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The new constitution of the Order of Malta
Pope Francis yesterday promulgated the new Constitution and Code* of the Order of Malta and appointed a provisional Sovereign Council.
The Constitutional Charter and Code, the texts of which are available here*, enter into force yesterday, 3 September 2022.
The oath of office was taken in the afternoon in the Magistral Palace during the Sovereign Council* in the presence of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap, the Grand Commander Fra’ Emmanuel Rousseau, the Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, the Grand Hospitaller Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis and the Receiver of the Common Treasure Fabrizio Colonna, and entered into full power.
*See www.orderofmalta.int.
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