Membership

The Order of the Holy Sepulchre is open to Catholic lay men and women, clergy, and religious, who are at least 25 years of age. These individuals actively participate in and contribute to the activities and work of their local parish and diocese and are committed to actively support the Order’s mission as defined in its Constitution.

Members in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem are distinguished by their assiduous practice of Christian faith, by their moral conduct, by their exemplary involvement in the activities of the Church at the parish and diocesan levels, by their willingness to engage in the specific lay apostolate of the Order at the service of the Church, by their ecumenical spirit, and by their active interest in the needs and problems of the Holy Land.