The Australian Ambassador to the Holy See was first appointed in 1973 It has been attached to the office of the Ambassador

Ambassador

An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....

 to the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and Switzerland, before Tim Fischer

Tim Fischer

Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC , is a former Australian politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 before retiring from Cabinet in 1999...

 was appointed as the first permanent resident ambassador to the Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

 in 2008. In 1986, Peter Lawler had been appointed resident ambassador for four months prior to Pope John Paul II's visit to Australia.

Ambassador	Start of Term	End of Term	Notes
Lloyd Thomson	1973	1974	Ambassador to the Netherlands and Denmark.
John McMillan	1974	1978	Ambassador to Turkey and later High Commissioner High Commissioner (Commonwealth) In the Commonwealth of Nations, a High Commissioner is the senior diplomat in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another.-History:...  to Malta.
John Mitchell Kirtley	1978	1979	Chargé d'affaires
Brian Clarence Hill	1979	1980
Lloyd Thomson	1980	1983	Second appointment.
Peter Lawler	1983	1986	Ambassador to Ireland. Resident ambassador for four months prior to Pope John Paul II's visit to Australia.
Christopher Stephen Knott	1986	1987	Chargé d'affaires
Francis Milne	1987	1988
Brian Burke Brian Burke Brian Thomas Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988...	1988	1991	Ambassador to Ireland. Recalled in 1991 to face a royal commission and was eventually jailed.
Terence McCarthy	1991	1993
Michael Tate Michael Tate Michael Carter Tate AO is a former Australian Labor Party politician who later became an ambassador and then a Catholic priest....	1993	1996	Ambassador to the Netherlands
Edward Stevens	1996	1998	Ambassador to Ireland
Bob Halverson Bob Halverson Robert George "Bob" Halverson, OBE is a former Australian politician, air force officer and diplomat. Born in Melbourne, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force from 1956 to 1981 holding the rank of Group Captain and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in...	1998	2003	Ambassador to Ireland
John Herron John Herron (Australian politician) Dr. John Joseph Herron , Australian politician, ambassador and surgeon, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1 July 1990 to 5 September 2002, representing Queensland. From 2002 to 2006 he was the Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See.Dr...	2003	2006	Ambassador to Ireland
Anne Plunkett Anne Plunkett Anne Maree Plunkett is a former Ambassador for Australia to the Republic of Ireland and the Holy See , the latter position becoming formalised by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 May 2006 when he accepted her letters of credence....	2006	2008	Ambassador to Ireland
Tim Fischer Tim Fischer Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC , is a former Australian politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 before retiring from Cabinet in 1999...	2008
First permanent resident ambassador