The article offers an index of the Grand Magisterium including Grand Masters and the Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
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.
Heraldry of the Order of the Holy SepulchreCoat of armsOfficeDescription ClericsClerics quarter their Arms with those of the Order. Patriarch Grand Prior and AssessorThe Arms of the Order are borne in Chief. Knights / Dames of the Collar, Lieutenants, members of the Grand Magisteruim, and Grand PriorsThe Arms are impaled with the Arms of the Order to the dexter. Lay members of titled nobilityThe Arms of lay members with recognised noble titles (as with those of Archbishops, Bishops and Prelates) are placed on the Cross of the Order, a privilege which is not transmissible.Hierarchy of the Order Cardinal Grand MasterThe Cardinal Grand Master's Arms are quartered with those of the Order. The Galero and cross of a Cardinal are used, with the Mantle of the Order surmounted with the helm and crest of the Order, and with the relevant external ornaments. Patriarch Grand Prior and the Assessor The Patriarch Grand Prior and the Assessor bear the Arms of the Order in the chief of his Arms, with the relevant external ornaments. Knight / Dame of the Collar, Lieutenant, member of the Grand Magisterium, and Grand PriorThe Arms are impaled with the Arms of the Order to the dexter. Knights of the Collar surround the Arms with the Collar of the Order. Knight / Dame Grand CrossThe Arms are surrounded with a black ribbon from which is suspended a trophy and the Cross of the Order. Knight / Dame Commander with Star / Grand OfficerThe Cross of the Order is suspended from a trophy on a black ribbon coming from the sides of the shield. Knight / Dame CommanderThe Cross of the Order is suspended from a black ribbon limited to the base of the shield. Knight / DameThe Cross of the Order is suspended from the shield with a simple black knot.
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: Cardinal Grand Masters of the Order of the Holy SepulchreYearsCoat of armsNameYearsCoat of armsName1949–1960Nicola Canali1995–2007Carlo Furno1960–1972Eugène Tisserant2007–2011John Patrick Foley1972–1988Maximilien de Furstenberg2011–2019Edwin O'Brien1988–1995Giuseppe Caprio2019–Fernando Filoni
Grand magisterium
The officers of the grand magisterium are based in Rome.
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo, Grand Prior of the Order Tommaso Caputo, Prelate of Pompei, Assessor of the Order Count Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, Governor General P. Thomas Pogge, Vice-Governor General for North America Jean-Pierre Glutz-Ruchti, Vice-Governor General for Europe John Secker, Vice-Governor General for Asia and the Pacific region Enric Mas, Vice-Governor General for Latin America Alfredo Bastianelli, Chancellor of the Order Adriano Paccanelli, Master of Ceremonies of the Order Severio Petrillo, Treasurer of the Order Antonio Franco, Assessor of Honour Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Assessor of Honour
The offices of the grand magisterium are situated in the headquarters in Rome.
Lieutenancies
Latin America Europe North America Asia, the Pacific, and Africa Argentina: Lieutenant: Gustavo Arigós Calderón Grand Prior: Alejandro Daniel Giorgi, Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro: Lieutenant: Isis Terezinha Cunha Penido Grand Prior: Orani João Tempesta, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil - São Paulo: Lieutenant: Manuel R. Tavares de Almeida Filho Grand Prior: Odilo Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo
Colombia: Lieutenant: Maria Adriana Mayol de Rojas Grand Prior: Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio, Archbishop of Bogota
Dominican Republic: Magistral Delegate: Juana Josefina Domínguez de Jesús Grand Prior: Francisco Ozoria Acosta, Archbishop of Santo Domingo
Mexico: Lieutenant: Guillermo Macias Graue Grand Prior: Carlos Aguiar Retes, Archbishop Primate of Mexico
Puerto Rico: Lieutenant: Enrique Vasquez Grand Prior: Rubén González Medina, Bishop of Ponce
Venezuela: Lieutenant: Ramón Eduardo Tello Grand Prior: Sede vacante Austria: Lieutenant: Andreas Leiner Grand Prior: Raimund Schreier, O.Praem., Abbott Emeritus of Wilten Abbey
Belgium: Lieutenant: Jean-Pierre Fierens Grand Prior: Guy Harpigny
Croatia: Magistral Delegate: Claude Grbeša Grand Prior: Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb
Czech Republic: Magistral Delegate: Tomáš Parma Grand Prior: Jan Graubner Archbishop of Prague
England and Wales: Lieutenant: John McNally Grand Prior: John Wilson, Archbishop of Southwark
Finland: Lieutenant: Juha-Pekka Vilhelm Lindholm Grand Prior: Raimo Goyarrola, Archbishop of Helsinki
France: Lieutenant: Jean-Marie Faugère Grand Prior: Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin, Archbishop of Tours
Germany: Lieutenant: Michael Schnieders Grand Prior: Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Gibraltar: Lieutenant: John A. Gaggero Grand Prior: Carmel Zammit, Bishop of Gibraltar
Hungary: Lieutenant: Béla Jungbert Grand Prior: Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
Ireland: Lieutenant: Peter Durnin Grand Prior: Seán Brady, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh
Italy - Central: Lieutenant: Saverio Petrillo Grand Prior: Lino Fumagalli, Bishop of Viterbo
Italy - Central Apennines: Lieutenant: Giovanni Ricasoli - Firidolfi Grand Prior: Fausto Tardelli, Bishop of Pistoia
Italy - Adriatic South: Lieutenant: Rocco Saltino Grand Prior: Giuseppe Satriano, Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto
Italy - Tyrrhenian South: Lieutenant: Giovanni Napolitano Grand Prior: Beniamino Depalma, Bishop Emeritus of Nola
Italy - Sardinia: Lieutenant: Efisio Luigi Aste Grand Prior: Giuseppe Baturi, Archbishop of Cagliari
Italy - North: Lieutenant: Roberto Giuliano Protto Grand Prior: Maurizio Malvestiti, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi
Italy - Sicily: Lieutenant: Giovanni Russo Grand Prior: Paolo Romeo, Archbishop Emeritus of PalermoLatvia: Lieutenant: Janis Smelters Grand Prior: Zbigņevs Stankevičs, Archbishop of Riga
Luxembourg: Lieutenant: Guy Schleder Grand Prior: Fernand Franck, Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
Malta: Lieutenant: Roberto Buontempo Grand Prior: Charles J Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta
Monaco: Lieutenant: Michel-Yves Mourou Grand Prior: Dominique-Marie David, Archbishop of Monaco
Netherlands: Lieutenant: Michael L. M. Brenninkmeijer Grand Prior: Cornelis van den Hout, Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
Norway: Magistral Delegate: Helene Lund Grand Prior: Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, Bishop of Oslo
Poland: Lieutenant: Józef Dąbrowski Grand Prior: Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop of Warsaw
Portugal: Lieutenant: Nuno Michael Gabriel Rafael Maria de Bragança van Uden Grand Prior: Manuel Clemente, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisbon
Russia: Lieutenant: Yaroslav Ternovskiy Grand Prior: Paolo Pezzi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Moscow
Scotland: Lieutenant: Joseph d'Inverno Grand Prior: Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Slovakia Magistral Delegate: Miroslav Gieci Grand Prior: Ján Orosch, Archbishop of Trnva
Slovenia: Lieutenant: Mihael Vrhunec Grand Prior: Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana
Spain - East: Lieutenant: Juan Carlos de Balle y Comas Grand Prior: Lluis Martinez Sistach, Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona
Spain - West: Lieutenant: José Carlos Sanjuán Monforte Grand Prior: Francisco César García Magán, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo
Sweden-Denmark: Lieutenant: Jørgen Boesen Grand Prior: Czeslaw Kozon, Bishop of Copenhagen
Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Lieutenant: Donata Maria Krethlow-Benziger Grand Prior: Charles Morerod OP, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg Canada - Atlantic: Lieutenant: William Sweet Grand Prior: Brian Joseph Dunn, Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth
Canada - Montreal: Lieutenant: Luc Harvey Grand Prior: Christian Lépine, Archbishop of Montreal
Canada - Quebec: Lieutenant: Claude R. SAUCIER Grand Prior: Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada
Canada - Toronto: Lieutenant: Colin Saldanha Grand Prior: Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto
Canada - Vancouver: Lieutenant: Marilyn L. Martin Grand Prior: Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of Vancouver
United States - Eastern: Lieutenant: Michael J. L. La Civilta Grand Prior: Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
United States - Middle Atlantic: Lieutenant: Valencia Yvonne Camp Grand Prior: William Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore
United States - North Central: Lieutenant: Thomas M. Olejniczak Grand Prior: Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
United States - Northeastern: Lieutenant: Gerard J. Foley Grand Prior: Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston
United States - Northwestern: Lieutenant: Donald Damian Harmata Grand Prior: Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento
United States - Northern: Lieutenant: Shawn Timothy Cleary Grand Prior: Joseph Fred Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
United States - Western: Lieutenant: Margaret A. Romano Grand Prior: Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles
United States - Southeastern: Lieutenant: Joseph A Marino Sr. Grand Prior: Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans
United States - Southwestern: Lieutenant: Lois Katharine Folger Grand Prior: Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston Australia - New South Wales: Lieutenant: François Kunc SC Grand Prior: Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney
Australia - Western Australia: Lieutenant: Kevin Susai Grand Prior: Timothy Costelloe SDB, Archbishop of Perth
Australia - Queensland: Lieutenant: Peter Michael Greene Grand Prior: Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane
Australia - South Australia: Lieutenant: David Francis McCabe Grand Prior: Patrick O'Regan, Archbishop of Adelaide
Australia - Victoria: Lieutenant: Kevin Christopher Bailey Grand Prior: Peter Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne
Guam: Magistral Delegate: Rodney J. Jacob Grand Prior: Sede vacante
Malaysia - Penang: Lieutenant: John Luis Shian Liang Chen Grand Prior: Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang
New Zealand: Magistral Delegate: Carleen Anne Blucher Grand Prior: Stephen Lowe, Bishop of Auckland
Philippines: Lieutenant: Jose Cuisia Grand Prior: Jose Advincula OP, Archbishop of Manila
Taiwan: Lieutenant: John Anales Lee Grand Prior: Joseph Ti-Kang, Archbishop emeritus of Taipei
Southern Africa:Magistral Delegate: Juan Luis Cabral Grand Prior: Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of JohannesburgSource: Official website
See also Grand master (order) Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller List of grand masters of the Knights Templar
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