Officers
Patronage and Honorary Appointments
Patrons
The Order of St John is a royal order of chivalry of the British Crown. Previously styled as the Order of St John “in the British Realm”, the Order and its foundations were spread throughout the British Empire.
The patron of St John in Malta was therefore the Governor, as the Crown’s direct representative to the Island, and later the Governor-General. Malta adopted a republican constitution in 1974, and thereafter, the Governor-General’s successor accepted to retain the patronage of St John Ambulance in Malta.
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Malta is the Patron of the St John Ambulance Malta GC.
The Corps may request distinguished persons to become patrons of the Corps after consulting the National Head Quarters in Valletta.
Honorary Offices
The Corps Commander may from time to time nominate persons who have contributed significantly to the Corps, or who have distinguished themselves in humanitarian and voluntary enterprises in furtherance of the Corps’ noble and chivalric aims, as honorary officers of the Corps.
Honorary offices of the Corps are distinct from the class of honorary membership of St John Ambulance.
Offices and Appointments
Patron St John Ambulance
His Excellency Dr Edward Fenech Adami KUOM
BA LLD
President of the Republic of Malta
Commander, St. John Ambulance Malta G.C.
CStJ RCDS AFM
Corps Headquarters Staff
Commissioner (Rescue) and Corps Commander
Captain the Chevalier Reuben Lanfranco,
OStJ OLJ KJ BA (Crim) MJur (Int Law) LLM (IMLI)
MCILT AFRIN FNI MIM AFM (Retd) StJRC
Staff Officer, Logistics (SO Logs)
Staff Officer Grade III Carmel Sciberras, OStJ StJRC
Staff Officer, Records, Finance and Procurement (SO RFP)
Staff Officer Grade III Andrew Pizzuto, SBStJ DipCII StJRC
Staff Officer, Training & Development (SO Trg)
Staff Officer Grade II Andrew Grech, SBStJ BSc StJRC
Staff Officer Grade VI Godfrey Sammut, StJRC
Staff Officer, Mechanical Transport & Technical (SO MT & T)
Staff Officer Grade IV Christopher Borg Cardona, SBStJ StJRC
Staff Officer Operational Planning (SO Ops)
Position currently vacant
Corps Chaplain
Fr. Colin Apap, StJRC
Staff Officer, Press and Public Relations (SO PR)
Position currently vacant
Staff Officer, Fort Commandant (SO FC)
Staff Officer Grade VI Alexis Inguanez, BE&A A&CE StJRC
Corps Sergeant Major
Active Divisions
Bravo Division
Charlie Division
Corporal Ivan Azzopardi
Delta Division
Divisional Officer Jonathan Azzopardi, StJRC
Honorary Appointments
President St John Rescue Corps
Major-General Michael J H Walsh CB DSO DL
KStJ
Vice President St John Rescue Corps
Anthony The Marquis Buttigieg De Piro,
KStJ GCLJ (J) KMLJ FInstD MIM
Reserve Division Presidents
Professor Dr Walter G Rödel
Knight Commander of Justice of the Johanniterorden
Jürgen Franz Esq
Director of Civil Defence of the City of Mainz
Honorary Officers
Raymond Bugeja OStJ FCCA MSI FIoD
His Excellency Alfredo Escudero y Díaz-Madroñero, Marquis of Gori
Duncan P J Stafford Esq (St. John Ambulance)
Jane, Mrs Duncan P J Stafford (St. John Ambulance)
Carmel Vella Brincat Esq
Mr Tony McGuirk QFSM (CFO - Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
Mr Bill Evans (ACFO - Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
Mr Paul Gibson (Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
Mr John McDonough (Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
Mr Tom Sefton MBE (Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service)
Capt. DM Salvatore Olivari de la Moneda
The Noble Pier Felice degli Uberti, Count of Cavaglià
His Excellency. Dr. D. Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marqués de la Floresta