The
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
of
the
Equestrian
Order
of
the
Holy
Sepulchre
of
Jerusalem
came
into
being
in
1986
when
it
was
decreed
by
the
Grand
Magisterium
in
Rome
that
the
Southern
Lieutenancy
was
to
be
divided
into
two
separate
lieutenancies.
At
the
final
banquet
of
the
Southern
Lieutenancy
held
in
Corpus
Christi,
Texas,
Sir
F.
Russell
Kendall,
Knight
of
the
Collar,
Vice
Governor
General
of
the
Order,
announced
that
the
new
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
was
to
be
made
up
of
the
States
of
Louisiana,
Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Mississippi,
North
and
South
Carolina,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
West
Virginia,
the
Archdiocese
of
Washington,
D.C.,
and
the
Diocese
of
the
Virgin
Islands,
which
is
a
suffragan
to
Washington.
Sir
Clayton
J.
Charbonnet,
KGCHS,
of
New
Orleans,
who
had
been
Lieutenant
of
the
Southern
Lieutenancy,
was
named
Lieutenant
of
the
new
Southeastern
Lieutenancy.
The
Most
Rev.
Stanley
J.
Ott,
Bishop
of
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
who
had
been
Grand
Prior
of
the
Southern
Lieutenancy,
was
appointed
to
fill
the
same
post
for
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy.
The
new
lieutenancy
started
its
existence
with
a
total
of
694
Confreres
and
Consoeurs
domiciled
in
10
states,
plus
the
Archdiocese
of
Washington,
D.C.
Sir
F.
Russell
Kendall
pointed
out
that
the
Lieutenancy
occupied
a
unique
place
in
the
Order,
when
he
said:
"With
ten
states
and
part
of
an
eleventh
state,
together
with
our
nation's
capital,
you
have
a
vast
territory,
most
of
which
has
been
traditionally
known
throughout
the
world
as
'The
Deep
South'.
This
area
offers
great
potential
and
a
serious
challenge
to
each
of
you."
The
area
of
the
new
lieutenancy
includes
sections
of
the
nation
in
which
the
Protestant
tradition
is
strong,
and
where
Catholics
are
few.
Catholics
are
most
numerous
in
Louisiana
and
Florida,
each
of
which
contains
seven
Dioceses.
Each
of
the
other
states,
except
South
Carolina
have
only
two
Dioceses,
while
South
Carolina
has
only
one.
The
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
held
its
first
meeting
and
investiture
on
September
26-27,
1987
in
Pensacola,
Florida.
There
were
almost
600
Knights
and
Ladies
attending,
including
110
investees.
Among
the
dignitaries
present
were
the
Most
Reverend
Archbishop
Pio
Laghi,
the
Apostolic
Pro-Nuncio
in
the
United
States
and
himself
a
Knight
of
the
Lieutenancy,
the
Vice
Governor
General,
Sir
F.
Russell
Kendall
of
Houston,
Texas,
and
18
bishops.
Three
of
the
Bishops
were
invested
into
the
Order:
the
Most
Rev.
John
C.
Favalora,
Bishop
of
Alexandria,
Louisiana,
the
Most
Rev.
Sean
O'Malley,
OFMC,
former
Bishop
of
St.
Thomas
in
the
Virgin
Islands,
and
the
Most
Rev.
Harry
Flynn,
at
that
time
Bishop
Coadjutor
of
Lafayette,
Louisiana.
The
weekend
program
began
with
a
Memorial
Mass
dedicated
to
the
five
Knights
and
Ladies
who
died
during
the
previous
year,
including
the
Most
Rev.
Joseph
G.
Vath,
Bishop
of
Birmingham,
Alabama.
The
Most
Reverend
James
Cardinal
Hickey,
Archbishop
of
Washington,
D.C.,
was
the
homilist
at
the
Memorial
Mass.
He
pointed
out
that
Knights
and
Ladies
should
be
proud
of
the
Order's
ancient
past,
but
that
a
new
Crusade
was
needed
in
the
present
to
insure
that
all
who
live
in
the
Holy
Land
do
so
with
peace
and
dignity.
Archbishop
Laghi
was
the
speaker
at
the
first
annual
banquet
of
the
Lieutenancy,
and
called
upon
all
Knights
and
Ladies
to
redouble
their
efforts
in
support
of
Catholicism
in
the
Near
East
and
asked
them
to
work
for
peace
in
the
region.
Sir
Bernard
J.
Ficarra,
KGCHS,
was
awarded
the
Silver
Palm
of
Jerusalem.
At
the
end
of
the
program,
Lieutenant
Charbonnet
announced
that
the
total
Confreres
and
Consoeurs
in
the
Lieutenancy,
including
the
1987
investees,
were
at
363
Lay
Knights,
364
Ladies
and
77
Clergy
Knights,
for
a
total
of
804.
At
the
end
of
1989,
the
Lieutenancy
had
a
total
of
837
lay
people
and
212
clergy,
of
which
30
were
bishops.
At
the
end
of
the
1990
Annual
Meeting
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy,
held
in
Washington,
D.C.,
Sir
Clayton
Charbonnet
announced
his
retirement.
The
Cardinal
Grand
Master,
His
Eminence
Joseph
Cardinal
Caprio,
announced
the
appointment
of
Sir
George
H.
Toye,
KGCHS,
as
the
new
Lieutenant.
Investees
at
the
Investiture
numbered
97
lay
persons
and
28
clergy
including
7
bishops.
Total
Confreres
and
Consoeurs
numbered
1,090
of
which
933
were
lay
persons
and
157
were
clergy
including
39
bishops.
This
surge
in
numbers
was
a
great
tribute
to
the
leadership
of
Sir
Clayton
Charbonnet.
The
first
meeting
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
under
Lieutenant
George
H.
Toye
was
held
in
Louisiana
on
October
26
and
27
of
1991.
The
Host
Bishop
was
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Harry
Flynn,
KC*HS,
Bishop
of
Lafayette.
The
general
chairpersons
were
Sir
J.
Dan
Bouligny,
Section
Representative
for
the
Diocese
of
Lafayette
and
his
wife,
Lady
Jacqueline
Bouligny.
The
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
invest
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Edward
A.
McCarthy,
Archbishop
of
Miami,
Florida
along
with
fourteen
priests,
one
deacon
and
one
hundred
and
fifteen
Knights
and
Ladies.
H.E.
Clayton
Charbonnet
was
named
Lieutenant
of
Honor
by
the
Grand
Master,
His
Eminence
Joseph
Cardinal
Caprio.
Upon
the
request
of
the
Lieutenant,
H.E.
George
H.
Toye,
the
Grand
Master
conferred
the
Gold
Palm
of
Jerusalem
upon
the
Grand
Prior
of
the
Lieutenancy,
Most
Reverend
Stanley
J.
Ott,
KC*HS,
and
upon
H.E.
Clayton
Charbonnet,
KGCHS,
in
recognition
for
outstanding
service
to
the
Order
and
to
the
Church
in
the
Holy
Land.
The
Lieutenant
read
the
letter
of
appointment
while
outlining
the
services
and
accomplishments
of
the
honorees.
Celebrating
the
first
meeting
of
the
Lieutenancy
under
Lieutenant
Toye
was
the
late
Most
Reverend
Peter
Canisius
van
Lierde
of
Rome,
Vicar
General
Emeritus
to
Pope
John
Paul
II,
and
18
other
archbishops
and
bishops.
The
strength
of
the
Lieutenancy
stood
at
1201
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
principle
speaker
at
the
Sunday
evening
banquet
was
the
Most
Reverend
Stanley
J.
Ott,
KC*HS,
Grand
Prior.
In
November
of
1991,
the
Most
Reverend
Michel
Sabbah,
Latin
Patriarch
of
Jerusalem,
visited
New
Orleans
and
was
received
at
a
Mass,
reception,
and
dinner
by
the
Knights
and
Ladies
of
the
New
Orleans
Diocese.
The
plea
of
the
Patriarch
was
for
Justice
and
Peace
in
the
Middle
East.
The
second
meeting
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
was
held
in
Naples
(Diocese
of
Venice),
Florida
on
September
12
and
13,
1992
and
had
as
the
Host
Bishop,
H.E.
Most
Reverend
John
Nevins,
KC*HS.
Sir
WIlliam
E.
Ball
and
Lady
Alma
Ball
were
General
Chairpersons
of
the
weekend.
The
annual
souvenir
booklet
received
by
all
of
the
Knights
and
Ladies
featured
a
brilliant
picture
of
a
painting
of
Sir
Godfrey
de
Bouillon,
Advocatus
Sancti
Sepulchre,
painted
by
Jeronimo
de
Espinosa
(1600-1680)
of
the
Spanish
School
and
containing
a
writing
relative
to
Sir
Godfrey.
The
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
invest
Most
Reverend
Raymond
Lessard,
Bishop
of
the
Diocese
of
Savannah,
Georgia,
and
Most
Reverend
James
Lyke,
Archbishop
of
Atlanta,
17
priests
and
75
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
Sunday
evening
banquet
had
as
the
principle
speaker,
the
Most
Reverend
Oscar
Lipscomb,
Archbishop
of
Mobile.
It
was
announced
that
weekend
the
Lieutenancy
would
sponsor
a
pilgrimage
to
Jerusalem
led
by
the
Lieutenant,
H.E.
George
Toye
and
under
the
guide
of
Reverend
Godfrey
Kloetzle
of
the
Terra
Sancta
College
of
Jerusalem.
The
pilgrims
would
also
spend
four
days
in
Rome
and
would
attend
the
audience
of
Pope
John
Paul
II.
Also
announced
was
the
strength
of
the
Lieutenancy
which
then
stood
at
1292
Knights
and
ladies.
On
April
27,
1992
H.E.
George
H.
Toye,
Lieutenant
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy,
made
a
request
of
the
Grand
Magisterium
of
the
Order
through
a
letter
to
H.E.
Count
ludovico
Carducci
Artenisio,
that
the
Grand
Cross
of
Merit
with
Gold
Star
be
presented
to
The
Honorable
James
A.
Baker,
III,
Secretary
of
State
of
the
United
States
of
America
in
recognition
of
the
vast
efforts
he
made
for
the
cause
of
peace
throughout
the
world,
and
more
particular,
in
the
area
of
the
Middle
East
that
is
known
as
the
"Holy
Land"
and
the
Apostolate
of
the
Equestrian
Order
of
the
Holy
Sepulchre
of
Jerusalem.
The
request
was
granted
and
the
presentation
was
made
on
September
23
by
the
Cardinal
Grand
Master
of
the
Order,
His
Eminence
Guiseppe
Cardinal
Caprio
at
a
reception
at
the
Vatican
Embassy
in
Washington,
D.C.
Present
at
the
reception
were
His
Eminence
Guiseppe
Cardinal
Caprio,
Most
Reverend
Agostino
Cacciavillan,
KC*HS,
Apostolic
Pro-Nuncio;
H.E.
Count
Ludovico
Carducci
Artenisio,
the
Governor
General
of
the
Order,
and
Countess
Rheine
Artenisio;
H.E.
F.
Russell
Kendall,
Vice
Governor
General
of
the
Order
and
Lady
Anne
Kendall;
H.E.
Norman
MacNeil,
Lieutenant
of
the
Northeastern
Lieutenancy
and
Lady
Phyllis
MacNeil;
H.E.
Andrew
J.
Layden,
Lieutenant
of
the
Southwestern
Lieutenancy
and
Lady
Alberta
Layden;
H.E.
Matthew
Lamb,
Lieutenant
of
the
North
Central
Lieutenancy
and
Lady
Rose
Lamb;
H.E.
George
H.
Toye,
Lieutenant
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
and
lady
Leontine
Toye;
Mrs.
Susan
Baker,
their
children
and
staff.
The
Lieutenancy
suffered
a
serious
loss
that
year
with
the
death
of
the
Grand
Prior,
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Stanley
J.
Ott,
KC*HS,
Bishop
of
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana,
on
Saturday,
November
28.
Bishop
Ott
was
appointed
Grand
Prior
of
the
Southern
Lieutenancy
in
1984
when
Bishop
John
Cassata
of
Fort
Worth
announced
his
retirement.
When
the
Southern
Lieutenancy
was
split
into
the
Southeastern
and
Southwestern
Lieutenancies
in
1986,
Bishop
Ott
remained
the
Grand
Prior
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy.
One
of
his
first
official
acts
was
to
preside
at
the
Annual
Meeting
and
Investiture
in
Lafayette,
Louisiana.
At
the
request
of
the
Lieutenant,
the
Grand
Magisterium
appointed
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Francis
Bible
Schulte,
Archbishop
of
New
Orleans,
as
the
new
Grand
Prior.
At
this
time
in
its
history,
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
have
in
its
hierarchy,
His
Eminence
James
Cardinal
Hickey,
KGCHS,
Archbishop
of
Washington;
Most
Reverend
Agostino
Cacciavillan,
KC*HS,
Apostolic
Pro-Nuncio
to
the
United
States
of
America;
along
with
7
Archbishops
and
33
Bishops.
The
third
meeting
of
the
Lieutenancy,
held
in
New
Orleans
on
September
18
and
19,
1993
was
preceded
by
a
mini-consulta
and
attended
by
H.E.
Count
Ludovico
Carducci
Artenisio,
the
Governor
General
of
the
Order
and
Knight
of
the
Collar;
H.E.
F.
Russell
Kendall,
Vice
Governor
General
and
Knight
of
the
Collar;
H.E.
Alfred
J.
Blasco,
Member
of
the
Grand
Magisterium
and
Knight
of
the
Collar;
H.E.
George
H.
Toye,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Anthony
Adducci,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Northern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Andrew
J.
Layden,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Southwestern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Martin
J.
Moran,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Eastern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Matthew
E.
Lamb,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
North
Central
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
George
Zorn,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Western
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Norman
E.
MacNeil,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
the
Northeastern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Luis
Sala,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
Puerto
Rico;
H.E.
Ricardo
Triana
Uribe,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
Bogota,
Colombia;
H.E.
William
B.
Guyol,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
Elect
of
the
Northern
Lieutenancy;
H.E.
Bernard
J.
Ficarra,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
Elect
of
the
Middle
Atlantic
Lieutenancy;
and,
H.E.
Clayton
Charbonnet,
KGCHS,
Lieutenant
of
Honor
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy.
This
third
meeting
had
as
the
Host
Bishop
the
new
Grand
Prior
of
the
Lieutenancy,
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Francis
B.
Schulte,
Archbishop
of
New
Orleans.
The
Investiture
was
held
in
the
Basilica-Cathedral
of
St.
Louis,
King
of
France.
The
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
invest
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Michael
Jarrell,
Bishop
of
Houma-Thibodaux;
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Edward
O.
Kmiec,
Bishop
of
Nashville,
Tennessee;
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Robert
W.
Muench,
Auxiliary
Bishop
of
New
Orleans;
H.E.
Most
Reverend
Dominic
Carmon,
Auxiliary
Bishop
of
New
Orleans;
20
priests
and
70
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
strength
of
the
Lieutenancy
was
then
numbered
at
1363.
The
Gold
Palm
of
Jerusalem
was
presented
to
our
Ecclesiastical
Master
of
Ceremonies,
Reverend
Monsignor
Elmo
Romogosa,
KCHS,
for
his
many
years
of
service
to
the
Order
and
devotion
to
our
Apostolate.
At
the
white-tie
banquet
that
Sunday
evening
our
guest
speakers
were
the
Governor
General,
H.E.
Count
Ludovico
Carducci
Artenisio
and
H.E.
F.
Russell
Kendall.
The
latter
announced
the
formation
of
the
Middle
Atlantic
Lieutenancy
appointing
H.E.
Bernard
J.
Ficarra
as
the
Lieutenant.
Washington
D.C.,
Virginia,
West
Virginia,
Tennessee,
and
North
Carolina
were
taken
from
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
to
form
part
of
the
Middle
Atlantic
Lieutenancy.
There
followed
a
presentation
of
the
flags
of
the
States
that
were
transferred
to
the
newly
formed
Lieutenancy
from
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy.
Remaining
in
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
are
the
states
of
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
and
South
Carolina.
On
May
17,
1994
the
Lieutenant
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy,
H.E.
George
H.
Toye,
attended
the
1994
Consulta
of
the
Order
at
its
Vatican
Headquarters
in
Rome,
Italy.
This
was
a
five-day
meeting
and
attended
by
the
Lieutenants
of
the
Order
throughout
the
world
numbering
44.
The
fourth
meeting
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
was
held
on
October
15
and
16,
1994
in
the
Archdiocese
of
Atlanta,
Georgia.
Our
Host
Bishop
was
H.E.
Most
Reverend
John
F.
Donoghue,
Archbishop
of
Atlanta.
The
Diocesan
Coordinator
was
Reverend
Monsignor
Edward
J.
Dillon,
KHS,
and
the
general
chairpersons
were
Sir
Crofton
A.
Breuer,
KCHS,
and
Lady
Hermione
K.
Breuer,
LCHS.
The
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
invest
Most
Reverend
David
E.
Foley,
Bishop
of
Birmingham;
Most
Reverend
John
J.
Snyder,
Bishop
of
St.
Augustine,
10
priests
and
74
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
strength
of
the
Lieutenancy
was
1171
at
this
time.
The
guest
speaker
for
the
weekend
was
Reverend
David
Marie
Jaeger,
OMI.
The
fifth
meeting
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy
was
held
in
the
Archdiocese
of
Miami,
Florida
on
September
16
and
17,
1995.
The
Host
Bishop
was
Most
Reverend
John
C.
Favalora,
Archbishop
of
Miami.
The
general
chairpersons
were
Sir
Jorge
J.
Bosch,
KC*HS,
and
Lady
Yvelise
Bosch,
LC*HS.
Our
guest
speaker
for
the
banquet
on
Sunday
evening
was
Reverend
Father
Peter
Vasko,
O.F.M.,
the
English
Definitor
of
the
Custody
of
the
Holy
Land.
Eleven
priests
and
86
Knights
and
Ladies
were
invested.
The
sixth
meeting
of
the
Lieutenancy
was
held
in
the
Diocese
of
St.
Petersburg
on
September
21
and
22,
1996.
The
Host
Bishop
was
Most
Reverend
Robert
N.
Lynch,
Bishop
of
St.
Petersburg.
The
general
chairpersons
were
Sir
Douglas
Conner,
KC*HS,
and
Lady
Elizabeth
Conner,
LC*HS.
Twenty-six
Knights
and
Ladies
were
awarded
the
Silver
Palm
of
Jerusalem
for
their
faithful
participation
in
the
Apostolate
of
the
Equestrian
Order
of
the
Holy
Sepulchre
of
Jerusalem
for
more
than
twenty-five
years.
The
Gold
Palm
of
Jerusalem
was
presented
to
Reverend
Father
James
Russo
for
his
efforts
to
the
Lieutenancy
as
Ecclesiastical
Master
of
Ceremonies
for
many
years.
The
Lieutenancy
was
privileged
to
invest
the
Host
Bishop,
Most
Reverend
Robert
N.
Lynch,
13
priests,
1
Deacon
and
66
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
guest
speaker
for
the
Sunday
evening
formal
banquet
was
the
Most
Reverend
Thomas
G.
Doran,
Bishop
of
Rockford,
Illinois,
and
a
member
of
the
Grand
Magisterium
of
our
Order.
Seven
hundred
members
attended
the
2001
Annual
Meeting
held
in
May
at
Saint
Dominic
Church,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana.
The
Lieutenancy
invested
117
new
Knights
and
Ladies.
The
event
provided
the
backdrop
to
welcome
the
new
Lieutenant,
Robert
B.
Acomb
and
thank
the
outgoing
Lieutenant,
George
H.
Toye,
whom
the
Grand
Master
Cardinal
Furno
appointed
Lieutenant
of
Honor.
The
Lieutenancy
Grand
Prior
Francis
B.
Schulte,
Archbishop
of
New
Orleans,
presided
over
the
investiture
ceremony,
and
nine
Archbishops
and
Bishops
joined
him
in
celebrating
the
Eucharist.
The
Lieutenancy
increased
its
ranks
to
1575
members
including
128
promotions
while
11
Knights
and
Ladies
received
the
Silver
Palm
of
Jerusalem.2
The
Lieutenancy
held
the
2002
Investiture
Ceremony
in
Orlando,
Florida.
One
hundred
twenty
eight
new
members
joined
the
Order
and
650
Knights
and
Ladies
witnessed
116
promotions.
Bishop
of
Orlando,
Norbert
R.
Dorsey
hosted
the
occasion
attended
by
16
brother
bishops.
Grand
Master
Carlo
Cardinal
Furno
appointed
a
new
Grand
Prior
-
Monsignor
Alfred
C.
Hughes,
Arhcbishop
of
New
Orleans,
replacing
retiring
Grand
Prior
Francis
B.
Schulte.2
His
Excellency
Most
Reverend
John
C.
Favalora,
KC*HS,
Archbishop
of
Miami
hosted
the
13th
annual
meeting
in
Miami,
Florida
April
26-27,
2003.
George
Bosch,
KGCHS
and
Yvelise
Bosch,
LGCHS
discharged
their
responsiblities
as
General
Chairpersons
during
the
event
with
liturgical
assistance
provided
by
Very
Reverend
Terrence
Hogan,
KHS.
Grand
Prior
Alfred
Hughes
invested
62
Knights
and
Ladies,
along
with
two
monsignors
and
17
priests.
Promotions
were
awarded
to
160
members.3
His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski, KC*HS, Archbishop of Miami planned to host the 26th annual meeting in Miami, Florida October 7-9, 2016. However, the weekend was cancelled due to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.
His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski, KC*HS, Archbishop of Miami successfully hosted the 28th annual meeting in Miami, Florida October 5-7, 2018. The Honorable Sir Bernard W. Wolff, KGCHS and Dame Delores Wolff, DGCHS acted as Co-Chairpersons for the grand event with liturgical planning accomplished by Monsignor Kenneth Hedrick and Reverend Richard Vigoa. The Archbishop of New Orleans, Most Reverend Grand Prior Gregory M. Aymond, KC*HS presided at the Investiture Ceremony and invested 25 knights, 18 Dames, two deacons, four priests, three monsignors, and the Most Reverend Enrique Delgado, Auxiliary Bishop of Miami. Concelebrants included Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski, KC*HS, Most Reverend Michael G. Duca, KC*HS, Bishop of Baton Rouge, and Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, KCHS, Diocesan Administrator of Shreveport. Guest speakers for the Sunday general meeting included: His Excellency Professor Thomas E. McKiernan, KGCHS, President, Holy Land Commission; Sir John L. Schlageter, Esq., KCHS, Executive Director, Bethlehem Univerfsity Foundation; and Sir Rami Qumsieh, KHS. One hundred twenty-five promotions were awarded while before the Saturday Mass eight knights, dames, and clergy knights received Pilgrim Shells.
PILGRIMAGES
The
Lieutenancy
sponsored
two
pilgrimages:
the
first
on
November
7
through
21,
1993
and
the
second
November
8
through
22,
1996.
The
Lieutenant
led
both
and
included
visits
to
the
Holy
Land
and
Rome.
A
number
of
the
Southeastern
Lieutenancy’s
Knights
and
Ladies
joined
the
worldwide
organization
of
the
Equestrian
Order
of
the
Holy
Sepulchre
of
Jerusalem
in
March
2000
for
a
pilgrimage
to
Rome
and
then
on
to
the
Holy
Land
for
the
new
millennium.
Approximately
3000
Knights
and
Ladies
from
around
the
world
made
the
pilgrimage
which
was
an
impressive
sight
to
see
when
all
processed
into
St.
Peter
Basilica
in
their
robes
for
Mass
with
the
Holy
Father
and
then
afterwards
for
a
private
audience
with
Pope
John
Paul
II
in
the
Pope
Paul
VI
auditorium.
Sponsored
pilgrimages
by
the
Lieutenancy
were
inactive
from
about
that
time
until
2007
when
our
Lieutenant,
A.
J.
Capritto,
KGCHS,
established
Co-Masters
of
Pilgrimages
and
charged
them
with
the
responsibility
of
planning
and
coordinating
pilgrimages
to
the
Holy
Land.
The
first
pilgrimage
was
offered
in
February
2008
and
was
filled
in
three
weeks.
Due
to
the
overwhelming
response,
a
second
pilgrimage
was
offered
in
November
of
that
year
and
it
was
completely
filled
as
well.
Given
this
continued
interest
in
going
to
the
Holy
Land,
a
third
trip
is
planned
for
February
2009,
and
as
of
this
writing,
it
is
half
full
and
is
expected
to
be
full
by
departure
time
as
well.4
1
Blasco,
Alfred
J.
Knight
of
the
Collar,
The
Modern
Crusaders.
Pen
Rose
Publishing
Company,
Mystic
Island,
New
Jersey,
1998.
2
Wolff,
Bernard
W.,
KCHS,
compiled.
Annales
Ordinis
Equestris
Sancti
Sepulchri
Hierosolymitani
Vol.
VI-VII
and
IX.
Grand
Magisterium
of
the
Equestrian
Order
of
the
Holy
Sepulcre
of
Jerusalem,Vatican
City
2001,
2002,
2004-2005.
3
Annual
Meeting
and
Investiture
Booklet.
2003.
4
Lengyel,
John,
KGCHS,
via
electron
transmission.
