London, April 2014. By decree of the Order’s Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, HE Mr Anthony Bailey in his capacity as the Order’s Delegate in Great Britain and Ireland, organized the investiture ceremony of new and promoted knights, dames and medalists within the British and Irish Delegation of Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George and of Royal Order of Francis I.
The event took place in the beautiful St Peter’s Church in London on 25 April 2014, marking the celebration of St George’s day. The mass was presided over by the Sub-Prior of the British and Irish Delegation, His Grace The Most Reverend George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff.
Among the invested, promoted and decreed within the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George were: The Reverend Canon Peter Newby; Mr Patrick Downes; Judge Patrick Durcan, KCSS; Mr John Cowdall; Mr Kevin Hart; Mr Peter Bertoncini; Prince Don Cristoforo Rocco di Torrepadula; Mr Gerard Lawler; Dr Martin Vorderwülbecke; Mr John Turley; The Most Reverend Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Eparchy of New Westminster of the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church; The Right Honourable Lord Patten of Barnes, CH; Mr Peter Sheridan, OBE; The Baroness Hooper, CMG, DSG; Mr Séamus FitzPatrick.
Among the invested into the Royal Order of Francis I were: His Eminence Elisey, Archbishop of Sourozh; Major General Jonathan Hall, CB, OBE, DL; Mr John Barber, DL; Mr Saleem Kidwai, OBE; Mr Anthony McGorrigan; Mr Maurice Ostro; Mr John Sherman; The Reverend Canon Dr William Taylor; Mrs Elizabeth Thornborough.
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