Ecclesiastical decoration
An ecclesiastical decoration is an order or a decoration conferred by a head of a church.
Catholic ecclesiastical decorations
- Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch of the Syriac Catholic Church
Both are recognised as legitimate ecclesiastical decorations by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry (2006):[1]
[T]he Commission accepts that these Ecclesiastical Decorations possess full validity as awards of merit or honours within the respective Churches which have instituted them.
Local ecclesiastical distinctions
- Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross, established in 1901, conferred in the name of the Sovereign Pontiff at the office of the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of Friars Minor in Jerusalem, Israel
- Cross of Honour of the Abbot of Lilienfeld, founded in 1980, of the Abbot of Lilienfeld, Austria[2]
- Order of Saint Nicholas, a regional lay order founded in 1991 by Bishop Ignatius Ghattas of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton[3]
- Medal,[4] Great Cross,[5] and Golden Order of the Maronite General Council of the Maronite Church[6]
- Cross of São Tomé of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe
Other
The Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria) (active 1693-1918), could also be said to initially have had shared traits of an ecclesiastical decoration, as awarded by the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.
Expanding Reason of the Joseph Ratzinger Foundation, established in 2017. [7]
Anglican Communion
In addition to the Lambeth degree, the Archbishop of Canterbury awards the following to recognise outstanding service in various fields.[8]
- Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion
- Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion
- Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism
- Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England
- Archbishop's Awards for ministry priority areas (six awards named after former Archbishops of Canterbury)
- Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life
- Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation
- Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness
- Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship
- Langton Award for Community Service
- Cranmer Award for Worship
References
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical Decoration". Iicoregister.org. Retrieved 2016-7-8
- ↑ "Ehrenkreuzes des Abtes von Lilienfeld". www.ordenskreuz.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08. (German)
- ↑ "» The Order of St. Nicholas". Melkite.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "The Maronite Central Council Medal, About Us - Central Council of the Maronite Societies". Conseilmaronite.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "Great Cross of the Maronite Central Council, About Us - Central Council of the Maronite Societies". Conseilmaronite.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "The King of Morocco Mohamad VI Awards Prince Alwaleed His 60th Honorary Medal | Kingdom Holding Company". Kingdom.com.sa. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/ratzinger-foundation-unveils-new-prize-announces-american-winners-92028
- ↑ "Archbishop of Canterbury announces new set of awards".
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