Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
07/03/2023
Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës Mgr. Arjan Dodaj received by Grand Chancellor and Grand Hospitaller
On 7 March, Archbishop Arjan Dodaj, Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, was received by Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo and Grand Hospitaller Fra' Alessandro de Franciscis.
28/01/2023
THE EXTRAORDINARY CHAPTER GENERAL ELECTED THE SOVEREIGN COUNCIL
The Extraordinary Chapter General, presided over by the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap, elected all the members of the Sovereign Council, who will remain in office for six years.
28/01/2023
Christening of HRH Princess Geraldine of Albania
HRH Princess Geraldine, daughter of HRH Crown Prince Leka II and Princess Elias of Albania was baptised in Tirana on 28 January 2023 in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Palatine Chapel of the Palace of the Brigades. The sacrament was celebrated by His Most Reverend Excellency. Mgr. Arjan Dodaj, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, in the name of H.H. Pope Francis.
05/12/2022
THE LIEUTENANT OF THE GRAND MASTER MEETS ALBANIAN PRESIDENT BAJRAM BEGAJ
On December 2nd, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 110th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Albania, the Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, had a meeting in Rome with the Albanian President, Bajram Begaj. The President thanked the Order of Malta for the many health and social assistance activities carried out in the Balkan country by the ‘Malteser Albania’ volunteer corps with the support of the Order’s Embassy.
03/12/2022
THE ORDER OF MALTA MOURNS THE PASSING OF FRA’ JOHN EDWARD CRITIEN
With great sadness, the Grand Magistry announces the passing of Fra’ John Edward Critien. Grand Prior of Rome and former member of the Sovereign Council of the Order of Malta, he died today in the Magistral Palace at the age of 73.
28/11/2022
Reception on the occasion of the 110th Anniversary of Albania’s Independence
The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Albania, H.E. Stefano Palumbo joined the state reception hosted by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Bajram Begaj on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the declaration of Independence of Albania.
28/11/2022
Ambassador conferres high honour on Former Director of Caritas Albania Father Antonio Leuci
In the desire to express the most sincere gratitude for providing spiritual assistance to the activities and works of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Albania, His Most Eminent Highness The Prince and Grand Master His Excellency the late Lieutenant of Grand Master Fra’ Marco Luzzago and the Sovereign Council decided on the 6th of April to confer the Cross pro piis meritis pro Merito Melitensi to the former Director of Caritas Albania, Rev. Father Antonio Leuci.
26/06/2022
Investiture as Conventual Chaplain Ad Honorem of the Order of Malta of His Excellency Monsignor Arjan Dodaj
On the occasion of the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of the Sovereign Order of Malta, a Pontifical Mass was celebrated in Tirana Cathedral on Sunday, 26 June, during which His Most Reverend Excellency, Msgr. Arjan Dodaj, Archbishop of Tirana-Durres, received the investiture of Conventual Chaplain ad honorem of the Sovereign Order of Malta.
13/06/2022
FRA’ JOHN T. DUNLAP IS THE NEW LIEUTENANT OF THE GRAND MASTER
Fra' John T. Dunlap, member of the Sovereign Council, was appointed this morning by Pope Francis Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta.