Honorary Membership of The Teutonic Order
The
Procedure for Honorary Membership of The
Teutonic Order of St Marys Hospital in Jerusalem
Individuals may formally petition
for rank within the Imperial Teutonic Order, but the ranks of Teutonic Knight Grand Cross and Teutonic Knight of Honour are
closed ranks of the Order and are only open to persons of German descent and who are Roman Catholic by tradition, whereas
certain persons may petition for the rank of Honorary Knight of the Teutonic Order, therefore formal admission into the chivalric arm of the Order as a Honorary Knight of the Teutonic
Order is open to persons who are of the Christian Faith only and who wish to collaborate in the chivalrous spirit
and in the furtherance of the statutes of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the defence of the Holy German Reich.
A candidate may apply, by forwarding
a Letter of Petition which must include documentation of their curriculum vitae and copies of their birth certificate and
passport, being signed and dated by the candidate in question. A candidates possible eligibility for nomination as an Honorary
Knight of the Teutonic Order will be submitted to the Council of the 60th Hoch-und Deutschmeister of the Teutonic
Order who will advise the candidate in writing of his decision concerning the candidates admission request. All correspondence
should be sent to Hochmeisters Private Office by emailing all enquires to: hochmeister@imperialteutonicorder.com , whereas indivduals may also become a
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