# 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.
Heraldry of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre :
| Coat of arms | Office | Description |
| | Clerics | Clerics quarter their Arms with those of the Order. |
| | Patriarch Grand Prior and Assessor | The Arms of the Order are borne in Chief. |
| | 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. |
| | 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 |||
| | 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. |
| | 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, 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. |
| | Knight / Dame Grand Cross | The Arms are surrounded with a black ribbon from which is suspended a trophy and the Cross of the Order. |
| | 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. |
| | Knight / Dame Commanders | The Cross of the Order is suspended from a black ribbon limited to the base of the shield. |
| | 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. From 1949, the following Cardinals have held the office:
Cardinal Grand Masters of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre :
| Years | Name | Years | 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.
* 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 | Europe | North America | Asia and the Pacific |
| Argentina: Lieutenant: Gustavo Arigós Calderón Grand 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: 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 |
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