Prince & Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Matthew Festing
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Reign
11 March 2008 – 28 January 2017
Predecessor
Giacomo dalla Torre (Acting)
Successor
Ludwig von Rumerstein (Acting)
Grand Commanders
See list
Giacomo dalla Torre Gherardo Hercolani Fava Simonetti Carlo d'Ippolito di Sant'Ippolito Ludwig von Rumerstein
Born
(1949-11-30)30 November 1949 Northumberland, England
Died
12 November 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 71) Valletta, Malta
Burial
3 December 2021
Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
Names
Robert Matthew Festing
Father
Sir Francis Festing
Mother
Mary Cecilia Riddell
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Fra' Robert Matthew Festing GCStJ OBE TD DL (30 November 1949 – 12 November 2021) was an English Roman Catholic official who was the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008 until his resignation on 28 January 2017, following a dispute with the Vatican.
following a dispute with the Vatican. Festing was the youngest of four sons born to Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing, Chief of the Imperial General Staff...
reports, Festing and Cardinal Patron of the Order of Malta, Raymond Leo Burke, demanded Boeselager's resignation, which he refused, whereupon Festing declared...
Festing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Festing (born 1941), English portrait painter Edward Robert Festing (1839–1912)...
resignation of Fra' MatthewFesting as Grand Master three months earlier. In advance of the election of a permanent replacement for Festing, dalla Torre was...
official state visit to Malta tomorrow". "State visit by H.M.E.H. Fra' MatthewFesting Prince and Grand Master Of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order"...
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Council in 2014. In December 2016 the Prince and Grand Master Fra’ MatthewFesting appointed Critien Grand Chancellor ad interim after removing Albrecht...
was founded and renamed in 1993 as Grand Priory of England. 55 Frà MatthewFesting, Grand Prior 1993-2008 56 Frà Fredrik Crichton-Stuart, Grand Prior...
Professor 2007 55 Tarcisio Bertone Cardinal Secretary of State 2008 56 MatthewFesting Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta 57 Lech Kaczyński President...
Simeon II of Bulgaria, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Fra' MatthewFesting, Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta—attended the Requiem...
Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Italian Presidency website, FESTINGMatthew Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito...
Chancellor by Grand Master Fra' MatthewFesting. In January 2017 Pope Francis ordered von Boeselager reinstated and required Festing's resignation. Francis also...
and was secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association in 1863 MatthewFesting, 79th Grand Master, the Order of Malta. Kitty Fitzgerald (born 25 September...
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Principe e Gran Maestro del Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta Frà Robert MatthewFesting, in visita ufficiale" (in Italian). Presidency of the Italian Republic...
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manufacturer, owner of Sunderland Beacon and founder of Sunderland News. MatthewFesting – Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta...
votes won fewer than half the seats in parliament. In December 2016 MatthewFesting, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, dismissed its Grand Chancellor...
in a ceremony officiated by Cardinal Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII. MatthewFesting, who served as the Order's Prince and Grand Master, lived in the building...
Thailand (Magdalene) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (Jesus) Fra' MatthewFesting, Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta (St John's) Prince Ra'ad...
of Indonesia, 2015 Shinzo Abe - Prime Minister of Japan, 2015 Fra' MatthewFesting - 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta...
after it was revealed that he and then Knights of Malta Grand Master MatthewFesting had worked to oust Chancellor Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager for...
Planina'". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). 2 July 2016. "Grand Master Fra' MatthewFesting receives the President of Albania Bujar Nishani on an official visit"...