page_title: Order of the Holy Sepulchre
section_title: Organisation
hierarchical_section_title: Order of the Holy Sepulchre / Organisation
caption_attribution_description: English: Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Cardinal-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at Holy Mass in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Deutsch: Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Kardinal-Großmeister des Ritterordens vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem, in einer Heiligen Messe in Sankt Paul vor den Mauern
context_page_description: The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Holy See. The pope is the sovereign of the order which, with the five other papal equestrian orders and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, are the only orders of chivalry that are recognised and protected by the Holy See.
  The order creates canons as well as knights, with the primary mission to "support the Christian presence in the Holy Land".
  The order today is estimated to have some 30,000 knights and dames in 60 lieutenancies around the world. The cardinal grand master has been Fernando Filoni since 2019, and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is grand prior. Its headquarters are situated at Palazzo Della Rovere and its official church in Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo, both in Rome, close to the Vatican City.
context_section_description: The order today remains an order of chivalry and is an association of the faithful with a legal canonical and public personality, constituted by the Holy See under Canon Law 312, paragraph 1:1, represented by 60 lieutenancies in more than 40 countries around the world: 24 in Europe, 15 in the United States and Canada, 5 in Latin America and 6 in Australia and Asia. It is recognised internationally as a legitimate order of knighthood, headquartered in Vatican City State under papal sovereignty and having the protection of the Holy See.
caption: Cardinal Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre 2011–2019, during a pilgrimage in Rome (2013).
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