John T. Dunlap

John Dunlap
His Most Eminent Highness
Fra' John Dunlap
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Reign3 May 2023 – present
Acting:
13 June 2022–3 May 2023
PredecessorGiacomo dalla Torre
Grand Chancellors
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Born (1957-04-16) 16 April 1957
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Names
John Timothy Dunlap
FatherJohn Gerard Dunlap QC
MotherDena Morrison
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Fra' John Timothy Dunlap (born 16 April 1957) is a Canadian attorney and the reigning Prince and 81st Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta since his election in 2023.[1]

Dunlap previously served as Lieutenant of the Order of Malta from 13 June 2022[2] before becoming the first Sovereign Prince and Grand Master without noble or aristocratic descent, as previously required, following Pope Francis' revision of the Order's constitution in 2022.[3]

Education and career

The only son of John G. Dunlap QC and nephew of Judge Frank Dunlap, his grandfather was Henry Joseph Dunlap MC, late of the Royal Canadian Engineers, of Scottish descent.[4]

Born and raised in Ottawa,[5] Dunlap received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Western Ontario,[6] having also studied at the University of Nice, France[6]

Admitted to the New York State Bar and the Law Society of Ontario as barrister and solicitor, in 1987 Dunlap joined the New York law firm Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, becoming a partner in 1993.[5] Specialising in corporate and immigration law,[6] he was appointed legal advisor to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.

Order of Malta

Appointed a Knight of Magistral Grace of the Order of Malta in 1996,[7] Dunlap professed temporary vows in 2004. On 7 June 2008, he professed perpetual vows as a Knight of Justice at the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village.[7] In 2006, he was elected the First Regent, or religious superior, of the Sub-Priory of Our Lady of Lourdes,[8] which comprises Knights, First and Second Class, who are members of either the American Association and the Federal Association.[7][9]

In May 2014, Dunlap was elected to a five-year term as a member of the Order's Sovereign Council.[10] He also serves as President of the Committee on the Orders of St John, set up as a collaborative body between the Order of Malta and the four non-Catholic orders of St John.[11]

On 13 June 2022, Pope Francis appointed Dunlap as Lieutenant Grand Master of the Order of Malta,[5] before, on 3 May 2023, being elected Sovereign Prince and 81st Grand Master.[12] Dunlap's election was made possible by Pope Francis's 2022 revisions to the Order's constitution, which removed the traditional requirement for the Grand Master to prove noble ancestry.[13]

Charitable activities

Dunlap is President Emeritus of the Canadian Club of New York, former Vice-President of the Royal Conservatory of Music Foundation (Toronto), former President of the Friends of the Certosa di Capri (Italy)[6] and currently serves as a Trustee of John Cabot University (Rome).

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of John T. Dunlap
Notes
As Prince and Grand Master His Most Eminent Highness quarters the Order of Malta (1st & 4th) with his Dunlap family arms (2nd & 3rd) granted to his father, John Gerard Dunlap, in 2003.[14]
Crest
Issuant from Waves Argent a Wall Gules charged with a Trillium Proper between two Thistles Or and issuing therefrom a Hand Proper grasping a Sword Argent hilted Or.
Escutcheon
Argent a double-headed Griffin sejant affronté per fess Gules and Sable holding in its claws a Sword point in base Argent hilted Or.
Motto
Concussus Surgo[15]

Honours and decorations

Fra' John Timothy Dunlap received the title of Canon ad honorem of the Saint Lawrence Collegiate Chapter of Vittoriosa by solemn decree of His Grace the Metropolitan Archbishop of Malta Mgr Charles Jude Scicluna on 16 June 2023. His Most Eminent Highness was decorated with the pectoral cross which is one of the insigna bestowed by the Holy See on the Collegiate Chapter.[16]

Fra' John Dunlap has also been awarded the following honours:

Papal orders

  • Collar of the Grand Master (3 May 2023)
  • Grand Cross of Justice Professed of Solemn Vows of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • Collar of the Order pro Merito Melitensi
  • Cross of Commander of the Order pro Merito Melitensi (2002)
  • Knight of Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Holy See)
  • Medal for the "Ukraine" campaign
  • Medal for the "Covid-19" campaign
  • Commemorative ribbon for the 50th anniversary of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s pilgrimage to Lourdes
  • Commemorative medal "Bulla Pie Postulatio Voluntatis – 1113–2012"
  • SMOM commemorative medal for the solemn exposition of the Holy Shroud in Turin in 2015
  • Medal of merit for Lourdes pilgrimages
  • Souvenir medal for Lourdes pilgrimages
  • Souvenir medal for Lourdes pilgrimages

Commonwealth honours

“Your exceptional contributions to Canada, as well as your dedicated service within the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, exemplify the values of leadership and commitment that this honour seeks to recognize. Your leadership reflects a new era of inclusivity and progressive change within the Order. This medal is a testament to your enduring dedication and the profound influence you have had within both your community and the broader global stage”.

National orders

Dynastic orders

“As Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies and heir of the Farnese house, I have the privilege of remitting today to your Excellency the insignia of the Distinguished Royal Order of San Gennaro. The conferral of such honor, named after the Holy Martyr Januarius, the Patron of Naples, to you, the Head of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, represents a further confirmation of the centuries-old and special relations of my House with the Sacred Religion, both during the ancient Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and even more in subsequent times".

References

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  2. ^ "Ordre de Malte: Fra' John Dunlap est le nouveau Lieutenant Grand Maître - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. June 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Decree for the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (S.M.O.M.) (3 September 2022) | Francis". www.vatican.va.
  4. ^ "John Gerard Dunlap". The Governor General of Canada.
  5. ^ a b c "Fra' John T. Dunlap is the new Lieutenant of the Grand Master". orderofmalta.int. Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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  7. ^ a b c "New Yorker Professes Vows as Malta Knight". cny.org. Catholic New York. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  8. ^ "Grand Commander". Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
  9. ^ "Fra' John Timothy Dunlap" (PDF). orderofmaltaamerican.org. Order of Malta American Association. December 2009. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  10. ^ "The Chapter General of the Sovereign Order of Malta was held in Rome". orderofmalta.int. Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 2014-05-31. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  11. ^ International, St John (May 11, 2023). "His Most Eminent Highness Fra' John T Dunlap elected as Grand Master of Order of Malta".
  12. ^ "Fra' John Dunlap 81st Grand Master of the Order of Malta". orderofmalta.int. Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  13. ^ "The Order of Malta's new Constitution". orderofmalta.int. Sovereign Military Order of Malta. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  14. ^ "New Lieutenant of the Order of Malta". Guy Sylvester. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ "John Timothy Dunlap". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Sovereign Order of Malta". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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  19. ^ "State visit of the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to San Marino". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
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  27. ^ "Grand Master receives Collar of the Most Holy Annunciation". orderofmalta.int. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  28. ^ Award of the Collar of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George to H.E. Fra’ John Timothy Dunlap, Lieutenant of Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta by H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Head of the Royal House - website of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  29. ^ Lieutenant of the Grand Master receives Carlo of Bourbon Two Sicilies - website of the Order of Malta
  30. ^ His Royal Highness the Duke of Parma and Piacenza received by the Grand Master - website of the Order of Malta
  31. ^ As a token of gratitude, on behalf of the Albanian Royal Family, I bestowed upon Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap and Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo the Grand Cordon of the Order of Skanderbeg - website of the American social networking service X
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