Archbishop Naumann named Grand Prior for Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Archbishop Naumann was first invested in the Order in 1996. In his position as Grand Prior he is the spiritual leader for some 1400 members in the Northern Lieutenancy which includes an eight state area.

KANSAS CITY (The Catholic Key) - Archbishop Joseph Naumann has been named Grand Prior for the Northern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The appointment was announced at the annual meeting of the Northern Lieutenancy of the Order in Omaha Sept. 20.

The 900-year-old Order of the Holy Sepulchre is an organization of Catholic lay men and women and clergy who have been knighted by the Church for their outstanding service to the Church and have committed to sustaining the Christian presence in the Holy Land as well as protecting the holy places such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the Holy Land the Equestrian Order provides support for the Catholic school system which educates more than 18,000 primary and secondary students as well as a wide range of humanitarian and social service initiatives.

Archbishop Naumann was first invested in the Order in 1996. In his position as Grand Prior he is the spiritual leader for some 1400 members in the Northern Lieutenancy which includes an eight state area.

In his new role, Archbishop Naumann follows Cardinal Justin Rigali who ordained him as a bishop in 1995 and Archbishop Raymond Burke who was recently appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura in Rome. He will continue to serve as Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas but work closely with Cardinal John Foley who serves as Grand Master of the Order from its headquarters at the Vatican.

There are more than 300 members of the Order in Kansas and another 250 members in Kansas City Missouri area. Bishop Finn and most other Bishops in the Northern Lieutenancy are members of the Order. The Northern Lieutenancy will hold its annual meeting which attracts over 600 attendees in Kansas City in 2010.

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