London, 26 April 2013. The Grand Prior of the Constantinian Order of St George, HE Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, presided over an Investiture of new and promoted knights, dames and medallists of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Royal Order of Francis I.
The following were decreed, invested or promoted into the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George:
Knight Grand Cross of Justice
– Field Marshal Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE, KCSG, DL, KM, (promotion)
Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace
– His Excellency The Most Reverend Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Benin and the Republic of Togo,
– His Excellency The Most Reverend Luigi Barbarito, GCVO, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to the Court of St James’s. (promotion)
Ecclesiastical Knight Commander of Grace
– The Right Reverend Ralph Heskett, CSsR, Bishop of Gibraltar,
– The Right Reverend Hlib Lonchyna, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London,
Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace
– The Reverend Father Carmelo Di Giovanni, St Peter’s Italian Church,
Knight of Grace
– Mr William Jeffcock
Knight Grand Cross of Merit
– His Excellency Mr János Csák, Ambassador of Hungary to the Court of St James’s,
– His Excellency Frà John Dunlap, GCHS, Member, Sovereign Council of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (promotion)
– The Honourable Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar,
Dame of Merit
– Professor Sarah Rogers, DCHS,
Gold Benemerenti Medal
– His Grace The Duke of Abercorn, KG,
The following were decreed, invested or promoted into the Royal Order of Francis I:
Knight Grand Cross
– Cyril Woods of Slane, KStJ, (promotion)
Knight Commander
– His Excellency Mr Mal Berisha, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the Court of St James’s,