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Pope Francis addresses the Sovereign Order of Malta at the conclusion of their General Chapter and encourages them to go forth in their mission after . ....
Fra John T. Dunlap, Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta. / Twitter @orderofmalta.Rome Newsroom, Jun 14, 2022 / 09:45 am (CNA).Pope Francis appointed a new head of the Order of Malta on Monday even before the funeral of its previous leader Fra Marco Luzzago, who died suddenly on June 7.The Canadian-born lawyer Fra John T. Dunlap will serve as the Lieutenant of the Grand Master, a role that Luzzago held for two years. Dunlap was sworn in on June 14, the day of Luzzago s funeral.The Lieutenant of the Grand Master is normally elected for a one-year term. But in 2021, Pope Francis extended Luzzago s tenure indefinitely until the election of a new Grand Master of the order, a position traditionally held for life.Now, by direct order of Pope Francis, Dunlap is the new Lieutenant of the Grand Master and will collaborate closely with the pope s special delegate, Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi. Tomasi was received by Pope Francis in June 2021 with Father Gianfranco Ghi. ....
One year from the appointment of Cardinal Silvano Tomasi as his Special Delegate to the Sovereign Order of Malta, Pope Francis has granted him new . ....