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

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 Sepulchre
Coat of arms	Office	Description
align=center		valign=middle	Clerics	Clerics quarter their Arms with those of the Order.
align=center		valign=middle	Patriarch Grand Prior and Assessor	The Arms of the Order are borne in Chief.
align=Center		valign=middle	Knights / Dames of the Collar, Lieutenants, members of the Grand Magisteruim, and Grand Priors	The Arms are impaled with the Arms of the Order to the dexter.
align=center		valign=middle	Lay members of titled nobility	The 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
align=center		valign=middle	Cardinal Grand Master	The 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.
align=center		valign=middle	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.
	valign=middle	Knight / Dame of the Collar, Lieutenants, members of the Grand Magisterium, and Grand Priors	The 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.
	valign=middle	Knight / Dame Grand Cross	The Arms are surrounded with a black ribbon from which is suspended a trophy and the Cross of the Order.
	valign=middle	Knight / Dame Commanders with Star / Grand Officers	The Cross of the Order is suspended from a trophy on a black ribbon coming from the sides of the shield.
	valign=middle	Knight / Dame Commanders	The Cross of the Order is suspended from a black ribbon limited to the base of the shield.
	valign=middle	Knights and Dames	The 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.^[1] From 1949, the following Cardinals have held the office:

Cardinal Grand Masters of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Years	Coat of arms	Name	Years	Coat of arms	Name
1949–1960		Nicola Canali	1995–2007		Carlo Furno
1960–1972		Eugène Tisserant	2007–2011		John Patrick Foley
1972–1988		Maximilien de Furstenberg	2011–2019		Edwin O'Brien
1988–1995		Giuseppe Caprio	2019–		Fernando Filoni

Grand magisterium

The officers of the grand magisterium are based in Rome.^[2]

• Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo, Grand Prior of the Order^[3]
• 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^[4]
• 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.^[5]

Lieutenancies

Latin America			North America	Asia and the Pacific
Argentina Lieutenant: Gustavo Arigós CalderónGrand Prior: Héctor Aguer, Archbishop of La Plata 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: Félix Lazaro Martinez, Bishop Emeritus of Ponce Venezuela Lieutenant: Ramón Eduardo Tello Grand Prior: Sede vacante	Austria Lieutenant: Andreas Leiner Grand Prior: Alois Kothgasser, Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg Belgium Lieutenant: Jean-Pierre Fierens Grand Prior: Jean Kockerols Croatia Magistral Delegate: Claude Grbeša Grand Prior: Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb Czech Republic Magistral Delegate: Tomáš Parma Grand Prior: Jan Graubner Archbishop of Olomouc England and Wales: Lieutenant: Michael Byrne Grand Prior: John Wilson, Archbishop of Southwark Finland Lieutenant: Juha-Pekka Vilhelm Lindholm Grand Prior: Teemu Sippo, 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 Italy - Central: Lieutenant: Saverio Petrillo Grand Prior: Franco Croci, Vice President Emeritus of Labour Office of the Apostolic See Italy - Central Apennines: Lieutenant: Giovanni Ricasoli - Firidolfi Grand Prior: Fausto Tardelli, Bishop of Pistoia Italy - Adriatic South: Lieutenant: Rocco Saltino Grand Prior: Francesco Cacucci, 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: Arrigo Miglio, Archbishop of Cagliari Italy - North: Lieutenant: Roberto Giuliano Protto Grand Prior: Oscar Cantoni, Roman Catholic Diocese of Crema Italy - Sicily: Lieutenant: Giovanni Russo Grand Prior: Paolo Romeo, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo	Ireland Lieutenant: Peter Durnin Grand Prior: Seán Brady, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh Latvia 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: Bernard Barsi, Archbishop of Monaco Netherlands Lieutenant: Michael L. M. Brenninkmeijer Grand Prior: Antonius Hurkmans, Bishop emeritus of 's-Hertogenbosch 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 Saint Andrews and Edinburgh 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: Trudy Comeau Grand Prior: Anthony Mancini, Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth Canada - Montreal: Lieutenant: Gerardo P. d'Argenio Grand Prior: Jude Saint-Antoine, auxiliary Bishop of Montreal Canada - Quebec: Lieutenant: Jean-Claude Michaud 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: Declan Lawlor Grand Prior: Raymond Roussin, 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 Malaysia - Penang: Section President: Anna Wong Prior: Fr Michael Cheah 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
Source: 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

References

1. Web site: Official website page 1 . 2015-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151250/http://www.order-of-the-holy-sepulchre.org/hist1.html . 2015-04-02 . dead .
2. Web site: Il Gran Magistero dell'Ordine Equestre del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme . Vatican.va . 2015-12-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151221101516/https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/oessh/gran_magistero.html . 2015-12-21 .
3. Web site: The Grand Magisterium of the Order - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem . 2023-11-03 . www.vatican.va.
4. Web site: The Grand Magisterium of the Order - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem . 2024-07-18 . www.vatican.va.
5. Web site: Il Gran Magistero dell'Ordine Equestre del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme.