List of ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See

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Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLloyd Thomson
Formation1973

The Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See is an officer of the

visit to Australia.[4]

Chiara Porro was appointed ambassador in August 2020.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal Officeholder Title Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1
LVO
 		Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See The Hague, Netherlands 1973 (1973) 1974 (1974) 0–1 years [5]
2 John McMillan Turkey 1974 (1974) 1978 (1978) 3–4 years [6]
(n/a) John Mitchell Kirtley Chargé d'affaires 1978 (1978) 1979 (1979) 0–1 years
3 Brian Clarence Hill Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See The Hague, Netherlands 1979 (1979) 1980 (1980) 0–1 years
(1) Lloyd Thomson 1980 (1980) 1983 (1983) 2–3 years [7]
4
OBE
 		Dublin, Ireland[note a] 1983 (1983) 1986 (1986) 2–3 years [4]
(n/a) Christopher Stephen Knott Chargé d'affaires 1986 (1986) 1987 (1987) 0–1 years
5 Frank Milne Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See 1987 (1987) 1988 (1988) 0–1 years [8]
6
AO[note b]
 Dublin, Ireland 5 June 1988 (1988-06-05) 31 July 1991 (1991-07-31) 3 years, 56 days [9]
7 Terence McCarthy 1991 (1991) 1993 (1993) 1–2 years [10]
8 Michael Tate The Hague, Netherlands 1993 (1993) 1996 (1996) 2–3 years
9 Edward Stevens Dublin, Ireland 1996 (1996) 1998 (1998) 1–2 years [11]
10
OBE
 		1998 (1998) 2003 (2003) 4–5 years
11 John Herron 2003 (2003) 2006 (2006) 2–3 years
12 Anne Plunkett 2006 (2006) 2008 (2008) 1–2 years
13
AC
 		Vatican City 2008 (2008) 2012 (2012) 3–4 years [1]
14
QC
 		August 2012 (2012-08) 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) 3 years, 5 months [1][12]
15 Melissa Hitchman 2016 (2016) 2020 (2020) 3–4 years [13][14]
16 Chiara Porro 27 August 2020 (2020-08-27) incumbent 3 years, 232 days [15][16][17]

Notes

visit to Australia
.
^[note b] : In April 1991 it was announced that Burke had resigned from his post with effect from July 1991 in order to face a royal commission[18][19] and was eventually jailed. Burke was asked to hand back his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Maiden, Samantha (22 July 2008). "Kevin Rudd parts the Holy See with Tim Fischer". The Australian. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  2. ^ CA 8039: Australian Embassy to the Holy See, Italy [Rome], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  3. ^ "Proposed envoy not accepted". The Canberra Times. 15 May 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 2 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b Oakes, Laurie (21 July 2008). "Rudd overcome with generous spirit". Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Envoy to Holy See appointed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 July 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  6. ^ Overington, Caroline (22 July 2008). "Politics of the pulpit". The Australian. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  7. ^ Address of John Paul II to Lloyd Thomson, Ambassador of Australia accredited to the Holy See
  8. ^ Address of the Holy Father John Paul II to H.E. Mr Francis Sommerville Milne, Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
  9. ^ Ramsey, Alan (20 July 2005). "A role in the fall of a Labor mate conveniently omitted from the eulogies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  10. ^ Address of His Holiness John Paul II to H.E. Mr Terence Barry McCarthy, the new Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (29 August 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador To Ireland" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  12. ^ Wallace, Rick (18 January 2016). "DFAT scrambles to bring home Holy See diplomat". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
  13. ^ Bishop, Julie (5 May 2016). "Ambassador to the Holy See" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  14. ^ McCowen, Sharyn (10 May 2016). "Career diplomat to succeed John McCarthy as Australian ambassador to Holy See". The Catholic Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016.
  15. ^ Payne, Marise (4 September 2020). "Ambassador to Holy See". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  16. ^ Bowling, Mark (28 August 2020). "Meet the new Australian ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro". The Catholic Leader.
  17. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
    . 24 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  18. ^ Evans, Gareth (12 April 1991). "Ambassador Burke" (Press release). Australian Government.
  19. ^ Evans, Gareth (29 April 1991). "Mr Brian Burke" (Press release). Australian Government.
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