London, June 2012. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St James’s, His Excellency Archbishop Antonio Mennini, was invested into the Constantinian Order at a ceremony held at the Apostolic Nunciature in London.
The Delegate for Great Britain and Ireland, HE Mr Anthony Bailey, presented Archbishop Mennini with the insignia of an Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace of the Constantinian Order. The Delegate also extended the warm wishes and congratulations of the Order’s Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, and the Grand Prior, HE Renato Raffaele, Cardinal Martino.
Among those attending were: The Rt Rev Mgr Brian Udaigwe, First Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature, the Rev Mgr Vincent Brady, Private Secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio, HSH Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg, The Rev Deacon Meliton Richard Oakes (representing HE Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain), Dr Colin Smythe, HE Mr John Kennedy, Mr Leslie Hayward, Mr John James, Mr Joseph Byllam-Barnes and Dr Jordan Lancaster.
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