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Grand Masters and Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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Predecessor
  
John Patrick Foley

Religion
  
Catholic Church

Successor
  
Incumbent

Occupation
  
Cardinal

Grand Masters and Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Born
  
April 8, 1939 (age 77) Bronx, New York (
1939-04-08
)

The article offers an index of the Grand Magistry including Grand Masters and the Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Heraldry

The Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta are the only two institutions whose insignia may be displayed in a clerical coat of arms. Laypersons have no such restrictions.

Grand Masters

In 1496, Pope Alexander VI vested the office of Grand Master in the Papacy where it remained until 1949.
From 1949, the following Cardinals have held the office:

Grand Magisterium

The officers of the grand magisterium are based in Rome.

  • Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Grand Prior
  • Antonio Franco (Archbishop), Assessor
  • Conte Giuseppe Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Lieutenant General
  • Conte Agostino Borromeo, Governor General
  • Patrick D. Powers, Vice-Governor General
  • Giorgio Moroni Stampa, Vice-Governor General
  • Ivan Rebernik, Chancellor
  • References

    Grand Masters and Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Wikipedia