page_title: Order of Saint John (chartered 1888) in the United States
section_title: National organization
hierarchical_section_title: Order of Saint John (chartered 1888) in the United States / Structure / National organization
caption_attribution_description: English: This is an image of American actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr wearing the mantle and insignia of a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in 1958. The image comes from an Associated Press Wire Photo which bears the following caption: "(Oct. 19, 1958) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN CHURCH PROCESSION—Actor Douglas Fairbanks, wearing robes of the Order of St. John, walks in procession to re-dedication service of Church of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London, Friday. The church, one of the British capital's most historic houses of worship, now is the grand prior church of the Order of St. John." There is no copyright notice on the image, so it is believed to be in the public domain in the United States of America.
context_page_description: The Priory in the United States of America is one of the establishments of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. It is one of eleven international priories and the representative of the Order in the United States of America. The main purpose of the Priory is to provide for the financial support of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. It also contributes to other projects of the Order of St John around the world, responds to special appeals for disaster relief, and maintains a volunteer service corps that serves veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
context_section_description: As one of eleven Priories of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, the Priory in the United States of America is led by a Prior and a Chapter. The Priory has had three Priors since it was established in 1996:
  John R. Drexel IV, GCStJ (1996–2008)
  A. Marshall Acuff, GCStJ (2008–2014)
  Palmer C. Hamilton, KStJ (2014–present)
  From the foundation of the Priory until 2012, the American Society and the Priory in the USA worked concurrently to fulfill the Order's mission in the country. The American Society was dissolved on June 26, 2012 and its functions were absorbed into the Priory. The Chapter of the Priory comprises 20 members of the Order from across the United States who serve staggered three-year terms. There are also several national officers of the Priory including the chancellor, four vice-chancellors, a sub-prelate, a treasurer, a secretary, a hospitaller, an historiographer, and a genealogist. These are appointed to three-year terms as well. The Priory also employs an executive director who is not a member of the Order, but "handles day-to-day operations, focusing on membership communications and fundraising within and outside the Order."
caption: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was invested as an associate knight of the Order of St John in 1950. He is shown here attending a service of rededication at the Priory Church at Clerkenwell in 1958.[3]
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