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
Position vacant
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: Revd Canon Dr Paul Denby
Scotland
Prior: Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE
Chancellor: Vacant
Wales
Prior: Mr Dan Clayton-Jones OBE TD DL
Chancellor: Sir Paul Williams OBE
South Africa
Prior: Major Ian Allan Crowther JCD MBE
Chancellor: The Very Revd Gerard Cecil Sharp
New Zealand
Prior: Sir Jeremiah Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ
Chancellor: Mr Garry Wilson
Canada
Prior: Vacant
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
Order Hospitaller and Chairman of the Hospital Board
Mr Philip Hardaker
Honorary Librarian
Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith
Deputy Honorary Librarian
Dr Alan Borg CBE
Genealogist
Mr William G Hunt TD
Director of Ceremonies
Colonel Timothy Purdon OBE
Honorary Legal Counsel
Mr Patrick Burgess MBE
Deputy Honorary Legal Counsel
Mr John Maycock