador to Spain, but the Vatican refused to accept the nomination on the grounds that McCarthy had been divorced.[3] The appointment was subsequently attached to the office of the Ambassador to the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and Switzerland. In 2008 Tim Fischer was appointed as the first permanent resident ambassador to the Holy See.[1] In 1986, Sir Peter Lawler had been appointed resident ambassador for four months prior to Pope John Paul II's visit to Australia.[4]
Chiara Porro was appointed ambassador in August 2020.
^ abMaiden, Samantha (22 July 2008). "Kevin Rudd parts the Holy See with Tim Fischer". The Australian. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
^CA 8039: Australian Embassy to the Holy See, Italy [Rome], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
^"Proposed envoy not accepted". The Canberra Times. 15 May 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 2 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^Oakes, Laurie (21 July 2008). "Rudd overcome with generous spirit". Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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