List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Holy See

The Ambassador of Sweden to the Holy See (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Holy See) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the Holy See, the leadership of the Catholic Church. The official representation began with the formal opening of diplomatic relations between Sweden and the Holy See in 1982. Sweden accredited its first ambassador to the Holy See in 1983. The ambassador is resident in Stockholm, Sweden.

History Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the Holy See were severed at the in Västerås under Gustav Vasa, who carried out the Reformation and became Sweden's first Protestant king.

After more than 450 years, diplomatic relations were re-established through an exchange of notes conducted in Stockholm and Rome on 30 June, 12 July, and 26 July 1982. Sweden and the Holy See agreed to establish diplomatic relations with effect from 2 August 1982.

On 24 March 1983, Ambassador , Sweden's first ambassador to the Holy See, presented his credentials to Pope John Paul II. During the initial years, the ambassador was resident in Stockholm. From 1988 to 2001, the ambassador was resident in Rome, and since 2001 the ambassador has once again been resident in Stockholm.

Over the years, the ambassador to the Holy See has also been accredited as Sweden's ambassador to Malta (1987–1992, 2008–present) and San Marino (1989–2005).

List of representatives NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefGunnar Ljungdahl1983–1986 Non-residentAmbassador24 March 1983Bengt Friedman1986–1988 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta (from 1987).Lars Bergquist1988–1993 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino (from 1989) and Valetta (1989–1992).December 1988Tom Tscherning1993–1994 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino.Torsten Örn1994–1996 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino.November 1994Anders Thunborg1996–1999 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino.Bo Henrikson1999–2001 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino.20 December 1999Fredrik Vahlquist2001–2007 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the City of San Marino (2003–2005).Ulla Gudmundson2008–2013 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta.Lars-Hjalmar Wide2013–2016 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta.Cecilia BjörnerSeptember 2016 – 2021 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta.Andrés Jato2021 – August 2023 Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta.Per Holmström2023–present Non-residentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Valetta.

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