The Modern Order of Saint Lazarus MHOSLJ – Orléans Obedience previously under the temporal protection of the Royal House of France Another splinter group from the Paris Obedience resulted when a number of jurisdictions refused the candidature of the Duke of Seville during the Chapter General held in Toronto in March 2004. This group on 20th September 2004 sought the Temporal Protection of the Order of the Head of the Royal House of Orleans adopting originally the name of the Orléans Obedience. Confirmation of the Temporal Protection of Henry Comte de Paris was given in the Cathedral of Orléans, during the investiture of his nephew Charles-Philippe d’Orléans as head of this splinter group. In May 2005, His Eminence Cardinal László Paska was officially installed as Spiritual Protector. The group is governed by a Constitutional Charter which was adopted in Prague on 21st day of September, in the year of our Lord 2006. In 2010, Charles-Philippe retired his post and replaced as the 50th Grand Master on the 20th November by Jan Count Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz. While this group on its website still claims to be under the temporal protection of the Royal House of France [cf.], this protection was withdrawn in 2014.8
Dignitaries of the group GM emeritus Charles-Philippe d’Orleans - General Chaplain Cardinal Dominik Duka - GM Jan Count Dobrzenský z Dobrzenicz
The group is made up of a number of jurisdictions who are represented on the Governing Council: these include: the Grand Prior of France; the Grand Prior of Great Britain; the Grand Prior of Bohemia; the Grand Prior of Hungary; the Grand Prior of Italy; the Grand Priory of Monaco; the Grand Prior of the Netherlands; the Grand Prior of Spain; and the Grand Bailiwick of the United States.
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http://www.orderofsaintlazarus.com; Communiqué de Monseigneur le Comte de Paris. http://www.lacouronne.org/blog/actualite-royale/communique-de-monseigneur-le-comte-de-paris-12.html
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