The
National Institutions of the Order of Malta
The National Institutions of the Sovereign Military
Order of Malta are primarily composed of Grand Priories and
Subpriories. They replaced the ancient Langues as the means
of administering the activities of the Order, and collectively
play a central role in the Order’s global operations.
Historically, these institutions were established to oversee
and coordinate the Order’s activities in the regions
they served, with Grand Priories often tracing their origins
to the medieval period when the Order expanded its presence
across Europe. Today, there are twelve Grand Priories and
Subpriories, and 48 national associations globally, with their
roles encompassing spiritual, charitable, and administrative
functions within their respective jurisdictions. The Grand
Priories, often tied to historical centres of the Order's
influence, such as Rome, Venice, and Bohemia, maintain a legacy
of centuries of service, while Subpriories were formed later
to address emerging needs or to support smaller regional memberships.
These institutions remain integral to the Order's modern activities,
fostering unity among members and overseeing humanitarian
efforts, such as medical missions, disaster relief, and care
for the vulnerable. In their current form, they continue to
embody the Order's enduring commitment to its historical charisms,
while adapting to contemporary challenges, ensuring their
relevance and impact in a rapidly changing world.
|
|
| National
Institutions: Grand Priories |
Name |
Tenure |
|
|
Grand Priories |
Grand
Priory of Austria
|
►Separation
from Grand Priory of Bohemia 1938
|
| Grand
Priors
|
Wilhelm, P of Liechtenstein
|
1990–2006†
|
Liechtenstein
(179) |
Procurator:
Norbert, C Salburg-Falkenstein
|
2006–22;
*1940
|
•••• |
Gottfried,
Rr von Kühnelt-Leddihn
|
2022–;
*1948
|
•••• |
Grand
Priory of Bohemia
Included Austria until 1938
|
►Established
1182
|
| Preceptors,
Masters
|
Bernard
|
1182–86/89?
|
•••• |
Martin
|
1186/89–94
|
•••• |
Meinhard
|
1194–1234
|
•••• |
Hugh
|
1234–38
|
•••• |
Mladota
|
1238–45
|
•••• |
Petr
ze Straznice
|
1245–52/58
|
•••• |
Klement
|
1252–55
|
•••• |
Heinrich zu Fürstenberg
|
1255–72
|
•••• |
Heinrich von Boxberg
|
1273–78
|
•••• |
Hermann
von Braunshorn
|
1278–83
|
•••• |
Hermann
zu Hohenlohe (1)
|
1284–87
res
|
•••• |
Berengar
von Lauffen
|
1287–89
|
•••• |
Gottfried zu Klingenfelsu
|
1290–92
res
|
•••• |
Hermann
zu Hohenlohe
(2)
|
1293–98
|
•••• |
Heinrich
von Kindhausen
|
1298–1301
|
•••• |
►Part
of the Langue of Germany 1300s
|
Helfrich
von Rudigheim
|
1301–13
|
•••• |
Berthold,
C of Henneberg zu Schleusingen
|
1313–25/30
|
•••• |
| General
Priors
|
Michael
z Tynce
|
1325–37
|
•••• |
Hawel
von Lowenberg
|
1337–66
|
•••• |
Siemowit,
D of Teschen
|
1373–90
|
Piast
(220) |
Markolt
z Vrutice
|
1391–97†
|
•••• |
Hermann
von Wartenberg
|
1397–1401
|
•••• |
Jindrich
z Hradc
|
1401–21
|
•••• |
Rupert
II of Luben, D of Luben
|
1422–32
|
Piast
(220) |
Vaclav z Michalovic
|
1432–51
|
•••• |
Jost
von Rosenberg
|
1451–67
|
•••• |
Jan
von Schwanberg
|
1467–1510
|
•••• |
Jan
von Rosenberg
|
1510–32
|
•••• |
Stadtholder:
Sigismund Kältsch von Rimberg
|
1532–34
|
•••• |
Jan
von Wartenberg
|
1534–42
|
•••• |
Zbynek
Berka z Duba
|
1543–55
|
•••• |
Vaclav
Zajic z Hasenburg
|
1555–78
|
•••• |
Christoph
von Wartenberg
|
1578–90
|
•••• |
Matthaus
von Lobkowicz
|
1591–1619
|
•••• |
Heinrich
von Logau, L of Logau
|
1620–25
|
•••• |
Rudolf
Balthasar von Paar, L of Paar
|
1626
|
•••• |
| Grand
Priors |
Vilem
Zdenek Wratislav z Mitrowicz
|
1626–37
|
•••• |
Rudolf von Colloredo, C Colloredo-Wallsee
|
1637–57
|
•••• |
Wilhelm
Leopold von Tattenbach, C of Rheinstein
|
1658–61
|
•••• |
Adam
Vilem Wratislav z Mitrowicz, C Wratislav z Mitrowicz
|
1661–66
|
•••• |
Frantisek
Sebestian Wratislav z Mitrowicz, C Wratislav z Mitrowicz
|
1667–75
|
•••• |
Ferdinand
Ludvík Liebsteinsky, C Liebsteinsky z Kolowrat
|
1676–1701
|
•••• |
Franz
Sigismund von Thun, C von Thun und Hohenstein
|
1701–02
|
•••• |
Wolfgang
Sebastian von Potting, C von Potting und Persing
|
1702–09
|
•••• |
Jan
Vaclav Wratislav z Mitrowicz, C Wratislav z Mitrowicz
|
1711–12
|
•••• |
Ferdinand Dubsky, L Dubsky z Trebomyslic
|
1714–21
|
•••• |
Karl
Leopold von Herberstein, C von Herberstein
|
1721–26
|
•••• |
Gundakar von Dietrichstein,
C von Dietrichstein
|
1726–37
|
•••• |
Franz
Anton von Konigsegg, C von Konigsegg-Rothenfels
|
1738–44
|
•••• |
Vaclav Cejka, C Cejka z Olbramovic
|
1744–54
|
•••• |
Emanuel
Krakowsky, C Krakowsky z Kolowrat
|
1754–69
|
•••• |
Michael
von Althann, C von Althann auf Goldburg
|
1769/71–89
|
•••• |
Josef Maria von Colloredo, C von Colloredo-Wallsee
|
1789/91–1818
|
•••• |
►End
of Langue of Germany 1798
|
Vincenc
Maria Liebsteinsky, C Liebsteinsky z Kolowrat
|
1819–24
|
•••• |
Karel
Vincent von Neipperg, C von Neipperg
|
1826–35
|
•••• |
Karel Josef Morzin, C Morzin
|
1835–46
|
•••• |
Franz von Khevenhuller-Metsch, C von Khevenhuller-Metsch
|
1847–67
|
•••• |
Frantisek Xaver Krakowsky, C Krakowsky z Kolowrat
|
1867–74
|
•••• |
Othenio
von Lichnowsky-Werdenberg, Count Lichnowsky-Werdenberga
|
1874–81
|
•••• |
| Prince-Grand
Priors
|
Othenio
von Lichnowsky-Werdenberg, Count Lichnowsky-Werdenberga
|
1881–87
|
•••• |
Quidobald
von Thun, C von Thun und Hohenstein
|
1887–1904
|
•••• |
Heinrich von Liechtenstein, P von Liechtenstein
|
1904–14
|
•••• |
Jan
Rudolf von Hardegg, C von Hardegg auf Glatz
|
1914–27
|
•••• |
Karl
von Ludwigstorff, L of Goldlamb
(GP of Priory of Austria until 1955)
|
1927–38
|
•••• |
►Austria
separation 1938
|
Card
Karel Kaspar, AB of Prague
|
1938–41
|
•••• |
Regent: Karl von Schwarzenberg, P von Schwarzenberg
|
1941–81
|
•••• |
Karl
Eduard Paar, C Paar
|
1981–88
|
•••• |
Cyril
Toumanoff, P Toumanoff
|
1988–96
|
•••• |
Deputy
Grand Prior: Jaromír Hruby z Gelenj, L Hruby z Gelenj
|
1990–91
|
•••• |
Deputy
Grand Prior: Franz von Lobkowicz, P von Lobkowicz
|
1991–94
res
|
•••• |
Deputy
Grand Prior: Karl Eduard Paar, C Paar
|
1995–96
|
•••• |
Jindrich
Schlik, C Schlik z Bassanaa Weisskirchen
|
1996–2002
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Friedrich Strachwitz, C Strachwitz
|
1996–2004
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Johannes von Lobkowicz, P von Lobkowicz
|
2013–
|
•••• |
Grand
Priory of England
|
►Established
1144
|
| Masters |
Walter
N
|
1142–62
|
•••• |
Richard
de Turk
|
1165–70
|
•••• |
Ralph
de Dive,
or Dynham
|
1178–81
|
•••• |
►Independent
c. 1185
|
| Grand
Priors
|
Garnier
de Nablus, 10th Grand Master
|
c1184–90
|
•••• |
Alan
de St Cross
|
1190–95
|
•••• |
Gilbert
de Vere
|
1195
|
•••• |
Robert
Fitz Richard
|
1197
|
•••• |
William
de Villiers
|
c1199–1202
|
•••• |
Robert
l'Anglais,
the Treasurer
|
c1204–c14
|
•••• |
Henry
of Arundel
|
1215–16
|
•••• |
Hugh
d'Aunay,
Dawnay
or D'Alneto
|
1216–21
|
•••• |
Robert
de Dive,
or Dynham
|
1223–34
|
•••• |
Theodoric
de Nussa
or Nyssa
|
1235–47
|
•••• |
Robert
de Mauneby (1)
|
1247–50
|
•••• |
Simon
Bocard
|
?
|
•••• |
Elias
de Smetheton
or Singleton
|
1253–56
|
•••• |
Stephen
Fulburn
|
?
|
•••• |
Robert
de Mauneby (2)
|
1257–62
|
•••• |
Robert
de Vere
|
1265–72
|
•••• |
Joseph
de Chauncey
|
1273–80
|
•••• |
William
de Henley
|
1281–90
|
•••• |
Peter
de Hakeham
or Hockham
|
1290–97
|
•••• |
| William
de Tothale
or Tottenham or Cochal
|
1297–1315;
†1318
|
•••• |
| Richard
Paveley
|
1315–21
|
•••• |
| Robert
de Dynham or Dinant
|
?
|
•••• |
| Thomas
Archer
|
1321–29
rem
|
•••• |
| Leonard
de Tibertis,
Prior of Venice
|
1329–30
|
•••• |
| Philip
Tame
|
1330–58
|
•••• |
| Sir
John Paveley,
Turcopolier
|
1358–71†
|
•••• |
| Robert
de Hales
|
1371–81†
|
•••• |
| John
de Redington
|
1381–99†
|
•••• |
| Walter
de Grendon
|
1400–16†
|
•••• |
William
Hulles
|
1417–33†
|
•••• |
Robert
Mallory
|
1433–40†
|
•••• |
Robert
Botyll
|
1440–68†
|
•••• |
Richard
Wydeville (nominal)
|
1468
|
Wydeville
(315) |
John
Langstrother
|
1469–71†
|
•••• |
William
Tornay
|
1471–75;
†1476
|
•••• |
Robert
Multon
|
1475–76
res
|
•••• |
John
Weston
|
1476–89†
|
Weston
(1139) |
John
Kendal
|
1489–1501†
|
•••• |
Thomas
Docwra
|
1501–27†
|
•••• |
Sir
William Weston
|
1527–40†
|
•••• |
►Dissolved
1540 by Henry VIII of England
|
►Restored
1557 by Mary I of England
|
Sir
Thomas Tresham
|
1557–59 dep
|
•••• |
►Dissolved
1559 by Elizabeth I of England
|
Sir
Richard Shelley (nominal
– did
not accept the position)
|
1561; †1587
|
Shelley
(2466) |
| Titular
Grand Priors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sir
Oliver Starkey
(in doubt)
|
1578–88†
|
Starkey
(3960) |
| Francois
de Astorg de Segreville
|
1591–93
res; †1612
|
•••• |
| Andrew
Wyse |
1593–1631†
|
Wyse
(3425a) |
| Coadjutor:
Cesare Ferretti
|
1612
|
•••• |
| Giovanni
Battista Nari
|
1631–39
|
•••• |
| Alessandro
Zambeccari
|
1639–48
|
•••• |
| Geronimo
Alliata
|
1649–54
|
Alliata
(2060) |
| Stefano
Maria Lomellino
|
1654–85
|
•••• |
| Henry
FitzJames, D of Albermarle
|
1689–1701
res; †1702
|
FitzJames
(4059) |
| Giulio
Bovio
|
1701–06
|
•••• |
| Francesco
Maria Ferretti
|
1706–26
res
|
•••• |
| Nicholas
Gerardin
|
1726–33
|
•••• |
| Peter
FitzJames, 4th D of Berwick
|
1733–34;
†1791
|
FitzJames
(4059) |
| L
Anthony Bonaventure Fitz-James
|
1734–55
|
FitzJames
(4059) |
| Giovanni
Battista Altieri
|
1755–82
|
•••• |
| Girolamo
Laparelli
|
1806–15†
|
•••• |
|
Grand Priors – not recognised by the Grand Master
|
►Attempted
revival of the English Langue 1827
|
Sir
Robert Peat, Bart
|
1834–37†
|
•••• |
Sir
Henry Dymocke, Bart
|
1838–47
|
•••• |
Sir
Charles Montolieu, Bart
|
1847–60
|
•••• |
Sir
Alexander Arbuthnot
|
1860–61
|
Arbuthnot
(3985) |
William
Montagu, 7th D of Manchester
|
1861–88
|
Montagu
(374) |
| Grand
Priors
|
►Restored
1993
|
| Matthew
Festing
|
1993–2008;
†2021
|
•••• |
| Fredrik
Crichton-Stuart
|
2008–11†
|
•••• |
Ian
Scott
|
2011–19
ret
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Max Rumney
|
2019–22
|
•••• |
Max
Rumney
|
2022–
|
•••• |
Grand
Priory of Lombardy and Venice
|
Grand
Priors
|
►Established
1839
|
Giovanni
Antonio Cappellari della Colomba
|
1839–70
|
•••• |
Pietro
Alvise Mocenigo
|
1870–76
|
•••• |
Cesare
Antonio Altan
|
1876–84
|
•••• |
Guido
Sommi Picenardi
|
1884–1915
|
•••• |
Antonino
Casati
|
1915–23
|
•••• |
Lorenzo
Cusani Visconti Botta Adorno
|
1923–25
|
•••• |
Carlo
Torrigiani
|
1925–31
|
•••• |
Luigi
del Drago
|
1931–37
|
•••• |
Alessandro
da Porto
|
1937–58
|
•••• |
Nicola
Galleani d'Agliano
|
1958–69
|
•••• |
Luigi
Rolandi Ricci del Carretto
|
1969–77
|
•••• |
Luigi
Boschi
|
1977–80
|
•••• |
Marco
Celio Passi
|
1980–84
|
•••• |
Gherardo
Hercolani Fava Simonetti
|
1984–94
|
•••• |
Giacomo
Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
|
1994–99
|
•••• |
Roggero Caccia Dominioni
|
1999–2013
|
•••• |
Silvio
Goffredo Martelli
|
2013–16;
†2022
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Clemente Riva di Sanseverino
|
2016–
|
•••• |
Receivers
|
Flaminio
Ghisalberti
|
1800s
|
•••• |
Commanders
|
Ludovico
Bergonzi
|
1842
|
•••• |
Filippo
Linati
|
1861
|
•••• |
Guido
Sommi Picenardi, GP of Lombardy-Venice
|
1873
|
•••• |
Paolo
Garavaglia de Soresina
|
1877
|
•••• |
Ludovico
Lalatta
|
1884
|
•••• |
Grand
Priory of Naples and Sicily
|
| Grand
Priors |
►Established
1839
|
Francesco
Porco/Porcio
|
1840–41
|
•••• |
Carlo
Marullo
|
1841–42
|
•••• |
Giovan
Battista Borgia
|
1842–58
|
•••• |
Lieutenant:
Luigi Capece Minutolo
|
1858–60
|
•••• |
Luigi
Capece Minutolo (1)
|
1860–61
|
•••• |
Lieutenant:
Carlo Pacca
|
1861–62
|
•••• |
Lieutenant:
Alfonso Codignac
|
1862–65
|
•••• |
Luigi
Capece Minutolo (2)
|
1865–96
|
•••• |
Lieutenant:
Luigi Patrizi
|
1896–1907
|
•••• |
Regent:
Luigi Patrizi
|
1907–13
|
•••• |
Michele
Gattini
|
1913–30
|
•••• |
Francesco
d’Ayala Valva
|
1930–32
|
•••• |
Edoardo
Salazar
|
1932–42
|
•••• |
Carlo
Maresca di Camerano
|
1942–59
|
•••• |
Marzio
Pignatelli Aragona Cortez
|
1959–76
|
•••• |
Giuseppe
Maresca di Camerano
|
1976–94
|
•••• |
Renato
Paterno di Montecupo
|
1994–98
|
•••• |
Antonio
Nesci
|
1998–2009
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Luigi Naselli di Gela
|
2009–13
|
•••• |
Luigi
Naselli di Gela
|
2013–
|
•••• |
Grand
Priory of Rome
|
| Priors
|
►Established
1214
|
Cierventura
|
1215
|
•••• |
Bongiovanni
or Giambono
|
1235–36
|
•••• |
Tommaso
|
1236
|
•••• |
Bucerio
Buceri
|
1261
|
•••• |
Bonaventura
|
1282
|
•••• |
Engheramo
di Gragnana
|
1282–85
|
•••• |
Martino
di Santo Stefano
|
1285
|
•••• |
►Part
of the Langue of Italy 1300s
|
Pietro
Pattarini da Imola
|
1311–28†
|
•••• |
Filippo
di Gragnana
|
1317–25
|
•••• |
Foulques
de Villaret, 25th GM of the Order
|
1325–26
|
•••• |
Giovanni
da Rivara
|
1330–45
|
•••• |
Bartolomeo
Benini/del Benino
|
1351–65
|
•••• |
Gherardo
di Ruffino Ruffini
|
1374–76
|
•••• |
Guglielmo
Maramauro
|
1379–81
|
•••• |
Piero
Pignate/Pegnace
|
1381–84
rem
|
•••• |
Angelo
di Cecchini de Beccutis
|
1389–95
|
•••• |
Bartolomeo
Carafa della Spina
|
1395–1405
|
•••• |
Angelo
de Betutis
|
1406
rem
|
•••• |
Luigi
Vagnone
|
1406–09
|
•••• |
Antonio de Aversa
|
1410–16
|
•••• |
Stefano
de Sycano
|
1416–17
|
•••• |
Andrea
Cini di Montesperello
|
1417?
|
•••• |
Stefano
di Goffredo da Ceccano
|
1417?–21?
|
•••• |
Bonifacio
di Caramanico
|
1421?–25?
|
•••• |
Leonardo?
|
1426?
|
•••• |
Lorenzo
di Orlando de Orlandi
|
1426–31
rem
|
•••• |
Fantino
Querini
|
1432–33
|
•••• |
Lorenzo
Orlandi
|
1434?
|
•••• |
Roberto
di Diana
|
1435–38
|
•••• |
Giovanni
Battista Orsini
|
1442?–1446?
|
•••• |
Troilo
di Montemelino
|
1466?–80†
|
•••• |
Card
Marco Barbo
|
1466–71
|
•••• |
Cencio
Orsini
|
1471–94
|
•••• |
Carlo
Gesualdo
|
1495–1506
|
•••• |
Card
Sisto Gara della Rovere
|
1506–17 |
•••• |
Giovanni
Antonio della Rovere
|
1517–18
|
•••• |
Piero
Salviati
|
1519–22
|
•••• |
Card
Bernardo Salviati
|
1522–63?
|
•••• |
Card
Michele Antonio Bonelli
|
1563–77
|
•••• |
Card
Pietro Aldobrandini
|
1577–98
|
•••• |
Card
Silvestro Aldobrandini
|
1598–1612
|
•••• |
Aldobrandino
Aldobrandini
|
1612–34
|
•••• |
Card
Antonio Barberini
|
1635–39
|
•••• |
Card
Sigismondo Chigi
|
1658–78
|
•••• |
Card
Benedetto Pamphili
|
1678–1730
|
•••• |
Giovanni
Battista Santini
|
1730–31
|
•••• |
Card
Camillo Cybo
|
1731
|
•••• |
Card
Bartolomeo Ruspoli
|
1731–41
|
•••• |
Card
Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra
|
1743–63
|
•••• |
Card
Giovanni Battista Rezzonico
|
1763–83
|
•••• |
Card
Romualdo Braschi Onesti
|
1784–1817
|
•••• |
►End
of Langue of Italy 1798
|
►Expropriated
1808
|
►Restored
1816
|
| Grand
Priors |
Card
Fabrizio Ruffo
|
1817–27
|
•••• |
Card
Giorgio Doria Pamphili
|
1828–37
|
•••• |
Card
Carlo Odescalchi
|
1837–38
|
•••• |
Card
Luigi Lambruschini
|
1839–54
|
•••• |
Card
Adriano Fieschi
|
1854–58
|
•••• |
Card
Gabriele Ferretti
|
1858–60
|
•••• |
Card
Costantino Patrizi Naro Montoro
|
1860–76
|
•••• |
Card
Flavio Chigi
|
1876–85
|
•••• |
Card
Francesco Ricci Paracciani
|
1885–94
|
•••• |
Card
Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
|
1894–96
|
•••• |
Card
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
|
1896–1913
|
•••• |
Card
Gaetano Bisleti
|
19137
|
•••• |
Card
Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
|
1937–38
|
•••• |
Card
Nicola Canali
|
1938–61
|
•••• |
Raimondo
del Balzo di Presenzano
|
1961–68
|
•••• |
Uguccione
Scroffa
|
1968–75
|
•••• |
Angelo
Mazzaccara di Celenza
|
1976–94
|
•••• |
Franz
von Lobstein
|
1994–2006
|
•••• |
Filippo
Maria Ferretti di Castelferretto
|
2006–08
|
•••• |
Giacomo
Dalla Torre
|
2008–17;
†2020
|
•••• |
Procurator:
Amedeo de Franchis
|
2017–;
*1939
|
•••• |
John
Critien
|
2022–;
1949
|
•••• |
|
|
Subpriories |
Name |
Tenure |
|
Australia:
Sub-priory of The Immaculate Conception (Melbourne)
|
►Established
2006
|
| Regents
|
Sir
James Gobbo
|
2008–
|
•••• |
David
Kissane
|
|
•••• |
Germany:
Sub-priory of St Michael (Cologne)
|
►Established
1961
|
| Regents
|
|
Johannes,
L Heereman von Zuydtwyck
|
|
•••• |
Ireland:
Sub-priory of St Oliver Plunkett
|
►Established
1972
|
| Regents
|
|
John
Kevin Cunnane
|
|
•••• |
Spain:
Sub-priory of St George and St James (Madrid)
|
►Established
1990
|
| Regents
|
|
Fernando
Gomez de Olea
|
|
•••• |
United
Kingdom: Sub-priory of the Blessed Adrian Fortescue
|
►Established
1972
|
| Regents
|
L
Robert Crichton-Stuart
|
1972–
|
•••• |
Andrew
Bertie, GM of the Order
|
|
•••• |
Viscount
Furness
|
|
•••• |
Earl
of Gainsborough
|
|
•••• |
Matthew
Festing, GM of the Order
|
†2021
|
•••• |
►Merged
with the Grand Priory of England 1994 |
United
States of America: Sub-priory of Our Lady of Lourdes (New
York)
|
| Regents
|
|
John
T Dunlap, Lt of the Grand Master
|
2006–; *1957
|
•••• |
United
States of America: Sub-priory of Our Lady of Philermo (San
Francisco)
|
| Regents
|
|
Richard
Dunn
|
|
•••• |
|
|
