Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem By Liz McCombe President of Southern Section KHS
The modern Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (KHS) which grew out of the Crusaders of medieval times is a lay Order of the Church which was revived by Blessed Pope Pius IV in 1847 to support and maintain the newly established Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Although our role has since grown and developed this still remains our core commitment. We have a specific papal mandate, and we are not therefore just a general charity. I believe it is true to say that without the Order there would be no church in the Holy Land.
divided into 8 Sections. Our work takes many forms. In addition to supplying the Patriarchate (similar to a diocese) we assist in building churches, establishing parishes and schools and supporting the Seminary in Bethlehem. We also run a pastoral care programme for seminarian students who come over to England in the summer. During Covid 19, in response to the Order’s appeal our Lieutenancy sent out £250,000 to the Christians for the basic
There are 64 Lieutenancies worldwide with approximately 35,000 members. In the Lieutenancy of England and Wales there are about 600 Knights and Dames with priests and bishops as members, to provide the spiritual dimension to the Lieutenancy which is
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