Appointments
Royal Appointments
Her Majesty the Queen
Sovereign Head of the Order of St John
Grand Prior
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO
Great Officers of the Order
Lord Prior
Professor Anthony R Mellows OBE TD
Prelate
The Right Reverend John Nicholls
Deputy Lord Prior
Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards KCVO RD JP RNR
Sub Prior
Professor Villis Marshall AC
Grand Council of the Order
The Grand Council of the Order comprises the Great Officers and the Hospitaller of the Order together with the Prior, or, if he or she so appoints, the Chancellor of each Priory. The Priors and Chancellors of the Priories are:
England and the Islands
Prior: Mr Rodney Green
Chancellor: Mr Robin Oake
Scotland
Prior: Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE
Chancellor: Mr John N P Ford
Wales
Prior: Mr David Hugh Thomas CBE DL
Chancellor: Mr Dan Clayton-Jones TD DL
South Africa
Prior: Major Ian Allan Crowther JCD MBE
Chancellor: The Very Revd Gerard Cecil Sharp
New Zealand
Prior: His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO
Chancellor: Mr Garry Wilson
Canada
Prior: H.E. The Rt Hon Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM
Chancellor: Mr Frederick Richard Bruce MOM
Australia
Prior: H.E. Ms Quentin Bryce AC
Chancellor: Dr Neil Conn AO
United States of America
Prior: Mr Alfred Marshall Acuff Jr
Chancellor: Ms Margaret Graham Coreth
Officers of the Order
Secretary General
Mr Andrew Gough CB
Hospitaller of the Order
Mr John F Talbot
Honorary Librarian
Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith
Deputy Honorary Librarian
Dr Alan Borg CBE
Genealogist
Mr William G Hunt TD
Honorary Director of Ceremonies
Brigadier Anthony E Berry OBE
Deputy Honorary Director of Ceremonies
Colonel Timothy Purdon OBE
Honorary Legal Counsel
Mr Patrick Burgess MBE
Deputy Honorary Legal Counsel
Mr John Maycock