His Excellency Bernard Giluk Dompok, Ambassador of Malaysia to The Holy See presented his letters of Credentials to His Holiness Pope Francis on Thursday, 09 June 2016 at Vatican City.
The diplomatic relations between Malaysia and The Holy See was formally established on 27 July 2011. Malaysia was the 179th country that established diplomatic relations with The Holy See.
His Excellency Bernard Giluk Dompok is the first Malaysian resident Ambassador to The Holy See and the 83rd resident Ambassador accredited to The Holy See. He is also concurrently accredited to the Republic of Albania and Republic of Malta.