List of ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See

Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See
Incumbent
Keith Pitt
since 3 June 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceVatican City
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLloyd Thomson
Formation1973

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, who was also the ambassador to Spain, but the Vatican refused to accept the nomination on the grounds that McCarthy had been divorced. 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. In 1986, Sir Peter Lawler had been appointed resident ambassador for four months prior to Pope John Paul II's visit to Australia. Keith Pitt is the current ambassador, having presented his credentials on 3 June 2025.