The Knights of Christ's Mercy
Archdiocese of Religious Military Orders:
Categories
Official Websites:
Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Americas, Europe, Australia, Africa and In Partibus Infidelium of The Spanish Orthodox Church EACS/Orthodox Catholic Church and Allied Jurisdictions
The Spanish Orthodox Church EACS Archdiocese
- (SOC EACS)
Apostolic Commission for Royalty and Nobility
Apostolic Confraternity Seminary
The Third Order of the Lion of Styria
The Knights of God Apostolic
His Imperial and Royal Higness Prince Mauritius I.
Other
A fraternal and beneficent society of Catholic men
Brief History of Knights
Credentials
Metropolitan Archbishop David L. Cooper's Credentials:
- Archbishop Certificate
- Apostolic Succession: +George Bussman Line
- Apostolic Succession: +Walter Wood Line
- Consecration Certificate
- Knights of Religious Order
- Religious Military Order
- Award from the California Legislature (Assembly)
- Archbishop Sovereign House of Gharios and Ghassan
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 1
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 2
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 3
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 4
- Honorary Chaplain of the Royal House of Malkhut Beit David - Settimo and Maestrich
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Imperial Eagle of Lagash
- Archbishop Affiliated with the Communion of Autocephalous Ecclesiastical Jerusalemite and Primitive.(Holy Throne Primate)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit Scientific Theology
- Duke of Lachish, Count of Ramatayim
- Metropolitan Archbishop of the Royal House_of Gharios and Ghassan
- The Sacred Order_of The Knights of God and the Archdiocese of Religious Military Orders of Chivalry
- Spiritual Grand Prior and Grand Cross Chaplain of the Regional Commandery of Europe
- Archbishop for the Barony and Noble House of Malinovka
- Duke of Souanek
Order of Pius IX
Attention: This page contains brief information about the Order of Pius IX. For a more detailed description of Order of Pius IX click on the links below in the references section of this page
Order of Pius IX
The Order of Pius IX (referred to also as the Pian Order) is a Papal order of knighthood founded on 17 June 1847 by Pope Pius IX. It comprises four classes:
- Knights of the Great Ribbon: who wear a wide dark blue silk ribbon (sash) bordered with red which extends saltire-wise from the left shoulder to the right side where the star of the order is suspended by a rosette, and on the breast a large diamond-studded badge
- Commanders with Badge: who in addition to the star wear a badge of smaller design than that of Knights of the Great Ribbon on the breast
- Commanders: who wear the decoration at the neck
- Knights: who wear the star on the left breast
Pope Pius IX
The decoration is an eight-pointed star made of blue enamel, the spaces between the rays filled with gold flames. On the white medallion in the center the name of the founder surrounded by the words Virtuti et Merito ("Virtue and Merit") is engraved. The reverse side is the same save for the substitution of Anno 1847 for Pius IX. The rarely worn official uniform consists of an elaborately embroidered dark blue evening coat with golden epaulettes, white trousers, and a white-plumed bicorne hat.
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Professional Fees
How to Join Us:
Aspirants may apply by sending a "Letter of Application" which includes documentation of service. Upon acceptance, you will receive the Rite of Initiation during a Mass which will include vows and a dubbing upon the shoulders and head in the Name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. This will be done with a blessed sword inside a chapel. You will rise as a Knight of God. You will receive an ecclesiastic license certificate and documentation of our Apostolic Succession.
The Holy Orthodox Catholic Faith
St. George
St. George
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Nobility
Metropolitan Archbishop
David Leon Cooper's
Coat of Arms
Community
Community News:
Los Angeles Asian Journal Active in the Community
LA Daily News Clergyman takes service to elderly. Sermons conducted at nursing homes
Note: Archbishop Cooper never claimed to be a Roman Catholic bishop; he claims to be Orthodox. It is the Vatican that has said that the Orthodox share the Catholic Faith and are separated sister Catholic Churches. The Envoy Magizine article about Archbishop Cooper is misleading. The terms Orthodox Catholic and Orthodox Christian are synonomous. There are independent Western Rite Orthodox jurisdictions all over the world. Archbishop Cooper's Order does NOT have gay or women priests.
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