Grand Masters and Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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.

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.

• 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 Agostino Borromeo, Lieutenant General of Honor
• 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
• Cardinal Fortunato Frezza, Master of Ceremonies of the Order

The offices of the grand magisterium are situated in the headquarters in Rome.

Lieutenancies

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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